Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Aira caerulea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 63 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench
original Latin diagnosis
Aira foliis planis, panicula coarctata, floribus pedunculatis muticis convoluto[-]subulatis.
English translation
Aira with leaf blades flat; with a panicle narrowed; [and] with flowers pedunculate, awnless, [and] convolute-subulate.
| Aira | Aira |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| flat; | planis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective planus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| with a panicle | panicula - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun panicula, -ae |
| narrowed; | coarctata - ablative singular feminine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb coarcto, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies panicula |
| with flowers | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| pedunculate, | pedunculatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective pedunculatus, -a, -um; modifies floribus |
| awnless, | muticis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective muticus, -a, -um; modifies floribus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| convolute-subulate. | convoluto-subulatis - convoluto- (combining form of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb convoluo, convoluere, convolui, convolutum) + subulatis (ablative plural masculine of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um); modifies floribus |