Dandelion and Goat's Beard

A beautiful poster depicting a collection of plants, including dandelion and goat's beard, from the work “Historia Botanica Practica” by Giambattista Morandi, an Italian physician and botanist who lived in the 18th century. This exceptional herbarium was published in 1744 in Milan by Petri Francisci Malatestae. Morandi was known for his precise and realistic plant drawings, and his work was one of the most important botanical works of its time. Plants featured on the poster: • Common Dandelion - Dens Leonis, latiore folio • Mouse-ear Hawkweed - Pilosella major, repens, hirsuta • Viper's Grass - Scorzonera latifolia, sinuata • Meadow Goat's Beard - Tragopogon pratense, luteum majus • Goat's Beard - Tragopogon purpureo caeruleum, Porri folio, quod Artifi vulgaris • Grass-leaved Goat's Beard - Tragopogon Gramineo folio, suaverubente flore