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PLANTS

Longhair sedge

Carex comosa

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Longhair sedge, photo 1 of 5
Longhair sedge, In flower
Longhair sedge, In fruit
1.5 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.5 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 128 observations of Longhair sedge in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie40
  2. Estrie40
  3. Outaouais28
  4. Laurentides9
  5. Centre-du-Québec5
  6. Montréal4
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Cypress-like sedgeCarex pseudocyperus
Shallow sedgeCarex lurida
Bottlebrush sedgeCarex hystericina
Northwest Territory sedgeCarex utriculata
Hop sedgeCarex lupulina
Fringed sedgeCarex crinita
False hop sedgeCarex lupuliformis
Retrorse sedgeCarex retrorsa
Hairy sedgeCarex lacustris