Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Senecio paludosus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 870 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Jacobaea paludosa (L.) G. Gaertn. et al.
original Latin diagnosis
Senecio corollis radiantibus, foliis ensiformibus acute serratis subtus subvillosis, caule stricto.
English translation
Senecio with corollas radiating; with leaf blades ensiform, sharply serrate. and below subvillous; and with a stem upright.
| Senecio | Senecio |
| with corollas | corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| spreading out; | radiantibus - ablative plural feminine of present active participle of first conjugation verb radio, -are, — —; modifies corollis |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ensiform, | ensiformibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective ensiformis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |
| sharply | acute - adverb; modifies serratis |
| serrate, | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| below | subtus - adverb |
| subvillous; | subvillosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective subvillosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulisi |
| upright. | stricto - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective strictus, -a, -um; modifies caule |