Beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies

Fagales · 38 species · 4 families

In Québec, the order Fagales brings together 38 species of plants, in 4 families. The stars? Paper birch, Yellow birch and American beech, the most often observed. The richest region: Lanaudière, with 26 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. Lanaudière26
  2. Capitale-Nationale25
  3. Estrie25
  4. Montréal25
  5. Montérégie25
  6. Outaouais24
  7. Laurentides24
  8. Centre-du-Québec23
  9. Laval22
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent19
  11. Mauricie19
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches19
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean18
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine15
  16. Nord-du-Québec14
  17. Côte-Nord12