Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Juncus trifidus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 326.
today: The current name for this species is Juncus trifidus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Juncus culmo nudo, foliis floribusque tribus terminalibus.
English translation
Juncus with a culm naked; [and] with leaf blades and flowers three [and] terminal.
| juncus | Juncus |
| a culm | culmo - ablative ingular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i |
| nudo; | nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter folium, folii |
| and flowers | floribusque = floribus (ablative plural) + -que (and) |
| three | tribus - ablative plural [masc./neut.] of group B adjective tres, tres, tria; modifies foliis and floribusque |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| terminal. | terminalibus - ablative plural [masc./neut] of group B adjective terminalis, terminalis, terminale; modifies foliis and floribusque |