Taraxacum

5 species

In Québec, the genus Taraxacum (family Asteraceae) counts 5 species of plants. The stars? Dandelion, Common dandelion and Marsh dandelion, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 4 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. Montérégie4
  2. Montréal3
  3. Outaouais3
  4. Laval3
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  7. Capitale-Nationale2
  8. Côte-Nord2
  9. Nord-du-Québec2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  11. Mauricie1
  12. Estrie1
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  15. Lanaudière1
  16. Laurentides1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1