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PLANTS

Ragged robin

Silene flos-cuculi

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialmai to août
Ragged robin, photo 1 of 5
Ragged robin, In flower
Ragged robin, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in marshes. Flowers from May to August.

There are 423 observations of Ragged robin in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Centre-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie289
  2. Capitale-Nationale39
  3. Centre-du-Québec27
  4. Mauricie27
  5. Montérégie16
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  7. Laurentides5
  8. Outaouais3
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  10. Montréal2
  11. Laval1
  12. Lanaudière1
  13. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

FieldsHubert Figuière
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

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