Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Ajuga genevensis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 561 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is
Ajuga genevensis L.
original Latin description
Ajuga foliis tomentosis, caycibus hirsutis.
English translation
Ajuga with leaf blades tomentose; [and] with calyces hirsute.
| Ajuga | Ajuga |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii |
| tomentose; | tomentosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective tomentosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with calyces | calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis |
| hirsute. | hirsutis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective hirsutus, -a, -um; modifies calyces |