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Carex canescens subsp. canescens

Gray Bog Sedge, Gray Sedge
Other regional names: Grey Sedge +4 more
  • Grey Sedge
  • Hoary Sedge
  • Pale Sedge
  • Silvery Sedge
  • White Sedge
Also known as: Carex badia Pers. +17 more
  • Carex badia Pers.
  • Carex breutelii Schnizl. ex Lange
  • Carex canescens f. subsubulosa (Norman) Toivonen
  • Carex canescens subsp. hylaea (V.I.Krecz.) R.Knapp
  • Carex canescens subsp. persoonii (O.Lang) K.Richt.
  • Carex canescens var. bracteata Klett & Richt.
  • Carex canescens var. brunnea Macoun
  • Carex canescens var. congesta Domin
  • Carex canescens var. gracillima Schur
  • Carex canescens var. heterostachya Farw.
  • Carex canescens var. laetevirens Asch.
  • Carex canescens var. longibracteata Porcius
  • Carex canescens var. robusta Blytt
  • Carex canescens var. robustina Macoun
  • Carex canescens var. subelongata Laest.
  • Carex canescens var. submuricata Laest.
  • Carex canescens var. subtenella Kük.
  • Carex canescens var. subvitilis Neuman
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Carex canescens subsp. canescens (commonly known as Gray Bog Sedge or Gray Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. In its natural range, this subspecies typically occurs in temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Carex canescens, which is linked below, along with related subspecies and varieties of this species.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Russia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Azores
Base Species & Variations

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