#21 Amaranthoides lychnidis folio
London, 177016 x 11 in (41 x 27 cm)
ID #FF29E-FL-21CB
This plant may also be called pigweed. Its seeds may be cooked or eaten, and it is high in vitamins such as A and C.
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.
