Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scirpus sylvaticus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 51.
today: The current name for this species is Scirpus sylvaticus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Scirpus culmo triquetro folioso, umbella foliacea, pedunculis nudis supradecompositis, spicis confertis.
English translation
Scirpus with a culm three-angled [and] leafy; with an umbel leafy; with peduncules naked [and] divided many times; [and] with spikes packed closely together.
| 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 an umbel | umbella - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun umbella, -ae |
| leafy; | foliacea - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective foliaceus, -a, -um; modifies umbella |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| naked | nudis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| divided many times; | supradecompositis - ablative plural masculinne of perfect passive participle of supradecompono, supradecomponere, supradecomposui, supradecompositum; modifies pedunculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with spikes | spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
| packed closely together. | confertis - ablative plural feminine of perfect passive participle of fourth conjugation verb confercio, confercire, confersi, confertum; modifies spicis |