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Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies

Asteraceae · 290 species · Page 7 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
Entire-leaved Arctic DaisyChrysanthemum integrifolium
Meadow FleabanePentanema britannica