Carex frankii

{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}

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|image_caption=Inflorescences

|genus=Carex

|species=frankii

|authority=Kunth

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• Carex shortii Steud.
• Carex stenolepis Torr.
• Carex stenolepis f. gracilior Kük.

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Carex frankii, also known as Frank's sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to temperate eastern North America; Ontario, the central and eastern United States, and Coahuila, Mexico.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299817-1 |title=Carex frankii Kunth |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=23 August 2021 }} Preferring to grow in wet, shady situations such as the edges of streams and ponds, and erosion resistant, it is recommended for rain gardens.{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=279718 |title=Carex frankii |author= |date= |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=23 August 2021 }}