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Anthoxanthum paniculatum L.

Taxonomic history:
    1753: Linnaeus described this species as Anthoxanthum paniculatum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 28.
   today: The current name for this species is Festuca paniculata (L.) Schinz & Thell.


original Latin diagnosis
Anthoxanthum floribus paniculatis.

English translation
Anthoxanthum with flowers paniculate.


English translation with commentary
Anthoxanthum Anthoxanthum
with flowers floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris
paniculate. paniculatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective paniculatus, -a, -um); modifies floribus



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