Kebnat

Borage family

Boraginaceae · 33 species

In Québec, the family Boraginaceae (order Boraginales) counts 33 species of plants. The stars? Blueweed, Virginia waterleaf and European stoneseed, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 22 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-Nationale22
  2. Montréal22
  3. Montérégie21
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent16
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches16
  6. Estrie14
  7. Laurentides14
  8. Outaouais13
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  10. Mauricie11
  11. Lanaudière11
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  13. Côte-Nord10
  14. Laval10
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue9
  16. Centre-du-Québec9
  17. Nord-du-Québec3

Borage family 33

Boraginales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Boraginaceae
All33Boraginaceae33
Blueweed941 observations
Virginia waterleaf644 observations
European stoneseed494 observations
Common comfrey383 observations
Woodland forget-me-not337 observations
Oysterleaf321 observations
Small forget-me-not271 observations
True forget-me-not191 observations
Tall bluebells108 observations
European stickseed107 observations
Virginia stickseed95 observations
Bugloss85 observations
Common borage79 observations
Field forget-me-not72 observations
Gypsy-flower60 observations
Common lungwort53 observations
Fiddleneck17 observations
Prickly comfrey15 observations
Strict forget-me-not11 observations
Northern hound's-tongue10 observations
Largeleaf brunnera9 observations
Chinese hound's tongue9 observations
Varied monkswort9 observations
Fivespot8 observations
Blunt-leaf waterleaf8 observations
Virginia bluebells7 observations
Meadow popcornflower3 observations
Nodding stickseed2 observations
Eastern prairie marbleseed2 observations
Creeping navelwort1 observations
early forget-me-notMyosotis verna
Corn gromwellBuglossoides arvensis
American gromwellLithospermum latifolium