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Caryophyllaceae · 78 species · Page 1 of 2

In Québec, the family Caryophyllaceae (order Caryophyllales) counts 78 species of plants. The stars? Maidenstears, Soapwort and Bladder campion, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 37 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-Nationale37
  2. Côte-Nord37
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine34
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent32
  5. Outaouais29
  6. Montréal28
  7. Nord-du-Québec28
  8. Montérégie28
  9. Estrie26
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches26
  11. Laurentides26
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue20
  13. Lanaudière20
  14. Centre-du-Québec20
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean19
  16. Laval19
  17. Mauricie18

Pink family 78

Caryophyllales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Caryophyllaceae
All204Caryophyllaceae78Polygonaceae55Amaranthaceae51Droseraceae4Montiaceae3Nyctaginaceae3Phytolaccaceae2Plumbaginaceae2Portulacaceae2Basellaceae1Molluginaceae1Talinaceae1Tamaricaceae1
Maidenstears2,382 observations
Soapwort932 observations
Bladder campion575 observations
Grass-leaf starwort574 observations
Ragged robin423 observations
Moss campion287 observations
Deptford pink283 observations
Sweetwilliam280 observations
Grove sandwort246 observations
Corn spurry220 observations
Seaside sandplant217 observations
Alpine chickweed183 observations
Greenland sandwort181 observations
Field chickweed171 observations
Beautiful sandwort161 observations
Alpine campion156 observations
Creeping sandwort141 observations
Common chickweed127 observations
Maiden pink123 observations
Night-flowering catchfly118 observations
Mountain sandwort112 observations
Red sandspurry111 observations
Longstalk starwort99 observations
Procumbent pearlwort91 observations
Saltmarsh starwort86 observations
Canadian sandspurry84 observations
Dawson's cockle74 observations
Snow pearlwort69 observations
Bering chickweed65 observations
Fleshy starwort63 observations
Garden catchfly60 observations
Large-leaved sandwort55 observations
Common mouse-ear chickweed54 observations
Snow in summer54 observations
Bog sandwort53 observations
Rose campion52 observations
Knotted pearlwort49 observations
Long-leaf starwort46 observations
Maltesecross44 observations
Giant chickweed44 observations
Thymeleaf sandwort30 observations
Dry-leaved sandwort26 observations
Cushion baby's-breath25 observations
Smooth rupturewort19 observations
German knotgrass18 observations
Michaux's stitchwort14 observations
Sleepy catchfly13 observations
Arctic catchfly12 observations