Kebnat

Sundew Family

Droseraceae · 4 species

In Québec, the family Droseraceae (order Caryophyllales) counts 4 species of plants. The stars? Roundleaf sundew, Oblong-leaved sundew and English sundew, the most often observed. The richest region: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, with 4 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. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  2. Capitale-Nationale4
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  4. Côte-Nord4
  5. Nord-du-Québec4
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  7. Mauricie3
  8. Outaouais3
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  10. Estrie2
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  12. Lanaudière2
  13. Laurentides2
  14. Centre-du-Québec2
  15. Montérégie1

Sundew Family 4

Caryophyllales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Droseraceae
All204Caryophyllaceae78Polygonaceae55Amaranthaceae51Droseraceae4Montiaceae3Nyctaginaceae3Phytolaccaceae2Plumbaginaceae2Portulacaceae2Basellaceae1Molluginaceae1Talinaceae1Tamaricaceae1
Roundleaf sundew1,460 observations
Oblong-leaved sundew334 observations
English sundew324 observations
Linear-leaved sundew38 observations