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PLANTS

False toadflax

Geocaulon lividum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
False toadflax, photo 1 of 5
False toadflax, In flower
False toadflax, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in conifers and in marshes.

There are 1,399 observations of False toadflax in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord644
  2. Nord-du-Québec350
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean210
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine72
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue53
  6. Capitale-Nationale37
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent24
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  9. Laurentides1

Habitat

ConifersTaskoff
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Bastard toadflaxComandra umbellata
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DEADLY
European lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis
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Tatarian honeysuckleLonicera tatarica
CheckerberryGaultheria procumbens
TOXIC
Bitter nightshadeSolanum dulcamara
Alaska blueberryVaccinium ovalifolium