Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scirpus supinus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 49.
today: The current name for this species is Schoenoplectus supinus (L.) Palla
original Latin diagnosis
Scirpus culmo tereti nudo, spicis sessilibus in medio culmo glomeratis.
English translation
Scirpus with the culm terete [and] bare; [and] with spikes sessile in [the] middle [of the] culm clustered.
| 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 culmo |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| bare; | nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with spikes | spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
| sessile | sessilibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective sessilis, -is, -e; modifies spicis |
| in | in - preposition |
| [the] middle | medio - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun medium, -i; object of in |
| [of the] culm, | culmo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i; object of in |
| clustered. | glomeratis - ablative plural feminine of perfect participle of first conjugation verb glomero, -are, -avi, -atum; agrees with spicis |