Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Schoenus nigricans in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 43.
today: The current name for this species is Schoenus nigricans L.
original Latin diagnosis
Schoenus culmo tereti nudo, capitulo ovato: involucri diphylli valvula altera subulata longa.
English translation
Schoenus with the culm terete [and] naked; with the capitulum ovate, [and] of the involucre [which is] two-bracted, with [one] valve of two subulate [and] long.
| 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] |
| naked; | nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| ovate: | ovato - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective teres, teres, tere; modifies culmo |
| of the involucre | involucri - genitive singular of second declension neuter noun involucrum, -i |
| [which is] two-bracted | genitive singular neuter group A adjective diphyllus, -a, -um; modifies involucri |
| with [one] valve | valvula - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun valvula, -ae |
| of two | altera - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective alter, altera, alterum; agrees with valvula |
| subulate | subulata - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um; modifies valvula |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| long. | longa - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies valvula |