Astragalus capitatus

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Astragalus capitatus L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Astragalus capitatus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 755 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Astragalus capitatus L.

original Latin description
Astragalus caulescens, capitulis globosis: pedunculis longissimis, foliolis emarginatis.

English translation
Astragalus growing with a stem; with capitula spherical: with peduncles very long; [and] with leaflets emarginate.

English translation with commentary

Astragalus Astragalus

growing with a stem; caulescens - nominative singular masculine of present active participal of third conjgation verb caulesco, caulescere, — —; modifies Astragalus

with capitula capitulis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun captulum

spherical: globosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective globosus, -a, -um; modifies capitulis

with peduncles pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i

very long; longissimis - ablative plural masculine of superlative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

with leaflets foliolis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliolum, -i

emarginate. emarginatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective emarginatus, -a, -um

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Astragalus	Astragalus
growing with a stem;	caulescens - nominative singular masculine of present active participal of third conjgation verb caulesco, caulescere, — —; modifies Astragalus
with capitula	capitulis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun captulum
spherical:	globosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective globosus, -a, -um; modifies capitulis
with peduncles	pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i
very long;	longissimis - ablative plural masculine of superlative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with leaflets	foliolis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliolum, -i
emarginate.	emarginatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective emarginatus, -a, -um