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Carex brunnescens subsp. brunnescens

Brown Sedge, Brownish Sedge
Also known as: Carex brunnescens subsp. alaskana Kalela +15 more
  • Carex brunnescens subsp. alaskana Kalela
  • Carex brunnescens subsp. pacifica Kalela
  • Carex brunnescens subsp. vitilis (Fr.) Kalela
  • Carex brunnescens var. brunnescens
  • Carex brunnescens var. laetior (F.Nyl.) Holmb.
  • Carex brunnescens var. silvatica (Meinsh.) Holmb.
  • Carex brunnescens var. vitilis (Fr.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Carex brunnescens var. vitilis (Fr.) Kalela
  • Carex canescens subsp. vitilis (Fr.) K.Richt.
  • Carex canescens subsp. vitilis Bonnier & Layens
  • Carex canescens var. persoonii Christ
  • Carex canescens var. vitilis (Fr.) J.Carey
  • Carex curta var. alpicola (Wahlenb.)
  • Carex gracilis Ehrhart
  • Carex persoonii subsp. vitilis (Fr.) Nyman
  • Carex persoonii var. laetior F.Nyl.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Carex brunnescens subsp. brunnescens (commonly known as Brown Sedge or Brownish Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this subspecies is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Carex brunnescens, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, California, Central European Russia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Base Species & Variations

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