| Carex canescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Vignea |
| Section: | Carex sect. Canescentes |
| Species: | C. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex canescens | |
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, [1] Asia, Australia, New Guinea, North America, Greenland [2] and southern South America. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The plant has been found as an invasive species in Sphagnum peatlands disturbed by peat extraction in southern Patagonia. [7]
- Subspecies [3]
- 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. robustiorBlytt ex Andersson – Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands
