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PLANTS

Dry-spike sedge

Carex foenea

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Dry-spike sedge, photo 1 of 5
Dry-spike sedge, In flower
Dry-spike sedge, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in conifers and in forests.

There are 266 observations of Dry-spike sedge in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 12 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. Côte-Nord62
  2. Nord-du-Québec46
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean46
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue37
  5. Capitale-Nationale20
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  8. Montérégie11
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  10. Laurentides5
  11. Outaouais5
  12. Mauricie4

Habitat

ForestCephas
ConifersMario Hains

Similar species

Hay sedgeCarex argyrantha