#29 Anchusa strigosa
London, 177016 x 11 in (41 x 27 cm)
ID #FF29E-FL-29CB
This plant is also known as the prickly alkanet, and has been traditionally used in herbal medicine, for example in treating wounds.
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.
