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PLANTS

Star sedge

Carex echinata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Star sedge, photo 1 of 5
Star sedge, In flower
Star sedge, In fruit
46 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 46 cm. Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 229 observations of Star sedge in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Côte-Nord and Estrie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale36
  2. Côte-Nord31
  3. Estrie30
  4. Nord-du-Québec29
  5. Lanaudière19
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  8. Laurentides12
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  10. Outaouais9
  11. Centre-du-Québec7
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  13. Mauricie6
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  15. Montérégie1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsHubert Figuière
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
MountainJosyan Pierson

Similar species

Inland sedgeCarex interior
Prickly sedgeCarex spicata
Rosy sedgeCarex rosea
Prickly bog sedgeCarex atlantica
Silvery sedgeCarex canescens
Yellow sedgeCarex flava
Dioecious sedgeCarex sterilis
Eastern star sedgeCarex radiata
Common Yellow SedgeCarex demissa
Stalk-grain sedgeCarex stipata
Eggbract sedgeCarex leporina
Brownish sedgeCarex brunnescens