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PLANTS

Black sedge

Carex atratiformis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Black sedge, photo 1 of 5
Black sedge, In flower
Black sedge, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 175 observations of Black sedge in Québec, mostly in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Côte-Nord and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine54
  2. Côte-Nord37
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent36
  4. Nord-du-Québec35
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  6. Capitale-Nationale4
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Boreal bog sedgeCarex magellanica