Kebnat
PLANTS

Rice cutgrass

Leersia oryzoides

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Rice cutgrass, photo 1 of 5
Rice cutgrass, In flower
Rice cutgrass, In fruit
1.5 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.5 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 303 observations of Rice cutgrass in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie80
  2. Montérégie49
  3. Capitale-Nationale45
  4. Outaouais42
  5. Laurentides23
  6. Centre-du-Québec22
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches14
  8. Montréal13
  9. Lanaudière9
  10. Mauricie3
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  12. Laval1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

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