Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Gratiola officinalis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 17.
today: The current name for this species is Gratiola officinalis L.
original Latin description
Gratiola floribus pedunculatis, foliis lanceolatis serratis.
English translation
Gratola with flowers pedunculate; with leaves lanceolate [and] serrate.
| Gratiola | Gratiola |
| with flowers | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| pedunculate; | pedunculatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective pedunculatus, -a, -um; modifies floribus |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| lanceolate | lanceolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| serrate. | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |