Biology:Carex deflexa

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex deflexa
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Scientific classification edit
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.[1][2]

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15569773 entry