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PLANTS

Catberry

Ilex mucronata

Plants
NativeShrubPerennial
Catberry, photo 1 of 5
Catberry, In flower
Catberry, In fruit

Perennial shrub. Grows in forests and in conifers.

There are 7,298 observations of Catberry in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Mauricie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1,402
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1,111
  3. Mauricie939
  4. Côte-Nord722
  5. Outaouais477
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches425
  7. Laurentides357
  8. Nord-du-Québec353
  9. Estrie336
  10. Lanaudière309
  11. Capitale-Nationale300
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent194
  13. Centre-du-Québec171
  14. Montérégie103
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine96
  16. Laval2
  17. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

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American fly honeysuckleLonicera canadensis
Tatarian honeysuckleLonicera tatarica
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Morrow's honeysuckleLonicera morrowii
Mountain serviceberryAmelanchier bartramiana
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