PLANTS

Oysterleaf

Mertensia maritima

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Oysterleaf, In flower
Oysterleaf, In fruit
Oysterleaf, Flower buds
60 cmLength

Perennial herbaceous plant 60 cm long. Grows on the coast and near water.

There are 321 observations of Oysterleaf in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord142
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent128
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine37
  4. Nord-du-Québec11
  5. Capitale-Nationale3

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup
ShorelinePaulparadis
TundraLkovac

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