Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon Territory to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and eastern North America.
Habitat: Among dry boulders and talus, moist to wet meadows, streambanks, shores, wet thickets.
Flowers: May-August
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
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Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. brunescens, orthographic variant [SPNW, FNA23]
Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. pacifica Kalela
Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. vitilis (Fr.) Kalela
Carex canescens L. var. alpicola Wahlenb.
Carex canescens L. var. persoonii (Sieber) H. Christ
Carex gebhardii Hoppe
Carex gracilis Ehrh.
Carex persoonii Sieber
Carex vitilis Fr.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Carex brunnescens ssp. brunnescens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Carex brunnescens ssp. brunnescens checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Carex brunnescens ssp. brunnescens information.
E-Flora BC: Carex brunnescens ssp. brunnescens atlas page.
CalPhotos: Carex brunnescens ssp. brunnescens photos.
USDA Plants: Carex brunnescens ssp. brunnescens information.
