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PLANTS

Duck-potato

Sagittaria latifolia

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Duck-potato, In flower
Duck-potato, In fruit
Duck-potato, No flowers or fruits
1.5 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.5 m. Grows near water.

There are 979 observations of Duck-potato in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie131
  2. Outaouais129
  3. Estrie106
  4. Capitale-Nationale101
  5. Laurentides84
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue64
  7. Mauricie60
  8. Lanaudière58
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches56
  10. Côte-Nord48
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean33
  12. Montréal33
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent26
  14. Centre-du-Québec24
  15. Nord-du-Québec10
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  17. Laval7

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

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