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PLANTS

Tweedy rush

Juncus tweedyi

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Tweedy rush, In fruit
Tweedy rush, In flower
Tweedy rush, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows near water and on the coast.

There are 668 observations of Tweedy rush in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord172
  2. Nord-du-Québec105
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean54
  4. Laurentides46
  5. Capitale-Nationale46
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent40
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches38
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue31
  9. Estrie26
  10. Montérégie24
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine23
  12. Centre-du-Québec21
  13. Mauricie15
  14. Outaouais15
  15. Lanaudière11
  16. Montréal1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup
ShorelineGilles Douaire

Similar species

Jointed rushJuncus articulatus
Canadian rushJuncus canadensis
Saltmarsh rushJuncus gerardi
Dudley's rushJuncus dudleyi
Field rushJuncus tenuis