Madder family

Rubiaceae · 23 species

In Québec, the family Rubiaceae (order Gentianales) counts 23 species of plants. The stars? Partridgeberry, Fragrant bedstraw and Buttonbush, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 18 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. Estrie18
  2. Montréal18
  3. Laurentides17
  4. Montérégie17
  5. Outaouais15
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  7. Capitale-Nationale13
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  10. Côte-Nord11
  11. Centre-du-Québec11
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine10
  14. Mauricie9
  15. Laval9
  16. Lanaudière9
  17. Nord-du-Québec7