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PLANTS

Pickerelweed

Pontederia cordata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialBlue flowers
Pickerelweed, In flower
Pickerelweed, In fruit
Pickerelweed, photo 3 of 5
80 cmLength
98 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 98 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 975 observations of Pickerelweed in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Estrie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais256
  2. Estrie209
  3. Laurentides115
  4. Montérégie113
  5. Mauricie77
  6. Capitale-Nationale56
  7. Lanaudière40
  8. Centre-du-Québec37
  9. Montréal32
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches26
  11. Laval6
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

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