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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex canescens Linnaeus. Common name: Silvery Sedge. Habitat: Acidic bogs, other wetlands. Distribution: Greenland and AK south to MD, WV, IL, NM, and CA; Eurasia. Material in South America is a different taxon.

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Section: [26m] Section 9 Glareosae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Carex canescens L. ssp. canescens — Can, FNA23, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, POWO, Maguilla et al (2015); = Carex canescens L. var. canescens — F, G, Pa; = n/a — RAB, Tat; < Carex canescens L. — C, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex canescens L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Carex canescens ssp. canescens - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Carex canescens© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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