Carex canescens Linnaeus. Section: [26m] Section 9 Glareosae. Silvery Sedge. Hab: Acidic bogs, other wetlands. Dist: Greenland and AK south to MD, WV, IL, NM, and CA; South America, Eurasia; Australia.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Syn: = Carex canescens ssp. canescens – FNA23, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY; = Carex canescens var. canescens – F, G, Pa; < Carex canescens – C, Mackenzie (1931-1935)
Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map to see what it means.
© Bruce A. Sorrie
© Radford, Ahles and Bell
© Ward, Scott