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Carex canescens

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Subgenus
  
Carex subg. Vignea

Higher classification
  
Sedges

Order
  
Genus
  
Carex

Scientific name
  
Carex canescens

Rank
  
Species


Section
  
Carex sect. Canescentes

Similar
  
Sedges, Carex echinata, Carex diandra, Carex nigra, Pale sedge

Carex canescens L. (syn. C. cinerea Poll.; C. curta Gooden.) is a perennial species of plants in the family Cyperaceae growing in damp forests and wetlands. It is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, Australia, New Guinea, North America, and southern South America.

Subspecies
  • Carex canescens subsp. canescens – Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, New Guinea
  • Carex canescens subsp. disjuncta (Fernald) Toivonen – eastern Canada, eastern United States
  • Carex canescens var. robustior Blytt ex Andersson – Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands



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    References

    Carex canescens Wikipedia


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