Kebnat

Spiranthes

7 species

In Québec, the genus Spiranthes (family Orchidaceae) counts 7 species of plants. The stars? Hooded ladies'-tresses, Sphinx ladies'-tresses and Northern slender ladies'-tresses, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, 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. Estrie6
  2. Outaouais6
  3. Capitale-Nationale5
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  5. Laurentides5
  6. Lanaudière4
  7. Centre-du-Québec4
  8. Mauricie3
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  11. Côte-Nord2
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  13. Montérégie2
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  15. Montréal1
  16. Nord-du-Québec1
  17. Laval1

Spiranthes 7

Asparagales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Orchidaceae
All119Orchidaceae57Asparagaceae22Iridaceae20Amaryllidaceae18Asphodelaceae2
Hooded ladies'-tresses389 observations
Sphinx ladies'-tresses151 observations
Northern slender ladies'-tresses70 observations
Shining ladies'-tresses52 observations
Case's ladies'-tresses11 observations
Appalachian ladies'-tresses10 observations
Yellow nodding lady's tressesSpiranthes ochroleuca