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PLANTS

Silvery sedge

Carex canescens

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Silvery sedge, photo 1 of 5
Silvery sedge, In flower
Silvery sedge, photo 3 of 5
61 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 61 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 394 observations of Silvery 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-Québec63
  2. Côte-Nord51
  3. Capitale-Nationale46
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent39
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue25
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches24
  7. Laurentides24
  8. Estrie22
  9. Outaouais20
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine19
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean16
  12. Montérégie14
  13. Centre-du-Québec12
  14. Lanaudière9
  15. Mauricie8
  16. Montréal2

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Brownish sedgeCarex brunnescens
Star sedgeCarex echinata
Prickly sedgeCarex spicata
Pale sedgeCarex pallescens
Norway sedgeCarex norvegica
Eggbract sedgeCarex leporina
Soft-leaf sedgeCarex disperma
Northern cluster sedgeCarex arcta
White beaksedgeRhynchospora alba