Goodenough, S. (1794), Observations on the British species of Carex. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2: 145 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat, sed rarius, in palustribus & aquosis. Junio."

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 493 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Carex canescens L. legitimate

Nelmes, E. (1944), Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London: 284 [secondary reference]

Nelmes, E. (1951), The Genus Carex in Malaysia. Reinwardtia 1(3): 443-445 [secondary reference]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 148-149, Fig. 119 [secondary reference]

Kern, J.H. & Nooteboom, H.P. (1979), Cyperaceae — II. Flora Malesiana Series I 9(1): 181-183 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 10 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 395 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Carex canescens L. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Carex. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 155-156, Fig. 47H [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 352 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Carex canescens L. legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 84 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Carex canescens L. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xcvi

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