Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Gratiola virginiana in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 17.
today: The current name for this species is Gratiola virginiana L.
original Latin description
Gratiola foliis lanceolatis obtusis subdentatis.
English translation
Gratola with leaves lanceolate, obtuse, [and] subdentate.
| Gratiola | Gratiola |
| 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 |
| obtuse, | obtusis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obtusus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| subdentate. | subdentatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective subdentatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |