Carex deflexa

Carex deflexa, the northern sedge, is a cespitose sedge with purplish brown to reddish brown rhizomes and pale green leafs that are often shorter than stems and 0.9–2.6 mm wide.[1][2]

Carex deflexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. deflexa
Binomial name
Carex deflexa
Synonyms
  • Carex novae-angliae var. deflexa (Hornem.) L.H.Bailey
  • Carex pilulifera var. deflexa (Hornem.) Drejer

It is native to Canada, most of the US except the central states, and Greenland.[3]

References
  1. "Carex deflexa in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. Grønlands flora. Tyge Wittrock Böcher (3. reviderede udgave ed.). København: P. Haase & Sons. 1978. ISBN 87-559-0385-1. OCLC 183098604.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Carex deflexa Hornem". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.


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