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Sea Holly
Eryngium maritimum
Eryngium maritimum, the sea holly or seaside eryngo, is a species of Eryngium in the plant family Apiaceae and native to most European coastlines. It resembles a plume thistle in that its flower is burr-shaped, but the flowers are metallic blue rather than mauve. Protected from winds this dune plant grows to a height of 20 to 60 cm. Although widespread, it is considered endangered in many areas, such as Germany where its occurrence has been greatly...
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
On the Virtues of Herbs
Macer Floridus · 1150 · p.204
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.535
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.191
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.330
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.691
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.328
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.382
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.468
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.468
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.852
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.853
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.851
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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 162707.