Salix

42 species

In Québec, the genus Salix (family Salicaceae) counts 42 species of plants. The stars? Bebb's willow, Pussy willow and Tea-leaf willow, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 29 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-Québec29
  2. Côte-Nord26
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean23
  4. Montréal23
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine22
  6. Montérégie22
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent21
  8. Capitale-Nationale20
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches18
  10. Laurentides17
  11. Estrie16
  12. Outaouais15
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  14. Lanaudière13
  15. Centre-du-Québec13
  16. Laval12
  17. Mauricie11