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PLANTS

Stawcolored flatsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialBrown flowers
Stawcolored flatsedge, photo 1 of 5
Stawcolored flatsedge, In flower
Stawcolored flatsedge, In fruit
98 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 98 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 192 observations of Stawcolored flatsedge in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Montréal, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie78
  2. Outaouais37
  3. Montréal22
  4. Estrie18
  5. Laurentides17
  6. Lanaudière6
  7. Mauricie5
  8. Laval3
  9. Capitale-Nationale3
  10. Centre-du-Québec2
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

TOXIC
Yellow nutsedgeCyperus esculentus
Fragrant flatsedgeCyperus odoratus
Red-root flatsedgeCyperus erythrorhizos
Engelmann's umbrella-sedgeCyperus engelmannii
Great Plains flatsedgeCyperus lupulinus