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Carex deflexa

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Species of grass-like plant

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
Hornem.
Synonyms
  • Carex novae-angliae var. deflexa (Hornem.) L.H.Bailey
  • Carex pilulifera var. deflexa (Hornem.) Drejer

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.

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

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.
Taxon identifiers
Carex deflexa


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