Primrose family

Primulaceae · 22 species

In Québec, the family Primulaceae (order Ericales) counts 22 species of plants. The stars? Maystar, Fringed loosestrife and Moneywort, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, 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. Capitale-Nationale13
  2. Montréal13
  3. Montérégie13
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  5. Laurentides12
  6. Côte-Nord11
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  8. Estrie10
  9. Outaouais10
  10. Mauricie9
  11. Nord-du-Québec9
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  14. Laval8
  15. Lanaudière8
  16. Centre-du-Québec8
  17. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7