Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Narcissus poeticus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 289 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Narcissus poeticus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Narcissus spatha uniflora, nectarii limbo rotato brevissimo.
English translation
Narcissus with a spathe one-flowered [and] of a nectary the limb rotate [and] very short.
| Narcissus | Narcissus |
| with a spathe | spatha - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun spatha, -ae |
| one-flowered | uniflora - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective uniflorus, -a, -um; modifies spatha |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| of a nectary | nectarii - genitive singular of second declension neuter noun nectarium, -i |
| the limb | limbo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun limbus, -i |
| rotate | rotato - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective rotatus, -a, -um; modifies limbo |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| very short. | brevissimo - superlative degree, ablative singular masculine of group B adjective brevis, -is, -e; modifies limbo |