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Buttercups, Poppies, and Allies

Ranunculales · 98 species · 4 families

In Québec, the order Ranunculales brings together 98 species of plants, in 4 families. The stars? Threeleaf goldthread, Red baneberry and Bloodroot, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 52 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. Montérégie52
  2. Capitale-Nationale51
  3. Montréal51
  4. Outaouais50
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent48
  6. Laurentides45
  7. Estrie42
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches41
  9. Laval39
  10. Lanaudière37
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue34
  12. Mauricie32
  13. Centre-du-Québec31
  14. Côte-Nord30
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine30
  16. Nord-du-Québec29
  17. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean28

Buttercups, Poppies, and Allies 98

Ranunculales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Family
All98Ranunculaceae72Papaveraceae19Berberidaceae6Menispermaceae1
Threeleaf goldthread14,793 observations
Red baneberry3,970 observations
Bloodroot2,934 observations
King of the meadow1,936 observations
Canada windflower1,689 observations
White baneberry1,537 observations
Yellow marsh marigold1,339 observations
Meadow buttercup1,245 observations
Celandine1,140 observations
Devil's darning needles971 observations
Sharp-lobed liverleaf932 observations
Rock harlequin795 observations
Blue cohosh774 observations
Dutchman's breeches769 observations
Honeysuckle697 observations
Early meadow-rue633 observations
Littleleaf buttercup467 observations
Giant blue cohosh388 observations
Tall thimbleweed356 observations
Creeping buttercup345 observations
Seaside crowfoot345 observations
Blisterwort293 observations
Japanese barberry293 observations
Canadian moonseed283 observations
European columbine245 observations
American hepatica231 observations
Squirrel corn203 observations
Smallflowered anemone187 observations
Common barberry155 observations
Threadleaf crowfoot154 observations
Pennsylvania buttercup153 observations
Cursed buttercup125 observations
Pygmy buttercup103 observations
Richardson's anemone96 observations
Opium poppy78 observations
Snow buttercup76 observations
Wood Anemone74 observations
Arctic buttercup72 observations
Frontier meadow-rue69 observations
Mayapple64 observations
Fig buttercup56 observations
Yellow water buttercup52 observations
Alpine meadow-rue50 observations
Lesser yellow water buttercup50 observations
Creeping Spearwort48 observations
Pacific anemone41 observations
Candle anemone31 observations
Venus' chariot31 observations