Agave and allies

Asparagaceae · 22 species

In Québec, the family Asparagaceae (order Asparagales) counts 22 species of plants. The stars? Canada mayflower, False Solomon's-seal and Threeleaf false lily of the valley, the most often observed. The richest region: Montréal, with 16 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. Montréal16
  2. Capitale-Nationale14
  3. Estrie14
  4. Outaouais14
  5. Montérégie14
  6. Laval12
  7. Laurentides12
  8. Mauricie11
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  10. Lanaudière11
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue8
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  15. Centre-du-Québec7
  16. Côte-Nord5
  17. Nord-du-Québec4