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Necklace sedge

Carex projecta

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Necklace sedge, photo 1 of 5
Necklace sedge, In flower
Necklace sedge, In fruit
61 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 61 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 470 observations of Necklace sedge in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Estrie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and July and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale92
  2. Estrie51
  3. Laurentides44
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches41
  5. Côte-Nord33
  6. Montérégie31
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue31
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent29
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean28
  10. Outaouais25
  11. Nord-du-Québec19
  12. Mauricie16
  13. Centre-du-Québec8
  14. Lanaudière7
  15. Montréal7
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  17. Laval2

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Blunt broom sedgeCarex tribuloides
Broom sedgeCarex scoparia
Quill sedgeCarex tenera
Eastern rough sedgeCarex scabrata