Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies

Asteraceae · 290 species · Page 3 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
Rough hawkweed144 observations
Scentless false mayweed133 observations
Feverfew130 observations
Seaside ragwort125 observations
Narrowleaf hawkweed123 observations
Boreal yarrow120 observations
Garden cornflower114 observations
Schweinitz's ragwort113 observations
Stinking chamomile111 observations
Perennial cornflower105 observations
Common dandelion105 observations
Woodland arctic cudweed105 observations
Howell's pussytoes102 observations
Field pussytoes98 observations
Hairy white oldfield aster98 observations
Early goldenrod97 observations
Bottomland aster96 observations
Whorled tickseed92 observations
Browneyed Susan89 observations
Woodland sunflower85 observations
Canada lettuce83 observations
Flaxleaf whitetop aster81 observations
German chamomile80 observations
Alpine groundsel78 observations
Balsam groundsel77 observations
Lanceleaf arnica74 observations
Northern bog aster74 observations
Purplestem beggarticks71 observations
Eastern purple coneflower70 observations
Bartram's goldenrod70 observations
Field thistle68 observations
Serpentine goldenrod67 observations
Smooth oxeye64 observations
Awnless beggarticks62 observations
Beck's water-marigold61 observations
Flagellate hawkweed59 observations
White goldenrod57 observations
Arctic alpine fleabane57 observations
Nodding thistle56 observations
Narrowleaf hawksbeard55 observations
Tall hawkweed55 observations
Lawndaisy54 observations
Norwegian arctic cudweed54 observations
Prairie goldenrod53 observations
Small beggarticks51 observations
Eaton's beggarticks49 observations
Spotted knapweed47 observations
Golden chamomile47 observations