Kebnat
PLANTS

Common frogbit

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

Plants
IntroducedInvasiveHerbPerennialjuin to août
Common frogbit, photo 1 of 5
Common frogbit, In flower
Common frogbit, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec and invasive. Grows in marshes. Flowers from June to August.

There are 475 observations of Common frogbit in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Centre-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie157
  2. Outaouais106
  3. Centre-du-Québec38
  4. Laurentides36
  5. Montréal33
  6. Lanaudière22
  7. Mauricie20
  8. Estrie19
  9. Capitale-Nationale16
  10. Laval8
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

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TOXIC
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