Iris family

Iridaceae · 20 species

In Québec, the family Iridaceae (order Asparagales) counts 20 species of plants. The stars? Harlequin blueflag, Strict blue-eyed-grass and Paleyellow iris, the most often observed. The richest region: Montréal, with 12 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. Montréal12
  2. Capitale-Nationale9
  3. Outaouais8
  4. Montérégie8
  5. Laurentides7
  6. Estrie6
  7. Côte-Nord6
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  13. Centre-du-Québec5
  14. Mauricie4
  15. Laval4
  16. Lanaudière4
  17. Nord-du-Québec2