Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pedicularis recutita in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 608 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Pedicularis recutita L.
original Latin description
Pedicularis caule simplici, staminibus floris galea longioribus.
English translation
Pedicularis with a stem unbranched, [and] with stamens of a flower than the hood longer.
| 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 |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with stamens | staminibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calicis |
| of a flower | floris - genitive singular of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| than the hood | galea - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun galea, -ae; object of longioribus |
| longer. | longioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with staminibus |