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Cyperaceae · 256 species · Page 4 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
Hitchcock's sedge53 observations
Fernald's sedge53 observations
Elliptic spikerush53 observations
Chamisso's cottongrass53 observations
Swaying bulrush51 observations
Clinton's bulrush51 observations
Bur-reed sedge50 observations
Back's sedge49 observations
Brown beaksedge49 observations
Slender cottonsedge48 observations
Wiegand's sedge47 observations
Northeastern sedge46 observations
Small-fruited Yellow-sedge46 observations
Slender fimbry45 observations
Host sedge45 observations
Ovate spikerush44 observations
Fewflower spikerush44 observations
Oval-leaved sedge44 observations
Marsh straw sedge43 observations
Brown flatsedge42 observations
Black sedge42 observations
Shaved sedge41 observations
Shortleaved sedge41 observations
Hanging bulrush40 observations
Foxtail sedge39 observations
Elk sedge39 observations
Glacial sedge38 observations
Densetuft hairsedge37 observations
Crawe's sedge36 observations
Fewseeded bog sedge35 observations
Variegated sedge35 observations
Robbins' spikerush33 observations
Weak-stalked bulrush32 observations
Prairie sedge29 observations
Dioecious sedge29 observations
Darkbrown sedge28 observations
Hammer sedge28 observations
Simple bog sedge27 observations
Round sedge26 observations
Red-root flatsedge25 observations
Estuarine sedge25 observations
Forest sedge24 observations
Greater straw sedge24 observations
Wright's spikerush24 observations
Swan's sedge23 observations
Open-field sedge23 observations
Appalachian sedge23 observations
Accumulating sedge23 observations