Carex

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In Québec, the genus Carex (family Cyperaceae) counts 182 species of plants. The stars? Greater bladder sedge, Black sedge and Shallow sedge, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 109 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. Montérégie109
  2. Outaouais107
  3. Estrie106
  4. Capitale-Nationale101
  5. Nord-du-Québec99
  6. Laurentides95
  7. Côte-Nord94
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches93
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue81
  10. Montréal80
  11. Lanaudière80
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent79
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean78
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine78
  15. Centre-du-Québec72
  16. Mauricie57
  17. Laval56