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Retrorse sedge

Carex retrorsa

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

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 505 observations of Retrorse sedge in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie76
  2. Estrie73
  3. Outaouais73
  4. Côte-Nord53
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent36
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue34
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean33
  8. Laurentides32
  9. Capitale-Nationale20
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  12. Montréal13
  13. Lanaudière12
  14. Laval11
  15. Mauricie8
  16. Centre-du-Québec5

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgepeupleloup
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

Similar species

Shallow sedgeCarex lurida
Hop sedgeCarex lupulina
Bottlebrush sedgeCarex hystericina
Northwest Territory sedgeCarex utriculata
Yellow sedgeCarex flava
Gray's sedgeCarex grayi
Cypress-like sedgeCarex pseudocyperus
False hop sedgeCarex lupuliformis
Small-fruited Yellow-sedgeCarex oederi
Northeastern sedgeCarex cryptolepis
Greater bladder sedgeCarex intumescens
Longhair sedgeCarex comosa