Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Potentilla monspeliensis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 499 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Potentilla norvegica L.
original Latin diagnosis
Potentilla foliis ternatis, caule ramoso erecto, pedunculis supra genicula enatis.
English translation
Potentilla with leaf blades ternate; with a stem branching [and] erect; [and] with peduncles above the nodes arisen.
| Potentilla | Potentilla |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ternate; | ternatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ternatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| 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 |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| erect; | erecto - ablative singular masculine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies caule |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| above | supra - adjective |
| the nodes | genicula - accusative plural of second declension neuter noun geniculum, -i; object of supra |
| arisen. | enatis - ablative plural masculine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb eno, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies pedunculis |