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Greater bladder sedge

Carex intumescens

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Greater bladder sedge, photo 1 of 5
Greater bladder sedge, In flower
Greater bladder sedge, In fruit
91 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 91 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 1,285 observations of Greater bladder sedge in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie340
  2. Outaouais155
  3. Montérégie154
  4. Capitale-Nationale138
  5. Laurentides126
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches86
  7. Lanaudière61
  8. Côte-Nord55
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue45
  10. Centre-du-Québec33
  11. Mauricie23
  12. Montréal19
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  15. Laval9
  16. Nord-du-Québec8
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Gray's sedgeCarex grayi
Hop sedgeCarex lupulina
Northern long sedgeCarex folliculata
Shallow sedgeCarex lurida
Tuckerman's sedgeCarex tuckermanii
Retrorse sedgeCarex retrorsa
Michaux's sedgeCarex michauxiana
False hop sedgeCarex lupuliformis
Tawny cottongrassEriophorum virginicum
Sprengel's sedgeCarex sprengelii
Eastern rough sedgeCarex scabrata
Fewseed sedgeCarex oligosperma