Eriophorum

9 species

In Québec, the genus Eriophorum (family Cyperaceae) counts 9 species of plants. The stars? Tawny cottongrass, Tall cottongrass and Tussock cottongrass, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, 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. Nord-du-Québec9
  2. Côte-Nord8
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  4. Capitale-Nationale6
  5. Estrie6
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  8. Mauricie5
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  11. Laurentides5
  12. Lanaudière4
  13. Outaouais3
  14. Montérégie3
  15. Centre-du-Québec3