Cyperaceae
Frank's sedge
Carex frankii
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Frank's sedge
Synonyms
- Carex shortii Steud.
- Carex stenolepis Torr.
- Carex stenolepis f. gracilior Kük.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Senna Bryce Robeson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Katie Kucera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alexasim, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Owen Strickland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Kieron Torres, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Straka Kelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.