Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pinguicula alpina in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 17.
today: The current name for this species is Pinguicula alpina L.
original Latin description
Pinguicula nectario conico petalo breviore.
English translation
Pinguicula with a nectary conical [and] than a petal shorter.
| Pinguicula | Pinguicula |
| with a nectary | nectario - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun nectarium, -i |
| conical | conico - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective conicus, -a, -um; modifies nectario |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| than a petal | petalo - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun petalum, -i; object of breviore |
| shorter. | breviore - comparative degree, ablative singular neuter of group B adjective brevis, -is, -e; agrees with nectario |