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Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies

Asteraceae · 290 species · Page 2 of 7

In Québec, the family Asteraceae (order Asterales) counts 290 species of plants. The stars? Ragweed, Coltsfoot and Bigleaf aster, the most often observed. The richest region: Montréal, with 172 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. Montréal172
  2. Capitale-Nationale166
  3. Montérégie162
  4. Outaouais149
  5. Laurentides145
  6. Estrie141
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches138
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent135
  9. Lanaudière120
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean112
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine112
  12. Côte-Nord110
  13. Centre-du-Québec109
  14. Laval106
  15. Mauricie99
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue95
  17. Nord-du-Québec80

Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies 290

Asterales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Asteraceae
All316Asteraceae290Campanulaceae23Menyanthaceae3
Mouse-ear hawkweed365 observations
New York aster362 observations
Calico aster360 observations
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon353 observations
Wreath goldenrod329 observations
Garden cosmos312 observations
Old-man-in-the-spring305 observations
Bog aster305 observations
Rough cocklebur299 observations
Tall blue lettuce297 observations
Low rough aster279 observations
Sneezeweed276 observations
Gray goldenrod273 observations
Hairy galinsoga271 observations
Japanese sweet coltsfoot271 observations
Wall-lettuce268 observations
Golden ragwort263 observations
Noble Hawkweed261 observations
Oldwoman257 observations
Brownray knapweed249 observations
Lesser knapweed249 observations
Bog goldenrod248 observations
Swamp thistle242 observations
Jerusalem artichoke237 observations
Prickly sow thistle224 observations
Yellow salsify200 observations
Common nipplewort200 observations
Common sowthistle197 observations
Estuary beggarticks197 observations
Common hawkweed193 observations
Tall beggarticks189 observations
Stout goldenrod187 observations
Giant ragweed185 observations
Sticky ragwort182 observations
Lindley's aster182 observations
Prickly lettuce180 observations
Elecampane inula180 observations
Hyssopleaf fleabane178 observations
Giant goldenrod176 observations
Downy goldenrod170 observations
Three-leaved rattlesnake root165 observations
Flowery hawkweed157 observations
Arctic sweet coltsfoot153 observations
Biennial wormwood152 observations
Purple rattlesnake-root152 observations
White lettuce145 observations
Sunflower144 observations
Rocky Mountain goldenrod144 observations