Heath family

Ericaceae · 52 species · Page 2 of 2

In Québec, the family Ericaceae (order Ericales) counts 52 species of plants. The stars? Cancer wintergreen, Velvetleaf blueberry and Lowbush blueberry, the most often observed. The richest region: Côte-Nord, with 40 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. Côte-Nord40
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine39
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent38
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean37
  5. Capitale-Nationale37
  6. Nord-du-Québec37
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches28
  8. Lanaudière27
  9. Laurentides27
  10. Estrie26
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue26
  12. Mauricie25
  13. Outaouais25
  14. Montérégie23
  15. Centre-du-Québec23
  16. Montréal17
  17. Laval8