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Northwest Territory sedge

Carex utriculata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Northwest Territory sedge, photo 1 of 5
Northwest Territory sedge, In flower
Northwest Territory sedge, In fruit
1.1 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.1 m. Grows in mountains and in marshes.

There are 325 observations of Northwest Territory sedge in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord74
  2. Nord-du-Québec56
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue40
  4. Estrie32
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean28
  6. Capitale-Nationale27
  7. Laurentides23
  8. Outaouais16
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  10. Lanaudière7
  11. Mauricie6
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  14. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
MountainAntoine Dervin

Similar species

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Bottlebrush sedgeCarex hystericina
Water sedgeCarex aquatilis
Cypress-like sedgeCarex pseudocyperus
Retrorse sedgeCarex retrorsa
Wheat sedgeCarex atherodes
Shallow sedgeCarex lurida
Longhair sedgeCarex comosa
Woolly sedgeCarex pellita
Rock sedgeCarex saxatilis