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PLANTS

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

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

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.5 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 400 observations of Woolgrass in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Outaouais and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie74
  2. Outaouais65
  3. Laurentides52
  4. Montérégie48
  5. Capitale-Nationale36
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches27
  7. Mauricie22
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  9. Lanaudière13
  10. Centre-du-Québec13
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  13. Montréal8
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  15. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

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