Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Claytonia sibirica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 204 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Claytonia sibirica L.
original Latin diagnosis
Claytonia foliis ovatis.
English translation
Claytonia with leaf blades ovate.
| Claytonia | Claytonia |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ovate. | ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |