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Thinleaf cottonsedge

Eriophorum viridicarinatum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Thinleaf cottonsedge, In fruit
Thinleaf cottonsedge, In flower
Thinleaf cottonsedge, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 240 observations of Thinleaf cottonsedge in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord112
  2. Nord-du-Québec72
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches14
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  6. Estrie6
  7. Outaouais6
  8. Capitale-Nationale4
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
MountainAntoine Dervin

Similar species

Tall cottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Slender cottonsedgeEriophorum gracile
Tawny cottongrassEriophorum virginicum
Tussock cottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Fewnerved cottongrassEriophorum tenellum
Alpine bulrushTrichophorum alpinum