Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Myosotis scorpioides in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 131 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Myosotis scorpioides L.
original Latin diagnosis
Myosotis seminibus nudis, foliorum apicibus callosis.
English translation
Myosotis with seeds naked [and] of the leaf blades with apices callous.
| Myosotis | Myosotis |
| with seeds | seminibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun semen, seminis |
| naked | nudis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| of the leaf blades | foliis - genitive plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| with apices | apicibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun apex, apicis |
| callose. | callosis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective callosus, -a, -um; modifies apicibus |