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PLANTS

Fringed sedge

Carex crinita

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Fringed sedge, photo 1 of 5
Fringed sedge, In flower
Fringed sedge, photo 3 of 5
1.6 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.6 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 318 observations of Fringed sedge in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie74
  2. Outaouais58
  3. Estrie48
  4. Capitale-Nationale31
  5. Laurentides24
  6. Mauricie13
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches12
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  9. Lanaudière11
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  12. Montréal8
  13. Centre-du-Québec5
  14. Laval3
  15. Nord-du-Québec1
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  17. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Nodding sedgeCarex gynandra
Cypress-like sedgeCarex pseudocyperus
Drooping sedgeCarex prasina
Longhair sedgeCarex comosa
Shallow sedgeCarex lurida
Chaffy sedgeCarex paleacea
Upright sedgeCarex stricta
Bottlebrush sedgeCarex hystericina
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