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Cyperaceae · 256 species · Page 2 of 6

In Québec, the family Cyperaceae (order Poales) counts 256 species of plants. The stars? Greater bladder sedge, Black sedge and Shallow sedge, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 154 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Outaouais154
  2. Montérégie153
  3. Estrie151
  4. Capitale-Nationale146
  5. Laurentides142
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches136
  7. Côte-Nord130
  8. Nord-du-Québec129
  9. Lanaudière120
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue108
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean107
  12. Montréal106
  13. Centre-du-Québec105
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent104
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine103
  16. Mauricie95
  17. Laval77

Sedges 256

Poales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Cyperaceae
All529Cyperaceae256Poaceae217Juncaceae42Typhaceae11Eriocaulaceae2Xyridaceae1
Cypress-like sedge265 observations
Broom sedge264 observations
Great bulrush259 observations
Fewflower sedge255 observations
Eastern rough sedge253 observations
Thinleaf cottonsedge240 observations
Dark-green bulrush236 observations
Coastal sedge233 observations
Upright sedge230 observations
Star sedge229 observations
Inland sedge229 observations
Blunt spikerush229 observations
Bigelow's sedge216 observations
Mackenzie's sedge204 observations
Houghton's sedge202 observations
Golden sedge199 observations
Stawcolored flatsedge192 observations
Michaux's sedge191 observations
Gray's sedge189 observations
Brook flatsedge182 observations
Cattail sedge181 observations
Bottlebrush sedge179 observations
Black sedge175 observations
Sheathed sedge175 observations
Woolly sedge172 observations
Saltmarsh sedge167 observations
Looseflower alpine sedge160 observations
Northern sedge157 observations
Rosy sedge157 observations
Fewnerved cottongrass157 observations
Creeping sedge155 observations
Buxbaum's sedge152 observations
Bristle-leaf sedge147 observations
Chestnut sedge147 observations
Bearded flatsedge145 observations
Common threesquare145 observations
Eastern star sedge142 observations
White edge sedge137 observations
Lesser tussock sedge136 observations
Limestone meadow sedge136 observations
Peck's sedge133 observations
Canadian single-spike sedge131 observations
Brome-like sedge130 observations
Longhair sedge128 observations
Hairy sedge126 observations
Dwarf spikerush125 observations
Onescale spikerush124 observations
Smooth black sedge123 observations