Kebnat

Arum Family

Araceae · 19 species

In Québec, the family Araceae (order Alismatales) counts 19 species of plants. The stars? Jack-in-the-pulpit, Skunk cabbage and Water arum, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 13 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. Montérégie13
  2. Montréal12
  3. Outaouais11
  4. Estrie10
  5. Laurentides10
  6. Capitale-Nationale9
  7. Laval9
  8. Centre-du-Québec9
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  10. Lanaudière8
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  13. Mauricie5
  14. Nord-du-Québec4
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  16. Côte-Nord3
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3

Arum Family 19

Alismatales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Araceae
All74Potamogetonaceae28Araceae19Hydrocharitaceae10Alismataceae8Tofieldiaceae3Juncaginaceae2Butomaceae1Ruppiaceae1Scheuchzeriaceae1Zosteraceae1
Jack-in-the-pulpit3,301 observations
Skunk cabbage1,241 observations
Water arum659 observations
Common duckweed156 observations
Greater duckweed126 observations
Bog Jack-in-the-pulpit82 observations
Star duckweed57 observations
Green arrow arum40 observations
Green dragon36 observations
Columbia watermeal25 observations
Turion duckweed21 observations
Dotted watermeal13 observations
Water lettuce6 observations
Inflated duckweed1 observations
Cuckoo pintArum maculatum
Flamingo-flowerAnthurium andraeanum
Brazilian watermealWolffia brasiliensis
Coco yamColocasia esculenta
Elephant's-ear plantAlocasia macrorrhizos