Mallows, Rock Roses, and Allies

Malvales · 29 species · 3 families

In Québec, the order Malvales brings together 29 species of plants, in 3 families. The stars? American basswood, Moosewood and Musk mallow, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 17 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-Nationale17
  2. Outaouais17
  3. Montérégie16
  4. Montréal15
  5. Estrie13
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  7. Lanaudière13
  8. Laurentides12
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  10. Mauricie9
  11. Laval8
  12. Centre-du-Québec8
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  16. Côte-Nord2
  17. Nord-du-Québec1