Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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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, Asia, Australia, New Guinea, North America, and southern South America.

Plant type

Grass

Size

2 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Slow

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Color

Green

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Containers

Soil description

Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 6 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Olive Green Cutworm Moth

Dargida procinctus

Dun Skipper

Euphyes vestris

Lesser Wainscot

Mythimna oxygala