Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Valeriana saxatilis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 33.
   today: The current name for this species is Valeriana saxatilis L.

Original Latin diagnosis:
Valeriana floribus triandris, foliis subdentatis; radicalibus ovatis, pedunculis communibus elongatis.

English translation:
Valeriana with flowers three-stamened; with leaf blades nearly dentate, [those] arising from the root ovate; [and] with peduncles common [and] elongate.

English translation with commentary:

Valeriana	Valeriana
with flowers	floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris
three-stamened;	triandris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective triandrus, -a, -um; modifies floribus
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
nearly dentate,	subdentatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective subdentatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[those] arising from the root	radicalibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective radicalis, -is, -e; agrees with foliis
ovate;	ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with peduncles	pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i
common	communis - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective communis, -is, -e; modifies pedunculis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
elongate.	elongatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective elongatus, -a. -um; modifies pedunculis