Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pedicularis incarnata in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 609 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Pedicularis incarnata L.
original Latin description
Pedicularis caule simplici, foliis pinnatis serratis, calycibus rotundatis glabris, corollis galea uncinatis acutis.
English translation
Pedicularis with a stem unbranched; with leaf blades pinnate [and] serrate; with calyces rounded [and] glabrous; [and] with corollas with a galea, hook-shaped, [and] acute.
| Pedicularis | Pedicularis |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| unbranched; | simplici - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex; modifies caule |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| pinnate | pinnatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective pinnatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| serrate; | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| with calyces | calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis |
| rounded | rotundatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective rotundatus, -a, -um; modifies calycibus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| glabrous; | glabris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective glaber, glabra, glabrum; modifies calycibus |
| with corollas | corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| with a galea, | galea - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun galea, -ae |
| hook-shaped, | uncinatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective uncinatus, -a, -um; modifies corollis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| acute. | acutis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies corollis |