Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scirpus lacustris in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 48.
today: The current name for this species is Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla
original Latin diagnosis
Scirpus culmo tereti nudo, spicis ovatis pluribus pedunculatis terminalibus.
English translation
Scirpus with the culm terete and bare; [and] with spikes ovate, many, pedunculate, [and] terminal.
| 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 |
| ovate, | ovatis - ablative plural feminine group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies spicis |
| many, | pluribus - ablative plural feminine of group B (irregular) adjective plures, plures, plura; modifies spicis |
| pedunculate, | pedunculatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective pedunculatus, -a, -um; modifies spicis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| terminal. | terminalibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective terminalis, -is, -e; modifies spicis |