Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Ajuga reptans in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 561 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is
Ajuga reptans L.
original Latin description
Ajuga stolonibus reptatricibus.
English translation
Ajuga with stolons [and] with creepers.
| Ajuga | Ajuga |
| with stolons | stolonibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun stolo, stolonis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with creepers. | reptatricibus - ablative plural of third declension feminine noun reptatrix, reptatricis |