Kebnat

Platanthera

16 species

In Québec, the genus Platanthera (family Orchidaceae) counts 16 species of plants. The stars? Lesser purple fringed orchid, Small green wood orchid and Lesser roundleaved orchid, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 15 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-Nationale15
  2. Estrie15
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches15
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  5. Laurentides12
  6. Montérégie12
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue10
  10. Côte-Nord10
  11. Outaouais9
  12. Nord-du-Québec9
  13. Lanaudière9
  14. Mauricie8
  15. Centre-du-Québec8
  16. Montréal5
  17. Laval1

Platanthera 16

Asparagales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Orchidaceae
All119Orchidaceae57Asparagaceae22Iridaceae20Amaryllidaceae18Asphodelaceae2
Lesser purple fringed orchid416 observations
Small green wood orchid357 observations
Lesser roundleaved orchid328 observations
Boreal bog orchid315 observations
Northern green orchid253 observations
Northern small bog orchid250 observations
Huron green orchid217 observations
White fringed orchid185 observations
Northern bog orchid180 observations
Hooker's orchid154 observations
Greater purple fringed orchid139 observations
Green fringed orchid67 observations
Greater roundleaved orchid31 observations
Southern rein orchid21 observations
Alaska bog orchid5 observations
Shriver's frilly orchid4 observations