Cyperus arundinaceus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 44. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 400.

Replaced synonym of: Schoenus spathaceus L. (1762), nom. illeg.; Cyperus spathaceus L. (1767), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Kukkonen in Ann. Bot. Fenn. 27: 65. 1990): Herb. Linn. No. 70.39 (LINN; iso- BM) .

Current name: Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britton ( Cyperaceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “arundinacea” in the protologue.