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Poppy Family

Papaveraceae · 19 species

In Québec, the family Papaveraceae (order Ranunculales) counts 19 species of plants. The stars? Bloodroot, Celandine and Rock harlequin, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 13 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. Outaouais13
  2. Montréal12
  3. Montérégie12
  4. Laurentides11
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  6. Estrie10
  7. Capitale-Nationale9
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  9. Laval8
  10. Mauricie7
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  12. Lanaudière7
  13. Centre-du-Québec7
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  16. Côte-Nord3
  17. Nord-du-Québec2

Poppy Family 19

Ranunculales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Papaveraceae
All98Ranunculaceae72Papaveraceae19Berberidaceae6Menispermaceae1
Bloodroot2,934 observations
Celandine1,140 observations
Rock harlequin795 observations
Dutchman's breeches769 observations
Squirrel corn203 observations
Opium poppy78 observations
Scrambled eggs28 observations
Mountain-fringe26 observations
Corn poppy24 observations
Spring fumewort22 observations
Plume poppy22 observations
California poppy11 observations
Drug fumitory8 observations
Bleeding heart8 observations
Icelandic-Scandinavian poppy7 observations
Oriental poppy4 observations
Pacific bleeding heart1 observations
Celandine poppy1 observations
Ice poppyOreomecon crocea