Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scleranthus perennis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 406 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Scleranthus perennis L.
original Latin diagnosis
Scleranthus calycibus fructus clausis.
English translation
Scleranthus with calyces of a fruit closed.
| Scleranthus | Scleranthus |
| with calyces | calycibus - ablative plural of second declension masculie noun calyx, calycis |
| of a fruit | fructus - genitive singular of fourth declension masculine noun fructus, fructus |
| closed. | clausis - ablative plural masculine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation claudo, claudere, clausi, clausum; modifies calycibus |