Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir.

First published in Encycl., Suppl. 3: 286 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Northern Hemisphere. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, California, Central European Russia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, East European Russia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutiya, Yukon

Extinct in:

Denmark, Germany

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Gillespie, L.J. & al. (2015). New vascular plant records for the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. PhytoKeys 52: 23-79.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Sabirova, N.D. & Sabirov, R.N. (2011). New and rare vascular plant species of Northern Sakhalin. Byulleten' Glavnogo Botaniceskogo Sada 197: 80-86.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Smith, K.A.H. [s.n.] Sweden K002685092 Yes
Rolland-Germain, F. [6066] Canada K002099668 Yes
Marais, L. [s.n.] Canada K002099652 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [33] United States K002099687 Yes
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002685099 Yes
{Sartwell} [110] United States K002099688 Yes
Williams, M.M. [1930] United States K002099636 Yes
Kolderup Rosenvinge, L. [s.n.] Greenland K002099640 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3355] United States K002099692 Yes
Richardson, J. [s.n.] Canada K002099663 Yes
Furuse, M. [19391] Japan K002219688 Yes
{Sartwell; Boott, F.} [s.n.] United States K002099716 Yes
Ohwi, J. [8] Japan K002219681 Yes
Macoun [1762] Canada K002099651 Yes
Sartwell, H.P.; Boott, F. [33] United States K002099701 Yes
Blakelock, R.A. [51] Norway K002119983 Yes
Buckley [s.n.] United States K002099679 No
Leach, W. [2] Norway K002119994 Yes
[F. Fettwers] [s.n.] Switzerland K002685047 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M. [20903] United States K002099675 Yes
{Rugel; Kunze} [s.n.] United States K002099696 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Abbé) [379] Japan K002219684 Yes
Alm, C.G. [487a] Sweden K002685089 Yes
Milbonou, B.V. [186] Sweden K002685018 Yes
Puring, N. [s.n.] Russia K002685022 Yes
Furuse, M. [22568] Japan K002219680 Yes
Reichenbach [s.n.] Switzerland K001731067 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002099654 Yes
Savile, D.B.O.; Vaillancourt, J. [2472] Canada K002099674 Yes
Holmberg, O.R. [s.n.] Norway K002685082 Yes
Boott, F.; [Tuckerman] [s.n.] United States K002099710 Yes
Sonder; Boott, F. [5] Sweden K002119999 Yes
[?] [s.n.] Greenland K002099638 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [2762] Canada K002099665 Yes
Eaton, H.H. [s.n.] United States K001733166 Yes
Thomas [138] Switzerland K002685037 Yes
MacGregor, W. [s.n.] Canada K002099662 Yes
Holmberg, O.R. [s.n.] Norway K002119987 Yes
Meisner [s.n.] Italy K002685081 Yes
Lidman, G. [38/33] Sweden K002685050 Yes
[Harneman] [s.n.] United States K002099707 Yes
Ohwi, J. [s.n.] Japan K002219677 Yes
Malte, M.O. [119952] Canada K002099661 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002685014 Yes
Sewall, C.S. [107] Canada K002099660 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [4674] Sweden K002685045 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002685088 Yes
s.coll. [31] United States K002099686 Yes
Killip, E.P. [31795] United States K002099694 Yes
Kihlman, A.O. [110] Finland K002119981 Yes
Collett, R. [s.n.] Norway K002119988 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] Sweden K002685091 Yes
Smith, E.C.; Roland, A.E.; Collins, E. [257] Canada K002099647 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [33] United States K002099677 Yes
Roskeland, A.R. [s.n.] Norway K002119985 Yes
[Rupell] [s.n.] United States K002099709 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [12] Austria K002685031 Yes
s.coll. [110] K002685024 No
s.coll. [8220] Japan K002219672 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002099702 Yes
Andrejew, W.D. [s.n.] Russia K002685021 Yes
