Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pulmonaria maritima in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 135 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray
original Latin diagnosis
Pulmonaria calycibus abbreviatis, foliis ovatis, caule ramoso procumbente.
English translation
Pulmonaria with calyces shortened; with leaf blades ovate; [and] with the stem branched and procumbent.
| Pulmonaria | Pulmonaria |
| with calyces | calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis |
| shortened; | abbreviatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective abbreviatus, -a, -um; modifies calycibus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ovate; | ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with the stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| branched | ramoso - ablative plural masculne of group A adjective ramosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| procumbent. | procumbente - present active participle, ablative singlar masculine of third conjugation verb procumbo, procumbere, procumbui, procumbitum; modifies caule |