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Nances, Willows, and Allies

Malpighiales · 120 species · 8 families

In Québec, the order Malpighiales brings together 120 species of plants, in 8 families. The stars? Quaking aspen, Bigtooth aspen and Balsam poplar, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 77 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. Montérégie77
  2. Montréal74
  3. Capitale-Nationale69
  4. Laurentides66
  5. Estrie62
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches61
  7. Outaouais60
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean55
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent54
  10. Lanaudière54
  11. Nord-du-Québec52
  12. Centre-du-Québec51
  13. Côte-Nord48
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue46
  15. Mauricie45
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine45
  17. Laval42

Nances, Willows, and Allies 120

Malpighiales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Family
All120Salicaceae49Violaceae27Euphorbiaceae19Hypericaceae15Elatinaceae4Linaceae4Phyllanthaceae1Podostemaceae1
Quaking aspen89,911 observations
Bigtooth aspen12,691 observations
Balsam poplar7,898 observations
Eastern cottonwood2,181 observations
Common St. Johnswort1,618 observations
Bebb's willow927 observations
Pussy willow724 observations
Alpine violet589 observations
Tea-leaf willow566 observations
Balsam willow520 observations
Prairie willow479 observations
Fraser's marsh St. Johnswort460 observations
Shining willow451 observations
Smooth yellow forest violet448 observations
Missouri River willow413 observations
Canadian white violet395 observations
Large-leaved white violet392 observations
Pale St. Johnswort386 observations
Cypress spurge374 observations
Common threeseed mercury371 observations
Marsh blue violet362 observations
Northern woodland violet323 observations
Bog willow316 observations
Satiny willow313 observations
Sandbar willow313 observations
Bearberry willow312 observations
Common blue violet310 observations
Northern willow296 observations
Snowbed willow268 observations
Labrador willow262 observations
White violet254 observations
Sun spurge250 observations
Downy yellow violet225 observations
Slender willow220 observations
White poplar217 observations
Rock willow209 observations
Sage willow204 observations
Sweet violet175 observations
Milk purslane165 observations
Arctic willow160 observations
Selkirk's violet154 observations
Northern St. Johnswort144 observations
Netleaf willow132 observations
Sweet white violet132 observations
Northern white violet129 observations
Dooryard violet128 observations
Lesser Canadian St. Johnswort128 observations
Wormseed sandmat120 observations