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Waterlilies, Fanworts, and Allies

Nymphaeales · 5 species · 2 families

In Québec, the order Nymphaeales brings together 5 species of plants, in 2 families. The stars? American white waterlily, Varigated yellow pond-lily and Watershield, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 4 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  2. Mauricie4
  3. Estrie4
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  5. Laval4
  6. Lanaudière4
  7. Laurentides4
  8. Montérégie4
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  10. Capitale-Nationale3
  11. Montréal3
  12. Outaouais3
  13. Nord-du-Québec3
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  15. Centre-du-Québec3
  16. Côte-Nord2
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2

Waterlilies, Fanworts, and Allies 5

Nymphaeales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Family
All5Nymphaeaceae4Cabombaceae1
American white waterlily1,035 observations
Varigated yellow pond-lily760 observations
Watershield418 observations
Yellow pond-lily21 observations
Leiberg's waterlily18 observations