Kebnat

Elder family

Viburnaceae · 15 species

In Québec, the family Viburnaceae (order Dipsacales) counts 15 species of plants. The stars? Witherod, European red elder and Hobblebush, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 12 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. Montérégie12
  2. Estrie10
  3. Montréal10
  4. Outaouais10
  5. Laurentides9
  6. Capitale-Nationale8
  7. Laval8
  8. Centre-du-Québec8
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  11. Mauricie7
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  14. Lanaudière7
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  16. Côte-Nord5
  17. Nord-du-Québec4

Elder family 15

Dipsacales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Viburnaceae
All50Caprifoliaceae35Viburnaceae15
Witherod8,588 observations
European red elder6,719 observations
Hobblebush5,554 observations
Squashberry2,793 observations
Guelder rose1,223 observations
American elder926 observations
Nannyberry495 observations
Mapleleaf viburnum191 observations
Wayfaring tree162 observations
Downy arrowwood61 observations
Arrow-wood viburnum10 observations
Elder5 observations
Northern arrow-wood4 observations
Dwarf elder3 observations
Asian Guelder Rose1 observations