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PLANTS

Threeseeded sedge

Carex trisperma

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Threeseeded sedge, photo 1 of 5
Threeseeded sedge, In flower
Threeseeded sedge, photo 3 of 5
58 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 58 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests.

There are 519 observations of Threeseeded sedge in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord142
  2. Nord-du-Québec84
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue50
  4. Laurentides37
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches34
  6. Capitale-Nationale30
  7. Estrie27
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent21
  9. Outaouais20
  10. Lanaudière18
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean16
  12. Montérégie14
  13. Mauricie9
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  15. Centre-du-Québec5
  16. Montréal3
  17. Laval1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Billings' sedgeCarex billingsii
Soft-leaf sedgeCarex disperma
Brownish sedgeCarex brunnescens
Dewey's sedgeCarex deweyana
Eastern star sedgeCarex radiata