Carex canescens L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 974 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Northern Hemisphere, New Guinea, S. South America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Føroyar

Native to:

Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Russia, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Falkland Is., Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, 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, NW. Balkan Pen., 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, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Türkey, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon

Introduced into:

Azores

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jermy, C., Simpson, D., Foley, M. & Porter, M. (2007). Sedges of the British Isles. B.S.B.I. Handbook No. 1, ed. 3: 1-554. Botanical Society of the British Isles, London.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Hultén, E.O.G. (1960). Flora of the Aleutian Islands and westernmost Alaska Peninsula: with notes on the flora of Commander Islands, ed. 2: 1-376. Weinheim : J. Cramer ; New York : Hafner Pub. Co.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Furuse, M. [9008] Japan K002219634 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002218019 Yes
Mameev, S. [158] Russia K002218020 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Barkalov, V. [s.n.] Russia K002218025 Yes
Ohashi, H.; Brummitt, R.K.; Nakai, H.; Hayasaka, E. [99112] Japan K002219618 Yes
Furuse, M. [8820] Japan K002219644 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Jobson, P.; Kodela, P. [17575] Australia K002807994 Yes
[Dryzgolova] [s.n.] Russia K002218015 Yes
Furuse, M. [29240] Japan K002219632 Yes
Akiyama, S. [s.n.] Japan K002219627 Yes
Furuse, M. [45507] Japan K002219643 Yes
Mizushima, M. [1180] Japan K002219642 Yes
Komaróv, V. [266] Korea, North K002219639 Yes
[R. J. Snirnov] [1768] Russia K002218029 Yes
Larin, N.; Kanevski, G. [238] Russia K002218021 Yes
Valutski, V.; Krasnov, N. [s.n.] Russia K002218022 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR360] United Kingdom K001873064 No
Wiegand, K.M. [S.n.] United States K001611245 Yes
Farjon, A.K.; Firsov, G. [653] Russia K002218028 Yes
Akiyama, S. [s.n.] Japan K002219628 Yes
Furuse, M. [6416] Japan K002219638 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T. [s.n.] Russia K002218024 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I. [D.29917] Türkiye K002216360 Yes
Vassiliev, V. [s.n.] Russia K002218031 Yes
Vassiliev, V. [512] Russia K002218030 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Muasya, A. [9481] Australia K002807993 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Firsov, G. [20883] Russia K002218027 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002218023 Yes
Komarov, V.L. [s.n.] Russia K002218018 Yes
s.coll. [3] Russia K002218032 Yes
Ohwi, J. [1291] Korea, North K002219636 Yes
Furuse, M. [9028] Japan K002219633 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Abbé) [390] Japan K002219624 Yes
Furuse, M. [32534] Japan K002219631 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Revd Père) [5262] Japan K002219620 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002218026 Yes
Akiyama, S. [s.n.] Japan K002219629 Yes
Furuse, M. [8906] Japan K002219637 Yes
Mizushima, M. [1213] Japan K002219641 Yes
Furuse, M. [30924] Japan K002219619 Yes
s.coll. [3] Russia K002218033 Yes
Koyama, T.M. [11070] Japan K002219630 Yes
Fischer [8] Russia K002218017 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Revd Père) [10345] Japan K002219625 Yes
Mizushima, M. [1212] Japan K002219640 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Abbé) [5262] Japan K002219626 Yes
Furuse, M. [9026] Japan K002219635 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Revd Père) [10516] Japan K002219622 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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