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PLANTS

Canadian burnet

Sanguisorba canadensis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Canadian burnet, photo 1 of 5
Canadian burnet, In flower
Canadian burnet, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 1,006 observations of Canadian burnet in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Capitale-Nationale and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord446
  2. Capitale-Nationale170
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent156
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine139
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches62
  6. Montréal15
  7. Montérégie9
  8. Mauricie5
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  10. Estrie1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

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