Carex canescens explained

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

External links

• Jepson Manual treatment - CAREX canescens

Notes and References

1. Book: Nordens flora. 2020. Gyldendal. Bo Mossberg, Lennart Stenberg, Jon Feilberg, Anna Torsteinsrud, Victoria Widmark. 978-87-02-28916-9. Nye, udvidede og omarbejdede udgave. Kbh.. 1158895781.
2. Book: Grønlands flora. 1978. P. Haase & Sons. Tyge Wittrock Böcher. 87-559-0385-1. 3. reviderede udgave. København. 183098604.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=225264 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101037 Flora of North America
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242101037 Flora of China
6. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=carex+canescens Flora Italiana
7. Efectos de la extracción de turba sobre la composición y estructura de una turbera de Sphagnum explotada y abandonada hace 20 años, Chile . . Domínguez . Erwin . 2 . 40 . 37-45 . Bahamonde . Nelson . Spanish . Effects of peat extraction on the structure and composition of Sphagnum peatland exploited and abandones for 20 years, Chile . Muñoz-Escobar . Christian.