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Fabaceae · 85 species · Page 2 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
Utah sweetvetch8 observations
Zigzag clover7 observations
Scarlet runner7 observations
Tiny vetch6 observations
Dyer's greenweed6 observations
Winter vetch5 observations
Panicledleaf ticktrefoil5 observations
Redbud4 observations
Professor-weed4 observations
Suckling clover3 observations
Kidney bean3 observations
Sainfoin2 observations
Narrowleaf bird's-foot trefoil2 observations
Boreal locoweed2 observations
Blue wild indigo2 observations
Hyacinthbean2 observations
Eastern Goat's-rue2 observations
American wisteria1 observations
Nodding locoweed1 observations
Spring vetch1 observations
Chinese wisteria1 observations
Russian peashrub1 observations
Perplexed ticktrefoil1 observations
Veiny pea1 observations
Arctic locoweed1 observations
BurcloverMedicago polymorpha
Japanese pagoda treeStyphnolobium japonicum
Earth-nut peaLathyrus tuberosus
field milkvetchAstragalus agrestis
Blackish LocoweedOxytropis nigrescens
Common kidneyvetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Roundhead lespedezaLespedeza capitata
Partridge peaChamaecrista fasciculata
Mountain goldenbeanThermopsis montana
White peaLathyrus sativus
Hungarian cloverTrifolium pannonicum
Japanese wisteriaWisteria floribunda