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Urial
Ovis vignei
The urial (Ovis orientalis vignei group ), also known as the arkars or shapo, is a subspecies group of the wild sheep Ovis orientalis. Noticeable features are the reddish-brown long fur that fades during winter; males are characterized by a black ruff stretching from the neck to the chest and large horns. It is found in western central Asia. The other subspecies group of O. orientalis is the mouflon (Ovis orientalis orientalis group). The two groups
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.509
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.197
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.198
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.672
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.225
Herbarius
1485 · p.198
Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.197
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.211
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.510
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.507
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.508
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.263
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1067775.