Lactuca

7 species

In Québec, the genus Lactuca (family Asteraceae) counts 7 species of plants. The stars? Tall blue lettuce, Prickly lettuce and Canada lettuce, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 4 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. Capitale-Nationale4
  2. Outaouais4
  3. Laurentides4
  4. Montérégie4
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  7. Mauricie3
  8. Estrie3
  9. Montréal3
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  11. Laval3
  12. Lanaudière3
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  14. Côte-Nord2
  15. Centre-du-Québec2
  16. Nord-du-Québec1