Scirpus capillaris Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 49. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia, Aethiopia, Zeylona." RCN: 418.

Lectotype (Fernald in Rhodora 40: 395, pl. 510. 1938): Herb. Linn. No. 71.25 (LINN) .

Current name: Bulbostylis capillaris (L.) C.B. Clarke ( Cyperaceae).