Cyperus distans Pursh Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 53 (1813) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Poales family Cyperaceae genus Cyperus species Cyperus strigosus Name Homonyms Cyperus distans L.f. Cyperus distans G.Mey. Cyperus distans Pursh Cyperus distans Beyr. ex Kunth, 1837 Cyperus distans Beyr.