''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.

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deflexa Flora of North America Flora of Greenland Plants described in 1824 {{Carex-stub