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Myrtles, evening primroses, and allies

Myrtales · 29 species · 2 families

In Québec, the order Myrtales brings together 29 species of plants, in 2 families. The stars? Purple loosestrife, Fireweed and Small enchanter's nightshade, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 18 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-Nationale18
  2. Montréal18
  3. Outaouais18
  4. Côte-Nord18
  5. Estrie17
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches16
  8. Laurentides16
  9. Montérégie16
  10. Lanaudière15
  11. Nord-du-Québec14
  12. Centre-du-Québec14
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent13
  14. Mauricie13
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue10
  17. Laval10

Myrtles, evening primroses, and allies 29

Myrtales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Family
All29Onagraceae26Lythraceae3
Purple loosestrife3,984 observations
Fireweed2,062 observations
Small enchanter's nightshade1,260 observations
Common evening-primrose607 observations
Marsh willowherb448 observations
Broadleaf enchanter's nightshade442 observations
Water chestnut248 observations
Little evening primrose213 observations
Codlins and cream206 observations
Northern evening primrose202 observations
Alpine fireweed199 observations
Fringed willowherb157 observations
Purpleleaf willowherb135 observations
Marsh seedbox120 observations
Bog willowherb119 observations
Swamp loosestrife113 observations
Pimpernel willowherb59 observations
Hornemann's willowherb30 observations
Meadow evening primrose26 observations
Northeastern willowherb24 observations
Milkflower willowherb16 observations
Oakes' evening primrose11 observations
Rocky Mountain willowherb6 observations
Hairy evening primrose4 observations
Tall annual willowherb3 observations
Smallflower hairy willowherb2 observations
Narrowleaf evening primrose1 observations
Farewell to springClarkia amoena
Biennial beeblossomOenothera gaura