Orchids

Orchidaceae · 57 species · Page 2 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