Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica aphylla in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 11.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica aphylla L.
original Latin description
Veronica corymbo terminali, scapo nudo.
English translation
Veronica with a corymb terminal; with a scape naked.
| Veronica | Veronica |
| with a corymb | corymbo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun corymbus, -i |
| terminal; | terminali - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective terminalis, -is, -e; modifies spicis |
| 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 |