#80 Cardiaca foliis
London, 177016 x 11 in (41 x 27 cm)
ID #FF29E-FL-80CB
The cardiaca plant may also be known as common motherwort, and contains many antioxidants, improving risk of heart disease and high blood pressure, for instance.
This hand-colored copper plate engraving is part of a collection of prints from the book Figures of the Most Beautiful Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary, published by Philip Miller in London in 1770. There were multiple contributing illustrators, including Georg Ehret.
Condition: Good.