Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scirpus lithospermus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 51.
today: The current name for this species is Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw.
original Latin diagnosis
Scirpus culmo triquetro folioso, panicula foliacea, seminibus osseis.
English translation
Scirpus with a culm three-angled [and] leafy; with a panicle leafy; [and] with seeds bony.
| 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 panicle | panicula - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun panicula, -ae |
| leafy; | foliacea - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective foliaceus, -a, -um; modifies panicula |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with seeds | seminibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun semen, seminis |
| bony. | osseis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective osseus, -a, -um; modifies seminibus |