Scirpus autumnalis Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 180. 1771.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 417.

Lectotype (Blake in Rhodora 20: 24. 1918): Clayton 772 (BM-000553915; iso- LINN 71.24).

Current name: Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roem. & Schult. ( Cyperaceae).