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PLANTS

Stalk-grain sedge

Carex stipata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Stalk-grain sedge, photo 1 of 5
Stalk-grain sedge, In flower
Stalk-grain sedge, In fruit
1.1 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.1 m. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 488 observations of Stalk-grain sedge in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie74
  2. Capitale-Nationale68
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches55
  4. Outaouais50
  5. Laurentides36
  6. Montérégie36
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue32
  8. Côte-Nord31
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent26
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine19
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean15
  12. Centre-du-Québec12
  13. Lanaudière10
  14. Montréal9
  15. Nord-du-Québec8
  16. Mauricie4
  17. Laval3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

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