Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Agaricus quercinus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1176 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Daedalea quercina (L.:Fr.) Pers.
original Latin description
Agaricus acaulis, lamellis labyrinthiformibus.
English translation
Agaricus stemless; [and] with lamellae irregularly bent and crumpled.
| Agaricus | Agaricus |
| stemless; | acaulis - nominative singular masculine of group B adjective acaulis, -is, -e; modifies Agaricus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with lamellae | lamellis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun lamella, -ae |
| irregularly bent and crumpled. | labyrinthiformibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective labyrinthiformis, -is, -e; modifies lamellis |