Northern Sedge

Carex deflexa Hornem.

Sedge family

Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
12 inches
Flower Color
White, Green
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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