Barberry family

Berberidaceae · 6 species

In Québec, the family Berberidaceae (order Ranunculales) counts 6 species of plants. The stars? Blue cohosh, Giant blue cohosh and Japanese barberry, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 6 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. Capitale-Nationale6
  2. Montréal6
  3. Estrie5
  4. Outaouais5
  5. Laval5
  6. Laurentides5
  7. Montérégie5
  8. Centre-du-Québec5
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  10. Mauricie4
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  12. Lanaudière3
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  15. Côte-Nord1
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1