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PLANTS

White beaksedge

Rhynchospora alba

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
White beaksedge, photo 1 of 5
White beaksedge, In flower
White beaksedge, In fruit
50 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 50 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 287 observations of White beaksedge in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord86
  2. Nord-du-Québec44
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue27
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  5. Laurentides16
  6. Mauricie16
  7. Estrie13
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean12
  10. Capitale-Nationale11
  11. Lanaudière9
  12. Outaouais9
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  14. Centre-du-Québec4

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Tawny cottongrassEriophorum virginicum
Brown beaksedgeRhynchospora fusca
Fewnerved cottongrassEriophorum tenellum
Field rushJuncus tenuis
Alpine bulrushTrichophorum alpinum
Tufted bulrushTrichophorum cespitosum
Needle beaksedgeRhynchospora capillacea
Smooth sawgrassCladium mariscoides
Brownish beaksedgeRhynchospora capitellata
Silvery sedgeCarex canescens