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
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Wind
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Publication: Encycl., Suppl. 3: 286. 1813.
- ssp. brunnescens – brown sedge 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.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Carex brunnescens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Carex brunnescens checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Carex brunnescens information.
E-Flora BC: Carex brunnescens atlas page.
CalPhotos: Carex brunnescens photos.
USDA Plants: Carex brunnescens information.