Holmberg, O.R. [s.n.] Sweden K002685084 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [29] United States K002099680 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [83/188] Sweden K002685020 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [4699] Sweden K002685044 Yes
Greene [s.n.] United States K002099705 Yes
Krivda, W. [G-125] Canada K002099670 Yes
{Sartwell; Tuckerman; Boott, F.} [s.n.] United States K002099703 Yes
Lidman, G. [42/33] Sweden K002685104 Yes
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States K001733164 Yes
Andreev, V.; Komapoba, B. [4206a] Russia K002685027 No
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002685096 Yes
Calder, J.A. [5495] United States K002099637 Yes
Tuckerman [s.n.] United States K002099699 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K002685040 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Père) [10869] Japan K002219673 Yes
Boston; Tuckerman [s.n.] United States K002099695 Yes
Levan, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002119997 Yes
Rudolphi [s.n.] Switzerland K002685038 Yes
Richardson [s.n.] Canada K002099659 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002099689 Yes
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] United States K002099683 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K001733161 Yes
Lidman, G. [78/31] Sweden K002685004 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [s.n.] Sweden K002685085 Yes
Martius [s.n.] Austria K002685032 Yes
Bennett, F.L. [2194] United States K002099719 Yes
Alm, C.G.; Smith, H. [30] Sweden K002685012 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [2792] Canada K002099655 Yes
Devold, J.; Scholander, P.F. [s.n.] Greenland K002099642 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001733165 Yes
Hoppe [60] K002685033 Yes
Collett, R. [s.n.] Norway K002119991 Yes
Eggleston, W.W. [3185] United States K002099698 Yes
{Faurie} [1615] Japan K002219683 Yes
Mameev [649] Russia K002218039 Yes
Moggridge, J.T. [s.n.] Italy K002685079 Yes
Holmberg, O.R. [s.n.] Sweden K002685103 Yes
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] United States K002099682 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Norway K002685083 Yes
Zahn, H. [s.n.] K002685095 Yes
Ohwi, J. [s.n.] Japan K002219682 Yes
Montell, J. [s.n.] Finland K002685106 Yes
Ehlers, L.S. [1080] United States K002099718 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [s.n.] Sweden K002685052 Yes
Smith, H. [s.n.] Norway K002685105 Yes
{Rugel} [s.n.] United States K002099693 Yes
Garton, C.E. [6404] Canada K002099646 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Bartram, E.B.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [7040] Canada K002099649 Yes
Lagerheim, C.; Sjögren, G. [s.n.] Switzerland K002685039 Yes
Israelson, G. [s.n.] Sweden K002685016 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002218040 Yes
Alm, C.G. [418] Sweden K002685107 Yes
Alm, C.G. [2355] Sweden K002685090 Yes
Petunnikov, A.; Ssyreistschikov, D. [s.n.] Russia K002685023 Yes
[?] [s.n.] Greenland K002099639 Yes
Andreev, V. [s.n.] K002685026 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W. [4965] Canada K002099645 Yes
[Sartwell]; Tuckerman [s.n.] United States K002099700 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002218041 Yes
Buckley, S.B. [2] United States K002099713 Yes
Macoun [10299] Canada K002099657 Yes
[Shuttl] [138] Switzerland K002685046 Yes
Holmberg, O.R. [s.n.] Sweden K002685051 Yes
Tuckerman [s.n.] United States K001733160 No
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002099685 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [48800] Switzerland K002685043 Yes
[Rupsell]; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002099711 Yes
Clarke, C.B.; Fries [2] Sweden K002119998 Yes
Öhrnberg [s.n.] Sweden K002685017 Yes
Richardson [46] United States K002099691 Yes
Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H. [124] Canada K002099671 Yes
Schlyter, C.O.; Schultz, F. [1884] Norway K002119982 Yes
Selberg, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002685010 Yes
Richardson [2] Canada K002099658 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002099690 Yes
