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Nardus
Nardus is a genus of plants belonging to the grass family, containing the single species Nardus stricta, known as matgrass. It is placed in its own tribe Nardeae within the subfamily Pooideae. The name derives from nardos (νάρδος), the ancient Greek name for this plant. It is not to be confused with spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Aromatics and Simple Medicines Born in the Indies
Carolus Clusius (ed.) · 1593 · p.131
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.924
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.128
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.130
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.207
Garden of Health
1507 · p.344
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.925
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.923
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.922
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.130
History of Plants in Four Books
Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.421
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.128
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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 156735.