03-03-2025, 05:58 AM
Why the botanists are silent? Is this plant an acanthus or not, according their judgement?
If you ask so nicely.
Do you mean this acanthus?
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Then it's not right at all. The leaves are not right. But you will find them correctly drawn on other VM plants.
The flower isn't right either. Clearly way off the mark.
The pill nettle is the closest match. Less well known in the north, but already known in the south.
‘The oily fruits, which were available in most pharmacies in earlier centuries, were used as a tonic and invigorating agent[4].’
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If you ask so nicely.
Do you mean this acanthus?
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Then it's not right at all. The leaves are not right. But you will find them correctly drawn on other VM plants.
The flower isn't right either. Clearly way off the mark.
The pill nettle is the closest match. Less well known in the north, but already known in the south.
‘The oily fruits, which were available in most pharmacies in earlier centuries, were used as a tonic and invigorating agent[4].’
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