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PLANTS

Buckbean

Menyanthes trifoliata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialWhite flowers
Buckbean, photo 1 of 5
Buckbean, In flower
Buckbean, In fruit
24 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 24 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 481 observations of Buckbean in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord126
  2. Nord-du-Québec89
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue59
  4. Capitale-Nationale54
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine26
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches22
  7. Estrie21
  8. Outaouais17
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  10. Lanaudière12
  11. Laurentides12
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean12
  13. Montérégie6
  14. Centre-du-Québec6
  15. Mauricie5

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

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Water arumCalla palustris
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Floating water-hyacinthPontederia crassipes
Great StonecropHylotelephium maximum
Tussock cottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Dortmann's cardinalflowerLobelia dortmanna
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Yellow marsh marigoldCaltha palustris