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Highland rush

Oreojuncus trifidus

Plants
NativeHerb
Highland rush, photo 1 of 5
Highland rush, In flower
Highland rush, In fruit

Herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and in mountains.

There are 130 observations of Highland rush in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec50
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine39
  3. Côte-Nord21
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  5. Capitale-Nationale6
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  7. Laurentides1

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
MountainPoutineExtraFromage
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Tufted bulrushTrichophorum cespitosum
Bigelow's sedgeCarex bigelowii
Common rushJuncus conglomeratus
Thread rushJuncus filiformis
Northern green rushJuncus alpinoarticulatus
Field rushJuncus tenuis
Common rushJuncus effusus