Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pedicularis palustris in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 607 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Pedicularis palustris L.
original Latin description
Pedicularis caule ramoso, calycibus calloso-punctatis, corollis labio obliquis.
English translation
Pedicularis with a stem branched, with calyces callose-punctata, [and] with corollas with a lip oblique.
| Pedicularis | Pedicularis |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| branched, | ramoso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective ramosus, -a, -um; modifies caule |
| with calyces | calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calicis |
| callose-punctate, | calloso-punctatis = calloso- (combining form of group A adjective callosus, -a, -um) + ablative plural masculine of group A adjective punctatus, -a, -um; modifies calyculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with corollas | corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| with a lip | labio - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun labium, -i |
| oblique. | obliquis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective obliquus, -a, -um; modifies corollis |