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PLANTS

Canadian single-spike sedge

Carex scirpoidea

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Canadian single-spike sedge, photo 1 of 5
Canadian single-spike sedge, In flower
Canadian single-spike sedge, In fruit
46 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 46 cm. Grows on the tundra.

There are 131 observations of Canadian single-spike sedge in Québec, mostly in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine45
  2. Côte-Nord30
  3. Nord-du-Québec25
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches14
  5. Estrie9
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  7. Centre-du-Québec3

Habitat

TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Bigelow's sedgeCarex bigelowii
TOXIC
English plantainPlantago lanceolata