⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-225269, with some changes.

Carex canescens var. brunnescens (Pers.) W.D.J.Koch is a synonym of Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir.

This name is a synonym of Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir..

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 225269) with original publication details: Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 754 1837.