Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Utricularia caerulea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 18.
today: The current name for this species is Utricularia caerulea L.
original Latin diagnosis
Utricularia scapo nudo bifido, squamis alternis vagis subulatis.
English translation
Utricularia with a scape naked; with scales alternate, in no particular direction, [and] subulate.
| Utricularia | Utricularia |
| with a scape | scapo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun scapus, -i |
| naked; | nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies scapo |
| with scales | squamis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun squama, -ae |
| alternate, | alternis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective alternus, -a, -um; modifies squamis |
| in no particular direction, | vagis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective vagus, -a, -um; modifies squamis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| subulate. | subulatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um; modifies squamis |