PLANTS Profile for Carex brunnea (greater brown sedge)

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PLANTS Profile

Carex brunnea Thunb.
greater brown sedge

Symbol:

CABR19

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Royal Botanic Gardens. March 13, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Carex brunnea Thunb.

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Distribution:
Carex brunnea Thunb.


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Related Taxa:
Carex brunnea Thunb.

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 593 species in Carex

Classification:
Carex brunnea Thunb.

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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 brunnea Thunb. – greater brown sedge

Introduced Information:
Carex brunnea Thunb.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Carex brunnea Thunb.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39533.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 09:10 PM CDT