Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Ranunculus aquatilis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 556 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Ranunculus aquatilis L.
original Latin diagnosis
Ranunculus foliis submersis capillaceis, emersis peltatis.
English translation
Ranunculus with leaves [that are] submersed hair-like, [those] emerged peltate.
| Ranunculus | Ranunculus |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| [that are] | [added for clarity] |
| submersed | submersis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb submergo, submergere, submersi, submersum; modifies foliis |
| hair-like, | capillaris - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective capillaris, -is, -e; modifies foliis |
| [those] | [added for clarity] |
| emerged | emersis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective emersus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| peltate. | peltatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective peltatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |