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PLANTS

Woolly sedge

Carex pellita

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Woolly sedge, photo 1 of 5
Woolly sedge, In flower
Woolly sedge, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 172 observations of Woolly sedge in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale36
  2. Montérégie26
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches25
  4. Nord-du-Québec18
  5. Montréal16
  6. Estrie13
  7. Outaouais9
  8. Centre-du-Québec8
  9. Laval7
  10. Laurentides6
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  12. Lanaudière2
  13. Mauricie2
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Woolly-fruit sedgeCarex lasiocarpa
Houghton's sedgeCarex houghtoniana
Limestone meadow sedgeCarex granularis
Blister sedgeCarex vesicaria
Hairy-fruit sedgeCarex trichocarpa
Upright sedgeCarex stricta
Northwest Territory sedgeCarex utriculata
Buxbaum's sedgeCarex buxbaumii
TOXIC
English plantainPlantago lanceolata
Beaked sedgeCarex rostrata
Hairy sedgeCarex lacustris
Wheat sedgeCarex atherodes