Carex deflexa Hornem. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Carex deflexa Hornem.

Carex deflexa Hornem.

Carex deflexa (northern sedge) is a native North American/Greenland clump-forming sedge with distinct rhizomes and leaves.

Family
Genus
Carex
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Carex deflexa Hornem.

Carex deflexa, commonly known as the northern sedge, is a clump-forming sedge species. It has purplish brown to reddish brown rhizomes and pale green leaves, which are usually shorter than its stems and measure 0.9–2.6 mm in width. This species is native to Canada, Greenland, and most of the United States, excluding the country's central states.

Photo: (c) Peter Zika, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter Zika · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Carex

More from Cyperaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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