Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scirpus holoscoenus [sic] in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 49.
today: The current name for this species is Scirpoides holoschoenus (L.) Soják
original Latin diagnosis
Scirpus culmo tereti nudo, spicis subglobosis glomeratis pedunculatis, involucro diphyllo inaequali mucronato.
English translation
Scirpus with the culm terete and bare; with spikes subglobose, clustered, [and] pedunculate; [and] with an involucre two-leaved, unequal, [and] mucronate.
| Scirpus | Scirpus |
| 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 culmis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| bare; | nudis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies culmis |
| with spikes | spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
| subglobose, | subglobosis - ablative plural feminine group A adjective subglobosus, -a, -um; modifies spicis |
| clustered, | glomeratis - ablative plural feminine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb glomero, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies spicis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| pedunculate; | pedunculatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective pedunculatus, -a, -um; modifies spicis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with an involucre | involucro - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun involucrum, -i |
| two-leaved, | diphyllo - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective diphyllus, -a, -um; modifies involucro |
| unequal, | inaequali - ablative singular neuter of group B adjective inaequalis, -is, -e; modifies involucro |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| mucronate. | mucronato - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective mucronatus, -a, -um; modifies involucro |