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Orchidaceae · 57 species · Page 1 of 2

In Québec, the family Orchidaceae (order Asparagales) counts 57 species of plants. The stars? Pink lady's-slipper, Broadleaf helleborine and Heartleaf twayblade, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 42 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-Nationale42
  2. Estrie39
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches39
  4. Laurentides38
  5. Outaouais34
  6. Côte-Nord34
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine32
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent30
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean30
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue30
  11. Montérégie29
  12. Lanaudière27
  13. Nord-du-Québec26
  14. Centre-du-Québec23
  15. Mauricie22
  16. Montréal16
  17. Laval9

Orchids 57

Asparagales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Orchidaceae
All119Orchidaceae57Asparagaceae22Iridaceae20Amaryllidaceae18Asphodelaceae2
Pink lady's-slipper4,467 observations
Broadleaf helleborine2,370 observations
Heartleaf twayblade1,321 observations
Lesser rattlesnake plantain1,086 observations
Lesser purple fringed orchid416 observations
Hooded ladies'-tresses389 observations
Spotted coralroot388 observations
Lesser yellow lady's slipper384 observations
Snakemouth orchid358 observations
Small green wood orchid357 observations
Lesser roundleaved orchid328 observations
Boreal bog orchid315 observations
Checkered rattlesnake plantain313 observations
Yellow coralroot281 observations
Northern green orchid253 observations
Northern small bog orchid250 observations
Huron green orchid217 observations
Green adder's-mouth orchid213 observations
White fringed orchid185 observations
Swamp-pink182 observations
Tuberous grasspink180 observations
Northern bog orchid180 observations
Showy lady's-slipper159 observations
Hooker's orchid154 observations
Sphinx ladies'-tresses151 observations
Greater purple fringed orchid139 observations
Western rattlesnake plantain117 observations
Downy rattlesnake-plantain113 observations
Yellow widelip orchid104 observations
Broadleaf twayblade81 observations
Roundleaf orchid72 observations
Northern slender ladies'-tresses70 observations
Green fringed orchid67 observations
Fairy-slipper orchid65 observations
Shining ladies'-tresses52 observations
Southern twayblade44 observations
Auricled twayblade40 observations
Showy orchid39 observations
Greater roundleaved orchid31 observations
Ram's-head lady's-slipper30 observations
Sparrowegg lady's slipper23 observations
Southern rein orchid21 observations
Hooded coralroot17 observations
White Adder's Mouth15 observations
Northern twayblade15 observations
Vanilla-scented bog orchid15 observations
Case's ladies'-tresses11 observations
Appalachian ladies'-tresses10 observations