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Poaceae · 217 species · Page 3 of 5

In Québec, the family Poaceae (order Poales) counts 217 species of plants. The stars? Common reed, Gardener's-garters and Bluejoint, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 127 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-Nationale127
  2. Montérégie125
  3. Estrie119
  4. Outaouais104
  5. Laurentides101
  6. Montréal98
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent96
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches96
  9. Côte-Nord84
  10. Lanaudière82
  11. Centre-du-Québec82
  12. Nord-du-Québec76
  13. Mauricie75
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine75
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue66
  16. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean62
  17. Laval56

Grasses 217

Poales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Poaceae
All529Cyperaceae256Poaceae217Juncaceae42Typhaceae11Eriocaulaceae2Xyridaceae1
Sand dropseed53 observations
Northern glyceria53 observations
Slender panicgrass53 observations
Nootka alkaligrass52 observations
Poverty dropseed52 observations
Teal love grass51 observations
Hairy sweet grass48 observations
Slender wheatgrass47 observations
Dover grass46 observations
Soft-leaf muhly45 observations
Great Plains wildrye45 observations
Sweet grass44 observations
Narrow reedgrass44 observations
Stout wood reed-grass44 observations
Reed mannagrass41 observations
Sand ryegrass41 observations
Annual ryegrass39 observations
Lapland reedgrass38 observations
Nodding fescue36 observations
Forked three-awned grass36 observations
Weeping alkaligrass35 observations
American sloughgrass34 observations
Low white-haired panicgrass34 observations
Barley32 observations
Creeping alkaligrass31 observations
Little bluestem30 observations
Broad-glumed brome29 observations
Annual dropseed29 observations
Frigid phippsia27 observations
River wild-rye27 observations
Alpine foxtail27 observations
Purple reedgrass26 observations
Northern zizania26 observations
Northern riverbank wildrye26 observations
Philadelphia witchgrass26 observations
Pale false mannagrass25 observations
Inland bluegrass24 observations
Rough bluegrass23 observations
Arctic wheatgrass22 observations
Maize21 observations
Cultivated annual rye21 observations
Hairy panic grass21 observations
Intermediate oatgrass19 observations
American barnyard grass19 observations
Mountain fescue19 observations
Wild chess19 observations
Water foxtail18 observations
Broad-leaved panicgrass17 observations