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Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies

Ericales · 95 species · 7 families

In Québec, the order Ericales brings together 95 species of plants, in 7 families. The stars? Maystar, Cancer wintergreen and Velvetleaf blueberry, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 60 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-Nationale60
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent58
  3. Côte-Nord57
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine56
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean53
  6. Nord-du-Québec49
  7. Laurentides49
  8. Montérégie46
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches45
  10. Estrie44
  11. Outaouais42
  12. Lanaudière42
  13. Montréal41
  14. Mauricie39
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue39
  16. Centre-du-Québec37
  17. Laval24

Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies 95

Ericales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Family
All95Ericaceae52Primulaceae22Polemoniaceae10Balsaminaceae8Clethraceae1Diapensiaceae1Sarraceniaceae1
Maystar16,439 observations
Cancer wintergreen14,920 observations
Velvetleaf blueberry14,202 observations
Lowbush blueberry13,555 observations
Sheep laurel12,968 observations
Bog Labrador tea12,168 observations
Ghost plant4,557 observations
Jewelweed4,072 observations
Lingonberry3,134 observations
Leatherleaf3,066 observations
Swamp laurel2,778 observations
One-sided wintergreen2,769 observations
Checkerberry2,351 observations
Elliptic shineleaf1,974 observations
Black crowberry1,925 observations
Small cranberry1,826 observations
Pipsissewa1,747 observations
Mayflower1,724 observations
Pitcherplant1,494 observations
One-flowered shinleaf1,393 observations
Dwarf bilberry1,303 observations
Bog blueberry1,270 observations
Fringed loosestrife1,207 observations
Moneywort1,146 observations
Bog loosestrife1,087 observations
Rhodora1,033 observations
Bog wintergreen672 observations
Sea milkwort586 observations
Ornamental jewelweed532 observations
Pale snapweed504 observations
Bog rosemary482 observations
Bearberry461 observations
Pincushion plant427 observations
Large yellow loosestrife402 observations
Alaska blueberry332 observations
Cranberry320 observations
Purple mountain heather294 observations
Alpine bearberry265 observations
Pinesap251 observations
Highbush blueberry234 observations
Black huckleberry226 observations
Birdeye primrose203 observations
Lesser wintergreen195 observations
Alpine azalea184 observations
Bird's-eye primrose184 observations
Green-flowered wintergreen175 observations
Lapland rosebay169 observations
Arctic wintergreen162 observations