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Varieties canescens and disjuncta are present in the state (Frye & Lea).
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Silvery Sedge in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/1/2014).
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Silvery Sedge in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/14/2015).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Carex canescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Vignea |
| Section: | Carex sect. Canescentes |
| Species: | C. canescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex canescens | |
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
References
[edit]- ^ Nordens flora. Bo Mossberg, Lennart Stenberg, Jon Feilberg, Anna Torsteinsrud, Victoria Widmark (Nye, udvidede og omarbejdede udgave ed.). Kbh.: Gyldendal. 2020. ISBN 978-87-02-28916-9. OCLC 1158895781.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Grønlands flora. Tyge Wittrock Böcher (3. reviderede udgave ed.). København: P. Haase & Sons. 1978. ISBN 87-559-0385-1. OCLC 183098604.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of North America
- ^ Flora of China
- ^ Flora Italiana
- ^ Domínguez, Erwin; Bahamonde, Nelson; Muñoz-Escobar, Christian (2012). "Efectos de la extracción de turba sobre la composición y estructura de una turbera de Sphagnum explotada y abandonada hace 20 años, Chile" [Effects of peat extraction on the structure and composition of Sphagnum peatland exploited and abandones for 20 years, Chile]. Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia (in Spanish). 40 (2): 37–45. doi:10.4067/S0718-686X2012000200003.
External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual treatment - CAREX canescens
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