| Classification | Cyperaceae: Scirpus | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00028059 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | C. L. Shear | 
| Collector number | 239 | 
| Country | United States of America | 
| State | Kansas | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Kansas: Osborne County | 
| Locality | Joy Creek, within a radius of five miles of Osborne City | 
| Date Collected | 1894-07-11 | 
| Habitat | creek | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/fdc8e338-d456-4012-a324-e2bb5f96557e | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00028059 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Cyperaceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Scirpus validus f. megastachyus Fernald | 
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] | 
| Annotation Text | Type [Annotated on sheet] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Scirpus validus f. megastachyus Fernald) Rhodora 1943. 45: 283. | 
| Family | Cyperaceae | 
| Determination | Scirpus validus Vahl | 
| Determined by | S. Galen Smith | 
| Determination Remarks | [current name] | 
| Family | Cyperaceae | 
| Determination | Scirpus validus Vahl | 
| Determined by | [illegible] | 
| Date Determined | 1904 | 
| Annotation Text | [Annotated on sheet] spikes larger than usual, achene including beak 2 mm or less | 
| Family | Cyperaceae | 
| Determination | Scirpus lacustris Linnaeus | 
| Determination Remarks | [label name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | NotDetermined | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |