Index / Search / Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya
§1 Plant
Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. sphaerostachya (Tuck.) Kalela
vernacular brownish sedge — subspecies · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Carex
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b
County-level range
· 239 counties across 24 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 239 counties across 24 states/territories.
Colorado view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Crawford 26039
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gogebic 26053
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ontonagon 26131
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Saginaw 26145
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Beltrami 27007
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Douglas 27041
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Kanabec 27065
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Roseau 27135
- St. Louis 27137
- Todd 27153
- Washington 27163
Montana view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 6 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Carbon 42025
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Jefferson 42065
- Lackawanna 42069
- Luzerne 42079
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Pike 42103
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Warren 42123
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
South Dakota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Alleghany 51005
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Craig 51045
- Giles 51071
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Highland 51091
- Madison 51113
- Nelson 51125
- Page 51139
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Smyth 51173
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
Washington view state ↗ 1 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Florence 55037
- Forest 55041
- Green Lake 55047
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Menominee 55078
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Vilas 55125
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CABRS ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2728237 ↗Record version
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