Clarke, C.B.; W.B. [s.n.] Norway K002119986 Yes
s.coll. [6] Finland K002120000 Yes
Grant, J.M. [93] United States K002099715 Yes
[Traunsteiner] [[110]] K002685034 Yes
Lidman, G. [s.n.] Sweden K002685005 Yes
[Alinguist] [s.n.] Finland K002685001 Yes
Richardson, J. [s.n.] United States K002099708 Yes
[Rane] [1615] Japan K002219675 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Norway K002119990 Yes
Ohwi, J. [s.n.] Japan K002219676 Yes
[Munk Jo] [s.n.] K002685035 Yes
Alm, C.G. [1761] Sweden K002685015 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Cody, W.J. [940] Canada K002099650 Yes
Alm, C.G. [45] Sweden K002685006 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K002099641 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002685013 Yes
Rui, H. [4029] Norway K002119992 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [4865] Canada K002099673 Yes
Ohwi, J. [s.n.] Japan K002219678 Yes
Brenner, M. [s.n.] Russia K002218037 Yes
[E. J. P] [s.n.] United States K002099704 Yes
Cinq-Mars, L. [116] Canada K002099664 Yes
Holmberg, O.R. [180] Sweden K002685102 Yes
Levan, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002685093 Yes
Alm, C.G. [3817] Sweden K002119996 Yes
Samuelsson, G.; Svenonius, H. [357] Sweden K002685008 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Austria K002685036 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002685029 Yes
Furuse, M. [32526] Japan K002219685 Yes
Furuse, M. [18421] Japan K002219679 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [678] United States K002099634 Yes
Boott [s.n.] Germany K002685030 Yes
Oakes [3] United States K002099714 Yes
Baldwin; Breitung [2762] Canada K002099666 Yes
Litwinow, D.; Komapoba, B. [4206b] Russia K002685025 Yes
Marshall, E.S. [180] Switzerland K002685042 Yes
Nuttall [1] United States K002099712 Yes
Mamieev, S. [697/804 a] Russia K002218038 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Canada K002099653 Yes
Scoggan, H.J.; Baldwin, W.K.W. [8271] Canada K002099643 Yes
Novikov, N.V. [s.n.] Russia K002685028 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002685087 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [356] Sweden K002685007 Yes
Leach, W. [65] Norway K002119993 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Norway K002119989 Yes
{Sartwell} [s.n.] United States K002099676 No
Heller, A.A. [14938] United States K002099635 Yes
Rouleau, J.A.E. [1204] Canada K002099644 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [83/195] Sweden K002685019 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002099672 Yes
Rousseau, J. [32014] Canada K002099656 Yes
[N. H.] [s.n.] United States K001733163 No
Alm, C.G.; Smith, H. [58] Sweden K002685002 Yes
Kjellgren, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002685003 Yes
Alm, C.G. [97] Sweden K002685009 Yes
Levan, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002685098 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [s.n.] Sweden K002685086 Yes
Buckley [s.n.] United States K002099678 Yes
s.coll. [1615] Japan K002219674 Yes
Blytt, M.N. [s.n.] Norway K002119984 Yes
[E. J. P] [s.n.] United States K002099706 Yes
Radford, A.E. [45022] United States K002099717 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Savile, D.B.O.; Ferguson, J.M. [13743] Canada K002099648 Yes
[Sm. Maurin] [128] United States K002099681 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Savile, D.B.O.; Taylor, R.L. [21563] Canada K002099669 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [84/117] Switzerland K002685048 Yes
Furuse, M. [18384] Japan K002219687 Yes
Alm, C.G. [1485] Sweden K002685011 Yes
Söyrinki, N. [s.n.] Finland K002685094 Yes
Rolland-Germain, F. [6009] Canada K002099667 Yes
[Ft] [s.n.] Switzerland K002685041 Yes
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] K002685097 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001733162 Yes
Furuse, M. [37456] Japan K002219686 Yes
Sinker, C.A. [100] Norway K002119995 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002685080 Yes

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0