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Cyperaceae · 256 species · Page 3 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
Woolly-fruit sedge121 observations
Boreal bog sedge121 observations
Sparseflower sedge118 observations
Twisted sedge117 observations
Bald spikerush117 observations
Sprengel's sedge116 observations
Livid sedge115 observations
Hair sedge115 observations
Mosquito bulrush110 observations
Penn sedge109 observations
Hayden's sedge107 observations
Bebb's sedge106 observations
Broad-leaved sedge104 observations
Umbrella flatsedge104 observations
Estuary sedge103 observations
Houghton's flatsedge97 observations
Cosmopolitan bulrush96 observations
New England sedge96 observations
Bland sedge95 observations
White bear sedge95 observations
Necklace spike sedge92 observations
Drooping sedge90 observations
Stalked bulrush85 observations
Blunt broom sedge85 observations
River bulrush82 observations
Inflated narrow-leaf sedge75 observations
Toothed flatsedge74 observations
Pubescent sedge73 observations
Spike sedge73 observations
Parasol sedge71 observations
Twotipped sedge69 observations
Torrey's bulrush68 observations
Fragile sedge67 observations
Northern cluster sedge66 observations
Crested sedge66 observations
Broad looseflower sedge64 observations
Low northern sedge64 observations
Engelmann's umbrella-sedge64 observations
Quill sedge61 observations
Brownish beaksedge59 observations
Clustered bracted sedge59 observations
Curly sedge59 observations
Great Plains flatsedge59 observations
Northern long sedge57 observations
False hop sedge57 observations
Norway sedge57 observations
Lesser brown sedge56 observations
Smooth sawgrass54 observations