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Pinks, cactuses, and allies

Caryophyllales · 204 species · 13 families

In Québec, the order Caryophyllales brings together 204 species of plants, in 13 families. The stars? Maidenstears, Japanese knotweed and Roundleaf sundew, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 102 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-Nationale102
  2. Montréal93
  3. Montérégie92
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent82
  5. Outaouais79
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine78
  7. Côte-Nord77
  8. Estrie76
  9. Laurentides70
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches68
  11. Nord-du-Québec63
  12. Lanaudière61
  13. Centre-du-Québec55
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean53
  15. Mauricie53
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue50
  17. Laval49

Pinks, cactuses, and allies 204

Caryophyllales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Family
All204Caryophyllaceae78Polygonaceae55Amaranthaceae51Droseraceae4Montiaceae3Nyctaginaceae3Phytolaccaceae2Plumbaginaceae2Portulacaceae2Basellaceae1Molluginaceae1Talinaceae1Tamaricaceae1
Maidenstears2,382 observations
Japanese knotweed1,523 observations
Roundleaf sundew1,460 observations
Carolina springbeauty1,426 observations
Soapwort932 observations
Arrowleaf tearthumb718 observations
Lambsquarters657 observations
Spotted ladysthumb591 observations
Bladder campion575 observations
Grass-leaf starwort574 observations
Common sheep sorrel544 observations
Curlytop knotweed535 observations
Water knotweed474 observations
Ragged robin423 observations
Curly dock417 observations
Alpine bistort365 observations
Black-fringed knotweed353 observations
Water-pepper339 observations
Redroot amaranth338 observations
Oblong-leaved sundew334 observations
Black bindweed330 observations
Pennsylvania smartweed327 observations
Bitter dock325 observations
English sundew324 observations
American thrift318 observations
Prostrate knotweed317 observations
Jumpseed297 observations
Moss campion287 observations
Common purslane287 observations
Deptford pink283 observations
Sweetwilliam280 observations
Triangle orache255 observations
Grove sandwort246 observations
Corn spurry220 observations
Virginia glasswort218 observations
Seaside sandplant217 observations
Alpine chickweed183 observations
Greenland sandwort181 observations
Field chickweed171 observations
Oak-leaf goosefoot169 observations
Alpine mountainsorrel163 observations
Beautiful sandwort161 observations
Buckwheat159 observations
Alpine campion156 observations
Spear saltbush147 observations
Greater water dock143 observations
Creeping sandwort141 observations
Common chickweed127 observations