Kebnat

Birch family

Betulaceae · 19 species

In Québec, the family Betulaceae (order Fagales) counts 19 species of plants. The stars? Paper birch, Yellow birch and Beaked hazel, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 15 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-Nationale15
  2. Lanaudière14
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean12
  4. Estrie12
  5. Montréal12
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches12
  7. Montérégie12
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  9. Mauricie11
  10. Outaouais11
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  12. Nord-du-Québec11
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  14. Laurentides11
  15. Centre-du-Québec11
  16. Côte-Nord9
  17. Laval9

Birch family 19

Fagales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Betulaceae
All38Betulaceae19Fagaceae10Juglandaceae6Myricaceae3
Paper birch193,557 observations
Yellow birch84,024 observations
Beaked hazel10,030 observations
Hophornbeam9,781 observations
Gray birch8,934 observations
Gray alder1,181 observations
American hornbeam1,099 observations
Resin birch1,080 observations
European Green Alder556 observations
Mountain paper birch344 observations
Bog birch333 observations
European white birch126 observations
Newfoundland dwarf birch79 observations
Black alder44 observations
Hazel alder20 observations
Bog birch7 observations
Hazelnut5 observations
River birch5 observations
Turkish hazelnut3 observations