Sporobolus

8 species

In Québec, the genus Sporobolus (family Poaceae) counts 8 species of plants. The stars? Ripgut, Smooth Cord-grass and Highwater grass, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 5 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. Outaouais5
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  3. Montérégie5
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  5. Capitale-Nationale4
  6. Montréal4
  7. Estrie3
  8. Côte-Nord3
  9. Lanaudière3
  10. Laurentides3
  11. Centre-du-Québec3
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  13. Mauricie2
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  15. Laval2
  16. Nord-du-Québec1