Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pulmonaria virginica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 135 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
original Latin diagnosis
Pulmonaria calycibus abbreviatis, foliis lanceolatis obtusiusculus.
English translation
Pulmonaria with calyces shortened [and] with leaf blades lanceolate [and] nearly obtuse.
| 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 |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| lanceolate | lanceolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| nearly obtuse. | obtusiusculis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obtusiusculus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |