Vegetation
Due to both the large size of the province and its different climates, there are a number of broad vegetation zones in Quebec that have been classified. The zones, listed in order from the most northern to the most southern, are Tundra, Boreal and Taiga Forest and Mixed Forest.
Tundra
The Tundra covers about 24% of Quebec and is a vegetation zone associated with arctic and higher elevation areas of the Canadian Shield. The vegetation here endures the coldest of climates; the annual mean temperature in this zone is below negative with fewer than 50 growing days a year. Small shrubs, mosses, lichens and small stunted trees are what you will probably find hear.
Boreal and Taiga Forest
Not as barren as the tundra, the Boreal and Taiga forest is characterized by a greater number of both plants animal species. This vegetation region covers about 47% of all of Quebec and includes plants like black spruce and carpets of moss and other mainly coniferous trees.
Mixed Forest
In between the Boreal and Taiga Forest and the Deciduous Forest lays the Mixed Forest vegetation region. This region has a diversity of habitats, which results in high numbers of plant and animal species, even in, fairly cool temperatures. The vegetation includes black spruce like the Boreal and Taiga Forest as well as Yellow Birch and Sugar Maple.