Carex atrofusca
Dark Brown Sedge, Darkbrown Sedge
Other regional names: Scorched Alpine Sedge
- Scorched Alpine Sedge
Also known as: Carex atrofusca f. atrofusca +5 more
- Carex atrofusca f. atrofusca
- Carex atrofusca var. atrofusca
- Carex maculata Turcz. ex Ledeb.
- Carex ustulata Wahlenb.
- Proteocarpus atrofuscus (Schkuhr) Fedde & J.Schust.
- Trasus ustulatus Gray
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex atrofusca (commonly known as Dark-Brown Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Altay, Austria, China North-Central, China South-Central, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greenland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Nepal, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Qinghai, Québec, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms