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Cyperaceae · 256 species · Page 5 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
Curved sedge23 observations
Closedhead sedge23 observations
Smith's bulrush23 observations
Rolland's bulrush22 observations
Bellard's bog sedge22 observations
Hay sedge21 observations
White cottongrass21 observations
Hardstem bulrush20 observations
Capitate sedge20 observations
Fuzzy wuzzy sedge20 observations
Kamchatka spikerush19 observations
Pale great bulrush18 observations
Beach sedge18 observations
Billings' sedge18 observations
Hudson Bay sedge16 observations
Twocolor sedge15 observations
Brevior sedge15 observations
Yellowfruit sedge14 observations
Meadow sedge13 observations
Dryspike sedge13 observations
Handsome sedge12 observations
Northland cottonsedge12 observations
Needle beaksedge12 observations
Matted spikerush11 observations
Slender spikerush10 observations
Muhlenberg's sedge10 observations
Quill spikerush10 observations
Bailey's sedge9 observations
Hairy-fruit sedge9 observations
Falkland Island sedge9 observations
Yellow spikerush8 observations
Lesser saltmarsh sedge8 observations
Many-headed sedge7 observations
Pale spikerush6 observations
Pale flatsedge6 observations
Red bulrush6 observations
Heath sedge6 observations
Sartwell's sedge6 observations
Prickly sedge6 observations
Wheat sedge5 observations
Richwoods sedge5 observations
Circumpolar sedge4 observations
Weak arctic sedge4 observations
Long-stalked Yellow sedge4 observations
Bog sedge4 observations
Variable flatsedge3 observations
Clustered field sedge3 observations
Fragrant flatsedge2 observations