Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. April 2011. Scientific name: Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Common name(s): brownish sedge Link(s): USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”) Description: – perennial