Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scirpus glomeratus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 52.
today: The current name for this species is undetermined.
original Latin diagnosis
Scirpus culmo triquetro folioso, capitulo glomerato, involucro folioso.
English translation
Scirpus with a culm three-angled [and] leafy; with a capitulum gathered into a cluster; [and] with an involucre leafy.
| Scirpus | Scirpus |
| with a 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] |
| leafy; | folioso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective foliosus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| with a capitulum | capitulo - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun capitulum, -i |
| gathered into a cluster; | glomerato - ablative singular neuter of perfect participle of first conjugation verb glomero, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies capitulo |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with an involucre | involucro - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun involucrum, -i |
| leafy. | folioso - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective foliosus, -a, -um; modifies involucro |