Carex grisea

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|image_caption=In CamRock County Park, Wisconsin

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|genus=Carex

|species=grisea

|authority=Wahlenb.

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• Carex amphibola var. turgida {{small|Fernald}}
• Carex turgida {{small|(Fernald) J.W.Moore}}
• Manochlaenia grisea {{small|(Wahlenb.) Fedde & J.Schust.}}

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Carex grisea, the wood gray sedge or inflated narrow-leaf sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.{{cite POWO |id=300026-1 |title=Carex grisea Wahlenb. |access-date=28 August 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/wood-gray-sedge |title=Carex grisea (Wood Gray Sedge) |author= |date=2023 |website=MinnesotaWildflowers.info |publisher=Minnesota Wildflowers |access-date=28 August 2023 |quote=Also known as: Inflated Narrow-leaf Sedge, Ambiguous Sedge }} It resembles and co{{nbh}}occurs with Carex amphibola in alluvial areas in forests, but where they co{{nbh}}occur, Carex grisea is usually found in sandier, more alkaline soils.{{cite web |url=http://floranorthamerica.org/Carex_grisea |title=Carex grisea Wahlenberg Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 154. 1803. Common names: Carex gris |last1=Naczi |first1=Robert F. C. |last2=Bryson |first2=Charles T. |date=5 November 2020 |website=Flora of North America |publisher=Flora of North America Association |access-date=28 August 2023 }}