Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scirpus ferrugineus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 50.
today: The current name for this species is Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl
original Latin diagnosis
Scirpus culmo triquetro subnudo, pedunculis nudis numerosis, spicis ovatis solitariis.
English translation
Scirpus with the culm three-angled [and] nearly naked; with peduncles naked [and] numerous; [and] with spikes ovate [and] solitary.
| Scirpus | Scirpus |
| with the culm | culmo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i |
| three-angled | triquetro - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective triquetrus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| nearly naked; | subnudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective subnudus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| naked | nudis - ablative plural masculinne of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| numerous; | numerosis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective numerosus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with spikes | spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
| ovate | ovatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies spicis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| solitary. | solitariis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies spicis |