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PLANTS

Lakeshore sedge

Carex lenticularis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Lakeshore sedge, In fruit
Lakeshore sedge, In flower
Lakeshore sedge, In fruit
49 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 49 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 280 observations of Lakeshore sedge in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord80
  2. Nord-du-Québec52
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue30
  4. Laurentides18
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean18
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  7. Estrie14
  8. Capitale-Nationale12
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  10. Outaouais9
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  12. Montérégie7
  13. Lanaudière5
  14. Mauricie2
  15. Montréal2

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Water sedgeCarex aquatilis
Upright sedgeCarex stricta
Hayden's sedgeCarex haydenii