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Fabaceae · 85 species · Page 1 of 2

In Québec, the family Fabaceae (order Fabales) counts 85 species of plants. The stars? Bird vetch, Red clover and Bird's-foot trefoil, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 45 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-Nationale45
  2. Montréal45
  3. Montérégie40
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches38
  5. Outaouais37
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine33
  7. Laurentides33
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean31
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent30
  10. Estrie30
  11. Lanaudière30
  12. Mauricie28
  13. Centre-du-Québec26
  14. Côte-Nord24
  15. Laval24
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue23
  17. Nord-du-Québec20

Legumes 85

Fabales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Fabaceae
All91Fabaceae85Polygalaceae6
Bird vetch2,889 observations
Red clover2,838 observations
Bird's-foot trefoil1,815 observations
White clover1,653 observations
White melilot1,644 observations
Hog-peanut1,230 observations
Beach pea1,117 observations
Black medick927 observations
Flat pea805 observations
Groundnut725 observations
Alsike clover709 observations
Black locust702 observations
Golden clover676 observations
Crownvetch581 observations
Rabbitfoot clover482 observations
Garden lupine443 observations
Marsh pea411 observations
Alfalfa408 observations
Field clover323 observations
Clustered-leaved tick-trefoil302 observations
Field melilot282 observations
Showy ticktrefoil269 observations
Meadow pea195 observations
Bush vetch193 observations
Honey locust143 observations
Siberian peashrub102 observations
Elegant milkvetch100 observations
False indigo97 observations
Alpine milkvetch84 observations
Perennial pea75 observations
Alpine sweetvetch67 observations
Naked-flowered tick-trefoil57 observations
Canadian milkvetch48 observations
Maydell's oxytrope44 observations
Field locoweed43 observations
Amberique-bean34 observations
Lentil vetch32 observations
Stalkpod locoweed24 observations
Chickpea milkvetch23 observations
Cream pea22 observations
Garden vetch21 observations
Garden pea18 observations
Crimson clover18 observations
Clammy locust15 observations
American milk-vetch13 observations
Kentucky coffeetree12 observations
American vetch10 observations
Indian milkvetch9 observations