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PLANTS

Fewseed sedge

Carex oligosperma

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Fewseed sedge, In fruit
Fewseed sedge, In fruit
Fewseed sedge, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 424 observations of Fewseed sedge in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec125
  2. Côte-Nord100
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean38
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue37
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches31
  6. Lanaudière21
  7. Laurentides15
  8. Capitale-Nationale14
  9. Estrie14
  10. Centre-du-Québec11
  11. Mauricie11
  12. Montérégie4
  13. Outaouais3

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Tuckerman's sedgeCarex tuckermanii
Rannoch-rushScheuchzeria palustris
Greater bladder sedgeCarex intumescens
Tawny cottongrassEriophorum virginicum