Carex brunnea, the greater brown sedge, is a small species of plant found in many parts of Asia, as well as eastern

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. This plant is often seen in disturbed, sunny areas in and near

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. This is one of many plants described by Robert Brown and was published in his '' Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen'' (1810). Brown recorded the

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"(J.) v.v." Brown's name of ''Carex gracilis'' was ruled invalid, as the plant had previously appeared in scientific literature in 1784. Published by the Swedish naturalist

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, in Murray's ''Systema Vegetabilium'', 14th edition.

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brunnea Plants described in 1784 Flora of Lord Howe Island Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Flora of Mauritius Flora of tropical Asia Flora of Japan Flora of China {{Carex-stub