Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Schoenus mariscus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 42.
today: The current name for this species is Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl
original Latin diagnosis
Schoenus culmo tereti, foliis margine dorsoque aculeatis.
English translation
Schoenus with the culm terete; [and] with leaf bldes with margin and back prickly.
| 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] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| with margin | margine - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun margo, marginis |
| and back | dorsoque - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun dorsum, -i + -que (and) |
| prickly. | aculeatis - ablative plural [masculine/neuter] of group A adjective aculeatus, -a, -um; modifies margine and dorso collectively |