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PLANTS

Fewflower sedge

Carex pauciflora

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Fewflower sedge, In fruit
Fewflower sedge, In flower
Fewflower sedge, photo 3 of 5
up to 60 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching up to 60 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 255 observations of Fewflower sedge in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord72
  2. Nord-du-Québec63
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue25
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches24
  5. Capitale-Nationale22
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean15
  7. Estrie8
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  10. Laurentides6
  11. Lanaudière3
  12. Centre-du-Québec2
  13. Mauricie2

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Looseflower alpine sedgeCarex rariflora