A beautiful poster depicting a collection of plants, including pondweed and primrose, 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:
- Pondweed - Potamogeton rotundifolium
- Clasping-leaved Pondweed - Potamogeton perfoliatum
- Narrow-leaved Pondweed - Potamogeton foliis angustis splendentibus
- Cowslip - Primula veris umbellata, odorata, pratensis
- Common Primrose - Primula veris pallido flore, humilis
- Bear's Ear - Auricula Ursi, flore luteo
- Pyrénées Ramonda - Auricula Ursi Myconi, pilosa, caerulea
- Moneywort - Nummularia lutea, major
- Scarlet Pimpernel - Anagallis phoeniceo flore
- Yellow Gentian - Gentiana major, lutea
