Carex canescens L. (syn.

C. cinerea Poll.

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.