Saxifrage family

Saxifragaceae · 21 species

In Québec, the family Saxifragaceae (order Saxifragales) counts 21 species of plants. The stars? Naked miterwort, Heartleaf foamflower and Northern foamflower, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 14 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. Nord-du-Québec14
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  3. Côte-Nord9
  4. Capitale-Nationale8
  5. Estrie7
  6. Montréal7
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  9. Mauricie6
  10. Outaouais6
  11. Lanaudière6
  12. Laurentides6
  13. Montérégie6
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  15. Centre-du-Québec5
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  17. Laval4