Cyperaceae
Brownish sedge
Carex brunnescens
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (15)
- Belarusian
- Асака зблытаная, Асака бураватая
- Chinese
- 褐穗苔草, 褐穗薹草, 褐鳞薹草
- Czech
- Ostřice hnědavá, Tuřice hnědavá
- English
- Brownish sedge, Green bog sedge
- Estonian
- Tõmmukas tarn
- Finnish
- Polkusara
- German
- Bräunliche Segge
- hsb
- Brunojta rězna
- Latvian
- Brūnganais grīslis
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Seterstarr
- Persian
- کارکس برانسنس
- Polish
- Turzyca brunatna
- Russian
- Осока буроватая, Осока буреющая, Осока буреющая плетёная, Осока плетёная
- Swedish
- Hednickstarr, Nickstarr
- Ukrainian
- Осока буріюча
Synonyms
- Carex brunnescens var. brunnescens
- Carex canescens prol. brunnescens (Pers.) Rouy
- Carex canescens subsp. brunnescens (Pers.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Carex canescens var. brunnescens (Pers.) W.D.J.Koch
- Carex curta var. brunnescens Pers.
- Carex gracilis Ehrh.
- Facolos brunnescens (Pers.) Raf.
- Vignea brunnescens (Pers.) Soják
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
More in Carex
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- Heath sedgeCarex flaccaCyperaceae
- Common sedgeCarex nigraCyperaceae
- European woodland sedgeCarex sylvaticaCyperaceae
- Tufted sedgeCarex elataCyperaceae
- Hairy sedgeCarex hirtaCyperaceae
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.