Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scirpus setaceus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 49.
today: The current name for this species is Isolepis setacea (L.) R. Br.
original Latin diagnosis
Scirpus culmo nudo setaceo, spicis lateralibus subsolitariis sessilibus.
English translation
Scirpus with the culm bare [and] setaceous; with spikes lateral, nearly solitary, [and] sessile.
| Scirpus | Scirpus |
| with the culm | culmo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i |
| bare | nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies culmis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| setaceous; | setaceo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective setaceus, -a, -um; modifies culmis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with spikes | spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
| lateral, | lateralibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies spicis |
| nearly solitary, | subsolitariis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies spicis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| sessile. | sessilibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective sessilis, -is, -e; modifies spicis |