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PLANTS

Mayflower

Epigaea repens

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Mayflower, photo 1 of 5
Mayflower, In flower
Mayflower, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in conifers and in forests.

There are 1,724 observations of Mayflower in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Nord-du-Québec and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue304
  2. Nord-du-Québec246
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean201
  4. Côte-Nord188
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine160
  6. Mauricie131
  7. Outaouais111
  8. Laurentides77
  9. Lanaudière76
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent76
  11. Capitale-Nationale75
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches49
  13. Montérégie13
  14. Estrie12
  15. Centre-du-Québec5

Habitat

ForestCephas
ConifersMario Hains

Similar species

Canada mayflowerMaianthemum canadense
CheckerberryGaultheria procumbens
PartridgeberryMitchella repens
TOXIC
MayapplePodophyllum peltatum
Elliptic shineleafPyrola elliptica
TOXIC
Common mulleinVerbascum thapsus
Common selfhealPrunella vulgaris
Common gypsyweedVeronica officinalis
Japanese honeysuckleLonicera japonica
Robin runawayRubus repens
Snowbed willowSalix herbacea
LeatherleafChamaedaphne calyculata