Elymus

10 species

In Québec, the genus Elymus (family Poaceae) counts 10 species of plants. The stars? Quackgrass, Eastern wildrye and Bottlebrush grass, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 7 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. Montérégie7
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  3. Laurentides6
  4. Capitale-Nationale5
  5. Estrie5
  6. Montréal5
  7. Outaouais5
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  9. Mauricie4
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  11. Laval4
  12. Lanaudière4
  13. Centre-du-Québec4
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  15. Nord-du-Québec3
  16. Côte-Nord2
  17. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1