Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Ononis variegata in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 717 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Ononis variegata L.
original Latin diagnosis
Ononis stipulis bracteisque acute serratis.
English translation
Ononis with stipules and bracts sharply serrate.
| Ononis | Ononis |
| with stipules | stipulis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun stipula, -ae |
| and bracts | bracteisque - bracteis (ablative plural of first decension feminine noun bractea, -ae) + -que (and) |
| sharply | acute - adverb; modifies serratis |
| serrate. | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |