Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pedicularis tuberosa in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 610 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Pedicularis tuberosa L.
original Latin description
Pedicularis caule simplici, calycibus crenatis, corollis galea rostrato[-]aduncis.
English translation
Pedicularis with a stem unbranched; with calyces crenate; [and] with corollas with a hood [and] rostrate-hooked.
| 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, simpex; modifies caule |
| with calyces | calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis |
| crenate; | crenatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective crenatus, -a, -um; modifies calycibus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with corollas | corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| with a hood | galea - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun galea, -ae |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| rostrate-hooked; | rostrato-aduncis = rostrato- (combining form of group A adjective rostratus, -a, -um) + aduncis (ablative plural feminine of group A adjective aduncus, -a, -um); modifies corollis |