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Upright sedge

Carex stricta

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Upright sedge, photo 1 of 5
Upright sedge, In flower
Upright sedge, In fruit
1.3 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.3 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 230 observations of Upright sedge in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Côte-Nord and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie43
  2. Côte-Nord38
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches33
  4. Outaouais21
  5. Laurentides19
  6. Capitale-Nationale17
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  10. Lanaudière6
  11. Mauricie6
  12. Nord-du-Québec4
  13. Montérégie4
  14. Centre-du-Québec3
  15. Montréal2
  16. Laval1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Brome-like sedgeCarex bromoides
Hayden's sedgeCarex haydenii
Water sedgeCarex aquatilis
Twisted sedgeCarex torta
EulaliaMiscanthus sinensis
Sprengel's sedgeCarex sprengelii
Smooth black sedgeCarex nigra
Hairy sedgeCarex lacustris
Woolly sedgeCarex pellita
Northwest Territory sedgeCarex utriculata
Lakeshore sedgeCarex lenticularis
Woolly-fruit sedgeCarex lasiocarpa