Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon Territory to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and eastern North America.
Habitat: Among dry boulders and talus, moist to wet meadows, streambanks, shores, wet thickets.
Flowers: May-August
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
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PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Carex brunnescens ssp. brunnescens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Carex brunnescens ssp. brunnescens checklist entry
OregonFlora: Carex brunnescens ssp. brunnescens information
E-Flora BC: Carex brunnescens ssp. brunnescens atlas page
CalPhotos: Carex brunnescens ssp. brunnescens photos