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Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies

Asparagales · 119 species · 5 families

In Québec, the order Asparagales brings together 119 species of plants, in 5 families. The stars? Canada mayflower, False Solomon's-seal and Pink lady's-slipper, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 71 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale71
  2. Estrie67
  3. Outaouais67
  4. Laurentides64
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches60
  6. Montérégie60
  7. Montréal57
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine49
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent48
  10. Lanaudière47
  11. Côte-Nord46
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean45
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue45
  14. Mauricie40
  15. Centre-du-Québec40
  16. Nord-du-Québec33
  17. Laval32

Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies 119

Asparagales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Family
All119Orchidaceae57Asparagaceae22Iridaceae20Amaryllidaceae18Asphodelaceae2
Canada mayflower20,992 observations
False Solomon's-seal5,154 observations
Pink lady's-slipper4,467 observations
Threeleaf false lily of the valley3,136 observations
Broadleaf helleborine2,370 observations
Hairy Solomon's seal2,075 observations
Harlequin blueflag1,689 observations
Little false Solomon's-seal1,355 observations
Heartleaf twayblade1,321 observations
Lesser rattlesnake plantain1,086 observations
Siberian squill843 observations
Strict blue-eyed-grass775 observations
Paleyellow iris651 observations
European lily of the valley629 observations
Canada beachhead iris520 observations
Ramp455 observations
Lesser purple fringed orchid416 observations
Hooded ladies'-tresses389 observations
Spotted coralroot388 observations
Lesser yellow lady's slipper384 observations
Snakemouth orchid358 observations
Small green wood orchid357 observations
Orange daylily331 observations
Lesser roundleaved orchid328 observations
Boreal bog orchid315 observations
Checkered rattlesnake plantain313 observations
Yellow coralroot281 observations
Northern green orchid253 observations
Northern small bog orchid250 observations
Huron green orchid217 observations
Green adder's-mouth orchid213 observations
Yellow daylily197 observations
White fringed orchid185 observations
Wild chives183 observations
Swamp-pink182 observations
Tuberous grasspink180 observations
Northern bog orchid180 observations
Showy lady's-slipper159 observations
Hooker's orchid154 observations
Sphinx ladies'-tresses151 observations
Greater purple fringed orchid139 observations
Blue-eyed grass139 observations
Garden asparagus121 observations
Western rattlesnake plantain117 observations
Downy rattlesnake-plantain113 observations
Striped-squill111 observations
Yellow widelip orchid104 observations
Broadleaf twayblade81 observations