Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica scutellata in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 12.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica scutellata L.
original Latin description
Veronica racemis lateralibus pedicellis pendulis, foliis linearibus integerrimis.
English translation
Veronica with racemes lateral; with pedicels pendulous; [and] with leaf blades linear [and] entire.
| Veronica | Veronica |
| with racemes | racemis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun racemus, -i |
| lateral; | lateralibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies racemis |
| with pedicels | pedicellis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedicellus, -i |
| pendulous; | pendulis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective pendulus, -a, -um |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| linear | linearibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| entire. | integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |