Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Iris pseudacorus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 38.
today: The current name for this species is Iris pseudacorus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Iris corollis imberbibus, petalis interioribus stigmate minoribus.
English translation
Iris with corollas unbearded; [and] with petals, [the] inner [ones], than the stigma smaller.
| Iris | Iris |
| with corollas | corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| beardless; | imberbibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective imberbis, -is, -e; modifies corollis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with petals, | petalis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun petalum, -i |
| [the] inner [ones], | interioribus - ablative plural neuter of adjective interior, interior, interius; modifies petalis |
| than the stigma | stigmate - ablative singular of third declension neuter noun stigma, stigmatis; object of minoribus |
| smaller. | minoribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of adjective parvus, -a, -um; modifies petalis |