Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Schoenus compressus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 43.
today: The current name for this species is Blysmus compressus (L.) Panz. ex Link
original Latin diagnosis
Schoenus culmo subtriquetro nudo, spica disticha, involucro monophyllo.
English translation
Schoenus with the culm nearly three-angled [and] naked; with the spike distichous; [and] with the involucre one-leaved.
Schoenus | Schoenus |
with the culm | culmo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i |
nearly three-angled | subtriquetro - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective subtriquetris, -is, -e; modifies culmo |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
naked; | nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
with the spike | spica - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
distichous; | disticha - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective distichus, -a, -um; modifies spica |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
with the involucre | involucro - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun involucrum, -i |
one-leaved. | monophyllo - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective monophyllus, -a, -um; modifies involucro |