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sea squill
Drimia maritima
Drimia maritima (syn. Urginea maritima) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (formerly the family Hyacinthaceae). This species is known by several common names, including squill, sea squill, sea onion, and maritime squill. It may also be called red squill, particularly a form which produces red-tinged flowers instead of white. It is native to southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.
Where it lives
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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)
1486 · p.281

Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.432

Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.279

Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.718

On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.976

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.776
In the stacks
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Every page naming Drimia maritima in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 118535.