Potentilla

26 species

In Québec, the genus Potentilla (family Rosaceae) counts 26 species of plants. The stars? Sulphur cinquefoil, Norwegian cinquefoil and Silver cinquefoil, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 10 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. Montérégie10
  2. Capitale-Nationale9
  3. Estrie9
  4. Nord-du-Québec8
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  6. Montréal7
  7. Laval7
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  9. Mauricie6
  10. Outaouais6
  11. Côte-Nord6
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  15. Laurentides5
  16. Lanaudière4
  17. Centre-du-Québec4