Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Schoenus aculeatus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 42.
today: The current name for this species is Crypsis aculeatus (L.) Aiton
original Latin diagnosis
Schoenus culmo tereti ramoso, capitulis terminalibus, involucro triphyllo brevissimo rigido patente.
English translation
Schoenus with the culm terete [and] branched; with capitula terminal; [and] with an involucre three-bracted, very short, stiff, [and] spreading.
| Schoenus | Schoenus |
| with the culm | culmo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i |
| terete | tereti - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective teres, teres, tere; modifies culmo |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| branched; | ramoso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective ramosus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| with capitula | capitulis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun capitulum, -i |
| terminal; | terminalibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective terminalis, -is, -e; modifies capitulis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with an involucre | involucro - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun involucrum, -i |
| three-bracted, | triphyllo - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective triphyllus, -a, -um; modifies involucro |
| very short, | brevissimo - ablative singular neuter of superlative degree of group B adjective brevis, -is, -e; modifies involucro |
| stiff, | rigido - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective rigidus, -a, -um; modifies involucro |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| spreading. | patente - ablative singular neuter of present active participle of second conjugation verb pateo, -ere, -ui, —; modifies involucro |