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Carex atrofusca Schkuhr
darkbrown sedge

       
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Line Drawing of Carex atrofusca Schkuhr
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 412. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carex atrofusca Schkuhr

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Distribution:
Carex atrofusca Schkuhr

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USA (AK), CAN (LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex atrofusca Schkuhr

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 589 species in Carex or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Carex atrofusca Schkuhr var. atrofusca. .
Carex atrofusca var. atrofusca
darkbrown sedge
Distribution of Carex atrofusca Schkuhr var. major (Boeckeler) Raymond. .
Carex atrofusca var. major
darkbrown sedge
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Carex atrofusca Schkuhr

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus Carex L. – sedge
Species Carex atrofusca Schkuhr – darkbrown sedge
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Carex atrofusca Schkuhr

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW NO NO
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Carex atrofusca Schkuhr

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39511.

 
 
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