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PLANTS

Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon

Tragopogon pratensis

Plants
IntroducedHerbBiennialWhite flowers
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, photo 1 of 5
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, In flower
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, In fruit
1.2 mHeight

Biennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.2 m. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields.

There are 353 observations of Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale75
  2. Montérégie60
  3. Montréal53
  4. Outaouais27
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine25
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  7. Estrie17
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean16
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent13
  10. Laurentides12
  11. Mauricie11
  12. Lanaudière8
  13. Centre-du-Québec7
  14. Laval5
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  16. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

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