Buttercup family

Ranunculaceae · 72 species · Page 2 of 2

In Québec, the family Ranunculaceae (order Ranunculales) counts 72 species of plants. The stars? Threeleaf goldthread, Red baneberry and King of the meadow, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 35 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-Nationale35
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent34
  3. Montérégie34
  4. Montréal32
  5. Outaouais31
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches29
  7. Laurentides28
  8. Nord-du-Québec27
  9. Estrie26
  10. Côte-Nord26
  11. Lanaudière26
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue25
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine25
  14. Laval25
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean22
  16. Mauricie20
  17. Centre-du-Québec18