Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica verna in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 14.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica verna L.
original Latin diagnosis
Veronica floribus solitariis, foliis digitato-partitis pedunculo longioribus.
English translation
Veronica with flowers solitary; with leaf blades digitate-divided [and] than the peduncle longer.
| Veronica | Veronica |
| with flowers | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| solitary; | solitariis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies floribus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| digitate-divided | digitato-partitis - combining form of group A adjective digitatus, -a, -um + ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of fourth conjugation verb partio, partire, partivi, partitum; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| than the peduncle | pedunculo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| longer. | longioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |