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PLANTS

Rhodora

Rhododendron canadense

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialPurple flowers
Rhodora, photo 1 of 5
Rhodora, In flower
Rhodora, In fruit
5.5 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 5.5 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 1,033 observations of Rhodora in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord381
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches171
  3. Estrie139
  4. Centre-du-Québec87
  5. Capitale-Nationale60
  6. Mauricie50
  7. Lanaudière32
  8. Montérégie31
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent29
  10. Laurentides23
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue8
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  14. Laval1
  15. Montréal1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

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TOXIC
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