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Caryophyllaceae · 78 species · Page 2 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
Lesser Sea-spurrey11 observations
Cottage pink10 observations
Balkan catchfly10 observations
European chickweed10 observations
Big chickweed10 observations
Boreal starwort9 observations
Apetalous catchfly9 observations
Arctic Mouse-Ear9 observations
Alpine pearlwort8 observations
Nodding mouse-ear chickweed6 observations
Corncockle6 observations
Red catchfly5 observations
Bog chickweed5 observations
Trailing pearlwort3 observations
Japanese pearlwort3 observations
Cowherb3 observations
Rock soapwort2 observations
Jagged chickweed2 observations
Rainbow pink2 observations
Perennial knawel2 observations
Saxifrage pink1 observations
Garden baby's-breath1 observations
Bachelor's buttonGypsophila paniculata
Forked catchflySilene dichotoma
Greater sea-spurreySpergularia media
Regel's chickweedCerastium regelii
Hairy forked nailwortParonychia fastigiata
Clammy CampionViscaria vulgaris
Starwort Mouse-earDichodon cerastoides
greater stitchwortRabelera holostea