Grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies

Poales · 529 species · 6 families

In Québec, the order Poales brings together 529 species of plants, in 6 families. The stars? Common reed, Greater bladder sedge and Gardener's-garters, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 309 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-Nationale309
  2. Montérégie304
  3. Estrie295
  4. Outaouais284
  5. Laurentides270
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches259
  7. Côte-Nord250
  8. Nord-du-Québec241
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent233
  10. Lanaudière227
  11. Montréal223
  12. Centre-du-Québec209
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine207
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue200
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean195
  16. Mauricie188
  17. Laval145