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Dewey's sedge

Carex deweyana

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Dewey's sedge, photo 1 of 5
Dewey's sedge, In flower
Dewey's sedge, In fruit
1.2 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.2 m. Grows in forests.

There are 380 observations of Dewey's sedge in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May and June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Laurentides55
  2. Outaouais52
  3. Capitale-Nationale45
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean35
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches32
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue32
  7. Estrie30
  8. Montérégie25
  9. Mauricie15
  10. Lanaudière13
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  12. Côte-Nord11
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  14. Montréal7
  15. Centre-du-Québec4
  16. Nord-du-Québec3
  17. Laval3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Brome-like sedgeCarex bromoides
Brownish sedgeCarex brunnescens
White edge sedgeCarex debilis
Fibrousroot sedgeCarex communis
Black sedgeCarex arctata
Threeseeded sedgeCarex trisperma
Nodding fescueFestuca subverticillata