Kebnat

Thalictrum

7 species

In Québec, the genus Thalictrum (family Ranunculaceae) counts 7 species of plants. The stars? King of the meadow, Early meadow-rue and Frontier meadow-rue, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  2. Côte-Nord5
  3. Nord-du-Québec5
  4. Mauricie4
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  6. Laval4
  7. Montérégie4
  8. Capitale-Nationale3
  9. Montréal3
  10. Outaouais3
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  13. Lanaudière3
  14. Laurentides3
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  16. Estrie2
  17. Centre-du-Québec2

Thalictrum 7

Ranunculales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Ranunculaceae
All98Ranunculaceae72Papaveraceae19Berberidaceae6Menispermaceae1
King of the meadow1,936 observations
Early meadow-rue633 observations
Frontier meadow-rue69 observations
Alpine meadow-rue50 observations
Veiny meadow-rue17 observations
Purple meadow-rue1 observations
Waxyleaf meadow-rueThalictrum revolutum