Carex brunnescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Subgenus: | Carex subg. Vignea |
Section: | Carex sect. Glareosae |
Species: | C. brunnescens
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Binomial name | |
Carex brunnescens | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Carex brunnescens, the brownish sedge [2] or green bog sedge, [3] is a species of plant in the sedge family ( Cyperaceae). It has a circumboreal distribution, and is native to North America and Eurasia. [4] In the United States it is primarily found in the Northeast and Midwest extending south into the Appalachian Mountains, with disjunct populations westward in the Rocky Mountains. [5] It has a wide-ranging natural habitat, is in found in forests, bogs, fens, and rock outcrops. [4] [6]
Carex brunnescens is morphologically variable across its wide range. It has a different morphology when growing in shade vs. sunlight. Shade growing specimens tends to be slender and weak-stemmed with green scales, and sun growing specimens tend to be stiffly erect with brown scales. [4] The degree of variation in this species warrants further taxonomic study. [4]