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PLANTS

Ripgut

Sporobolus michauxianus

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Ripgut, photo 1 of 5
Ripgut, In flower
Ripgut, In fruit

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

There are 489 observations of Ripgut in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord166
  2. Montérégie52
  3. Capitale-Nationale48
  4. Outaouais44
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches28
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent23
  7. Estrie22
  8. Montréal20
  9. Mauricie19
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine18
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean18
  12. Lanaudière9
  13. Laurentides9
  14. Centre-du-Québec8
  15. Laval4
  16. Nord-du-Québec1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup
ShorelineRudy_P

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Yellow indian-grassSorghastrum nutans
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Gardener's-gartersPhalaris arundinacea
American dunegrassLeymus mollis
MarramgrassCalamagrostis breviligulata
TimothyPhleum pratense
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Reed fescueLolium arundinaceum
Hairy cupgrassEriochloa villosa