Brake family

Pteridaceae · 7 species

In Québec, the family Pteridaceae (order Polypodiales) counts 7 species of plants. The stars? Northern maidenhair, Slender cliffbrake and Aleutian maidenhair, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 5 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. Estrie5
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  3. Outaouais4
  4. Côte-Nord4
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  8. Capitale-Nationale3
  9. Montréal3
  10. Centre-du-Québec3
  11. Nord-du-Québec2
  12. Laurentides2
  13. Montérégie2
  14. Mauricie1
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  16. Laval1
  17. Lanaudière1