Cyperaceae
Brown sedge
Carex subfusca
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Brown sedge, Rusty sedge, Rusty slender sedge, Sierra slender sedge
Synonyms
- Carex festiva var. gracilis Olney
- Carex flaviceps Kük.
- Carex macloviana f. bracteata (Kük.) Kük.
- Carex macloviana subsp. subfusca (W.Boott) T.Koyama
- Carex macloviana var. bracteata Kük.
- Carex macloviana var. gracilis (Olney) Kük.
- Carex macloviana var. subfusca (W.Boott) Kük.
- Carex pachystachya var. gracilis (Olney) Mack.
- Carex stenoptera Mack.
- Carex teneriformis Mack.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.