Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scirpus cespitosus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 48.
today: The current name for this species is Tricophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.
original Latin diagnosis
Scirpus culmo striato nudo, spica bivalvi terminali longitudine calycis, radicibus squamula interstinctis.
English translation
Scirpus with the culm striate [and] bare; with a spike two-valved, terminal, and with the length of the calyx; [and] with roots [...?].
| Scirpus | Scirpus |
| with the culm | culmo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i |
| striate | striato - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective striatus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| bare; | nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| with a spike | spica - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
| two-valved | bivalvi - ablative singular feminine of group B adjective bivalvis, -is, -e; modifies spica |
| terminal. | terminali - ablative singular feminine of group B adjective terminalis, -is, -e; modifies spica |
| with the length | longitudine - ablative singular of third declension feminine noun longitudo, longitudinis |
| of the calyx; | calycis - genitive singular of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with roots | radicibus - ablative plural of third declension feminine noun radix, radicis |
| [...?] | squamula - ablative singuar of first declension feminine noun squamula, -ae |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| [...?]. | interstinctis - ablative plural feminine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb interstinguo, interstinguere, interstinxi, interstinctum; modifies radicibus |