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PLANTS

Eastern rough sedge

Carex scabrata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Eastern rough sedge, photo 1 of 5
Eastern rough sedge, In flower
Eastern rough sedge, In fruit
91 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 91 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 253 observations of Eastern rough sedge in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 13 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. Estrie77
  2. Capitale-Nationale56
  3. Outaouais34
  4. Laurentides28
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  6. Montérégie12
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  8. Lanaudière5
  9. Centre-du-Québec3
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  11. Laval2
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  13. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

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Pale sedgeCarex pallescens
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Greater bladder sedgeCarex intumescens
Northwest Territory sedgeCarex utriculata
Stalk-grain sedgeCarex stipata
Bottlebrush sedgeCarex hystericina