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Plantae Selectae: No. 68 - Lycium

Georg Dionysius Ehret

Cleveland Museum of Art

A botanical illustration of a plant with green leaves and purple flowers. The plant has two brown stems with green leaves extending from them, one stem runs from bottom left to top center, the second stem runs from center to right. The leaves are oval-shaped with pointed tips. There are several purple flowers with yellow stamens. The flowers are small and funnel-shaped. The image includes a series of small detailed drawings of flower components. The small drawings are in a line below the plant. The background of the image is off-white with a slightly textured appearance. Roman numerals are in the top-right corner. There is a block of text in a foreign language at the bottom, with the first word capitalized and in large font.

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613 × 893 px
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