Carex canescens Linnaeus subsp. canescens

Carex canescens Linnaeus subsp. canescens is an accepted subspecies name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Hybrid parent of

Carex canescens subsp. canescens × Carex praeceptorum.

Carex canescens subsp. canescens × Carex trisperma.

Carex ×clausa Holmberg.

Carex ×helvola Blytt ex Fries.

Carex ×kyyhkynenii Hidén.

Carex ×pseudohelvola Kihlman.

Carex brunnescens subsp. brunnescens × Carex canescens subsp. canescens.

Vernacular names

• carex blanchâtre Marie-Victorin, 1995

• hoary sedge ONHIC, 2009+
• gray bog sedge Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005
• gray sedge Tande & Lipkin, 2003
• grey sedge Klinkenberg, 2010+
• pale sedge Tande & Lipkin, 2003
• silvery sedge Tande & Lipkin, 2003
• white sedge Tande & Lipkin, 2003

Synonyms

• Carex canescens Linnaeus var. canescens TROPICOS
• Carex canescens var. robustina Macoun FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex canescens var. robustior Blytt ex Andersson FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex cinerea Pollich FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex curta Goodenough FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex richardii Thuillier WCSP
• Carex subloliacea (Laestadius) E.P. Bicknell FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Cyperaceae
Subfamily	Cyperoideae
Tribe	Cariceae
Genus	Carex
Section	Carex sect. Glareosae
Species	Carex canescens
Subspecies	Carex canescens subsp. canescens

Habit

Herb