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PLANTS

Brownish sedge

Carex brunnescens

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

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 440 observations of Brownish sedge in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Capitale-Nationale, 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. Nord-du-Québec77
  2. Côte-Nord64
  3. Capitale-Nationale63
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue40
  5. Estrie30
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches28
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine27
  8. Laurentides27
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean20
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  11. Montérégie15
  12. Outaouais15
  13. Mauricie7
  14. Lanaudière4
  15. Centre-du-Québec3
  16. Montréal3

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Silvery sedgeCarex canescens
Eastern star sedgeCarex radiata
Rosy sedgeCarex rosea
Dewey's sedgeCarex deweyana
Prickly sedgeCarex spicata
Appalachian sedgeCarex appalachica
Threeseeded sedgeCarex trisperma
Penn sedgeCarex pensylvanica
Bristle-leaf sedgeCarex eburnea
Swan's sedgeCarex swanii
Star sedgeCarex echinata
Soft-leaf sedgeCarex disperma