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PLANTS

Nodding sedge

Carex gynandra

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Nodding sedge, In fruit
Nodding sedge, In flower
Nodding sedge, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 278 observations of Nodding sedge in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie63
  2. Capitale-Nationale57
  3. Laurentides35
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches34
  5. Montérégie18
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  7. Lanaudière12
  8. Centre-du-Québec10
  9. Outaouais10
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue9
  11. Côte-Nord8
  12. Mauricie5
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  15. Montréal1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Fringed sedgeCarex crinita
Cypress-like sedgeCarex pseudocyperus
Drooping sedgeCarex prasina
Twisted sedgeCarex torta