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Cypress-like sedge

Carex pseudocyperus

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialjuin to août
Cypress-like sedge, photo 1 of 5
Cypress-like sedge, In flower
Cypress-like sedge, Flower buds

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes. Flowers from June to August.

There are 265 observations of Cypress-like sedge in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Côte-Nord and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais58
  2. Côte-Nord44
  3. Montérégie33
  4. Estrie28
  5. Laurentides22
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  7. Lanaudière13
  8. Montréal12
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine10
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  11. Laval7
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  13. Centre-du-Québec2
  14. Mauricie2
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  16. Capitale-Nationale1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Longhair sedgeCarex comosa
Bottlebrush sedgeCarex hystericina
Blister sedgeCarex vesicaria
Northwest Territory sedgeCarex utriculata
Fringed sedgeCarex crinita
Retrorse sedgeCarex retrorsa
Beaked sedgeCarex rostrata
Shallow sedgeCarex lurida
Nodding sedgeCarex gynandra
Hop sedgeCarex lupulina