Schoenoplectus validus (Vahl) A. Löve & D. Löve (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 81: 33. 1954.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native),
Common Names: Great bulrush (Bahamas), Junco (Puerto Rico), Soft-stem bulrush (Bahamas),
Synonyms: Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla subsp. validus (Vahl) T. Koyama (Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 29: 128. 1989.), Scirpus lacustris sensu C.B. Clarke, non L. (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 93. 1900.), Scirpus validus Vahl (Enum. Pl. 2: 268. 1805.),
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