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PLANTS

Golden sedge

Carex aurea

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Golden sedge, photo 1 of 5
Golden sedge, In flower
Golden sedge, In fruit
37 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 37 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 199 observations of Golden sedge in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 14 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. Côte-Nord51
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine27
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  4. Capitale-Nationale15
  5. Nord-du-Québec12
  6. Montérégie12
  7. Estrie12
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  10. Outaouais11
  11. Laval9
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  13. Montréal5
  14. Lanaudière2

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Bland sedgeCarex blanda
Elk sedgeCarex garberi
Limestone meadow sedgeCarex granularis
Crawe's sedgeCarex crawei
DEADLY
European lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis
Open-field sedgeCarex conoidea
Rannoch-rushScheuchzeria palustris