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Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Plants
IntroducedHerbAnnual · Biennialaoût to novembre
Butterweed, photo 1 of 5
Butterweed, In flower
Butterweed, In fruit

Annual herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in urban areas. Flowers from August to November.

There are 669 observations of Butterweed in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal142
  2. Capitale-Nationale93
  3. Montérégie87
  4. Outaouais59
  5. Estrie49
  6. Laurentides42
  7. Lanaudière41
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches31
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean31
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent19
  11. Mauricie18
  12. Centre-du-Québec16
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  14. Côte-Nord15
  15. Laval7
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3

Habitat

FieldsHubert Figuière
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderAsteralesFamilyAsteraceaeGenusErigeron

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