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Globularia spinosa L.

Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Globularia spinosa in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 96 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   Today: The current name for this species is Globularia spinosa L.


original Latin diagnosis
Globularia foliis radicalibus crenato-aculeatis, caulinis integerrimis mucronatis.

English translation
Globularia with (blades of) basal leaves crenate-aculeate; [and] with (blades of) cauline (leaves) entire and mucronate.



English translation with commentary
Globularia Globularia
with (blades of) basal radicalibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective radicalis, -is, -e; modifies foliis
leaves foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
crenate-aculeate; crenato-aculeatis - = crenato- (combining form of group A adjective crenatus, -a, -um) + aculeatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective aculeatus, -a, -um); modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
with (blades of) cauline (leaves) caulinus - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective caulinus, -a, -um; used substantively
entire integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimus, -a, -um; agrees with caulinis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
mucronate. mucronatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective mucronatus, -a, -um; agrees with caulinis


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