Bulrushes, cattails, and allies

Typhaceae · 11 species

In Québec, the family Typhaceae (order Poales) counts 11 species of plants. The stars? Broadleaf cattail, Narrowleaf cattail and European bur-reed, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 9 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  2. Lanaudière9
  3. Laurentides9
  4. Capitale-Nationale8
  5. Estrie8
  6. Outaouais8
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue8
  8. Côte-Nord8
  9. Centre-du-Québec8
  10. Mauricie7
  11. Nord-du-Québec7
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  13. Montréal6
  14. Laval6
  15. Montérégie6
  16. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5