Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Lysimachia ephemerum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 146 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Lysimachia ephemerum L.
original Latin diagnosis
Lysimachia racemis simplicibus terminalibus, petalis obtusis, staminibus corolla brevioribus.
English translation
Lysimachia with racemes simple [and] terminal; with petals obtuse; [and] with stamens than the corolla shorter.
| Lysimachia | Lysimachia |
| with racemes | racemis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun racemus, -i |
| simple | simplicibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex; modifies racemis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| terminal; | terminalibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective terminalis, -is, -e; modifies racemis |
| with petals | petalis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun petalum, -i |
| obtuse; | obtusis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obtusus, -a, -um; modifies petalis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with stamens | staminibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun stamen, staminis |
| than the corolla | corolla - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun corolla; object of brevioribus |
| shorter. | brevioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group B adjective brevis, -is, -e; agrees with staminibus |