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]

Carex canescens
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 L.

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. robustior Blytt ex Andersson – Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands