Carex deflexa

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex deflexa
Varietates: C. d. var. boottii – C. d. var. deflexa
Name

Carex deflexa Hornem. in G.C.Oeder & al. (eds.), Fl. Dan.: t. 3051 (1883).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Carex pilulifera var. deflexa (Hornem.) Drejer, Naturhist. Tidsskr. 3: 476 (1841).
Carex novae-angliae var. deflexa (Hornem.) L.H.Bailey, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 124 (1886).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Subarctic America
Alaska, Greenland, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon.
Regional: Western Canada
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
Regional: Eastern Canada
Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec.
Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia.
Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
Arizona, California, Utah.
Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
Georgia, North Carolina.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Hornemann, J.W. in G.C.Oeder & al. (eds.) 1883. Flora Danica: t. 3051.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex deflexa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 16. Reference page. 
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex deflexa. Published online. Accessed: Jan 16 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex deflexa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 16. Reference page. 
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex deflexa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex deflexa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 13 Aug 2006.

Vernacular names
English: northern sedge

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]
Reference

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