Kebnat

Schoenoplectus

6 species

In Québec, the genus Schoenoplectus (family Cyperaceae) counts 6 species of plants. The stars? Great bulrush, Common threesquare and Torrey's bulrush, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 6 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. Outaouais6
  2. Mauricie5
  3. Lanaudière5
  4. Laurentides5
  5. Montérégie5
  6. Centre-du-Québec5
  7. Capitale-Nationale4
  8. Estrie4
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  10. Côte-Nord4
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  12. Montréal3
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  15. Nord-du-Québec2
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  17. Laval2

Schoenoplectus 6

Poales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Cyperaceae
All529Cyperaceae256Poaceae217Juncaceae42Typhaceae11Eriocaulaceae2Xyridaceae1
Great bulrush259 observations
Common threesquare145 observations
Torrey's bulrush68 observations
Swaying bulrush51 observations
Hardstem bulrush20 observations
Pale great bulrush18 observations