Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scirpus maritimus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 51.
today: The current name for this species is Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla
original Latin diagnosis
Scirpus culmo triquetro, panicula conglobata foliacea, spicularum squamis trifidis: intermedia subulata.
English translation
Scirpus with a culm three-angled; with a panicle clustered together [and] leafy; [and] of the spikelets the scales three-cleft: the middle subulate.
| 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 |
| with a panicle | panicula - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun panicula, -ae |
| clustered together | conglobata - ablative singular feminine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb conglobo, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies panicula |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| leafy; | foliacea - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective foliaceus, -a, -um; modifies panicula |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| of the spikelets | spicularum - genitive plural of first declension feminine noun spicula, -ae |
| with scales | squamis - ablative plural feminine of first declension feminine noun squama, -ae |
| three-cleft: | trifidis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective trifidus, -a, -um; modifies squamis |
| the middle | intermedia - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective intermedius, -a, -um; refers to the central portion of a three-cleft scale |
| subulate | subulata - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um; modifies intermedia |