Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica bellidioides in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 11.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica bellidioides L.
original Latin diagnosis
Veronica corymbo terminali, caule adscendente diphyllo.
English translation
Veronica with a corymb terminal; with a stem ascending [and] two-leaved.
| Veronica | Veronica |
| with a corymb | corymbo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun corymbus, -i |
| terminal; | terminali - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective treminalis, -is, -e; modifies corymbo |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| adscending | adscendente - ablative singular masculine of present active participle of third conjugation verb adscendo, adscendere, adscendi, adscensum; modifies caule |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| two-leaved. | diphyllo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective diphyllus, -a, -um |