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Amaranth family

Amaranthaceae · 51 species · Page 1 of 2

In Québec, the family Amaranthaceae (order Caryophyllales) counts 51 species of plants. The stars? Lambsquarters, Redroot amaranth and Triangle orache, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 23 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale23
  2. Montréal23
  3. Montérégie21
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine14
  6. Outaouais12
  7. Laurentides12
  8. Estrie11
  9. Lanaudière11
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  11. Mauricie9
  12. Côte-Nord9
  13. Nord-du-Québec9
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  15. Laval8
  16. Centre-du-Québec7
  17. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5

Amaranth family 51

Caryophyllales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Amaranthaceae
All204Caryophyllaceae78Polygonaceae55Amaranthaceae51Droseraceae4Montiaceae3Nyctaginaceae3Phytolaccaceae2Plumbaginaceae2Portulacaceae2Basellaceae1Molluginaceae1Talinaceae1Tamaricaceae1
Lambsquarters657 observations
Redroot amaranth338 observations
Triangle orache255 observations
Virginia glasswort218 observations
Oak-leaf goosefoot169 observations
Spear saltbush147 observations
Powell's amaranth127 observations
Pursh seepweed66 observations
Figleaf goosefoot55 observations
Prostrate pigweed47 observations
Kochia44 observations
Many-seed goosefoot39 observations
Scotland orache36 observations
Mapleleaf goosefoot35 observations
Big-seed goosefoot29 observations
Common Glasswort26 observations
Garden orache17 observations
Red saltwort16 observations
Jerusalem oak goosefoot14 observations
Slender grasswort13 observations
Herbaceous seepweed13 observations
Strawberry-blight11 observations
Purple amaranth9 observations
Saline saltbush8 observations
Saline goosefoot6 observations
Roughfruit amaranth5 observations
Plains tumbleweed5 observations
Common beet4 observations
Mat amaranth4 observations
Sowbane4 observations
City goosefoot4 observations
Smooth Pigweed3 observations
American bugseed3 observations
Russian pigweed3 observations
Pit-seed goosefoot2 observations
Mexican tea2 observations
Frosted orache2 observations
Tumbleweed2 observations
Allgood2 observations
Red amaranth1 observations
Russian thistle1 observations
Striped Goosefoot1 observations
Prickly Russian thistleSalsola tragus
Love-lies-bleedingAmaranthus caudatus
Russian atriplexAtriplex micrantha
Stinking goosefootChenopodium vulvaria
Grassleaf oracheAtriplex littoralis
Hairy bugseedCorispermum villosum