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PLANTS

Twisted sedge

Carex torta

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Twisted sedge, In flower
Twisted sedge, In fruit
Twisted sedge, Flower buds
85 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 85 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 117 observations of Twisted sedge in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Chaudière-Appalaches and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie42
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches39
  3. Capitale-Nationale17
  4. Outaouais6
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  6. Lanaudière2
  7. Laurentides2
  8. Montérégie2
  9. Centre-du-Québec2

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Upright sedgeCarex stricta
Water sedgeCarex aquatilis
Heath sedgeCarex flacca
Nodding sedgeCarex gynandra