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PLANTS

Sweet fern

Comptonia peregrina

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialWhite flowers
Sweet fern, photo 1 of 5
Sweet fern, In flower
Sweet fern, In fruit
61 cmHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 61 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests.

There are 679 observations of Sweet fern in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean191
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue185
  3. Outaouais163
  4. Laurentides41
  5. Lanaudière37
  6. Mauricie21
  7. Capitale-Nationale15
  8. Montréal11
  9. Montérégie9
  10. Centre-du-Québec2
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  12. Nord-du-Québec1
  13. Laval1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersTaskoff

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