Kebnat

Packera

7 species

In Québec, the genus Packera (family Asteraceae) counts 7 species of plants. The stars? Golden ragwort, Schweinitz's ragwort and Alpine groundsel, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 5 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-Laurent5
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  4. Côte-Nord4
  5. Nord-du-Québec4
  6. Estrie3
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  9. Centre-du-Québec3
  10. Capitale-Nationale2
  11. Montréal2
  12. Outaouais2
  13. Laurentides2
  14. Laval1
  15. Lanaudière1
  16. Montérégie1

Packera 7

Asterales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Asteraceae
All316Asteraceae290Campanulaceae23Menyanthaceae3
Golden ragwort263 observations
Schweinitz's ragwort113 observations
Alpine groundsel78 observations
Balsam groundsel77 observations
Elegant groundsel12 observations
Dwarf Arctic Ragwort7 observations
Roundleaf ragwort3 observations