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PLANTS

Leather grapefern

Sceptridium multifidum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Leather grapefern, photo 1 of 5
Leather grapefern, photo 2 of 5
Leather grapefern, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests.

There are 348 observations of Leather grapefern in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Laurentides and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord92
  2. Laurentides36
  3. Outaouais29
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches27
  5. Capitale-Nationale27
  6. Montérégie24
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean18
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  9. Mauricie17
  10. Nord-du-Québec16
  11. Estrie15
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  13. Lanaudière9
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  15. Centre-du-Québec5

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

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