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Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinthus orientalis (common hyacinth, garden hyacinth or Dutch hyacinth), is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant, native to southwestern Asia, southern and central Turkey, northwestern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. It was introduced to Europe in the 16th century. It is widely cultivated everywhere in the temperate world for its strongly fragrant flowers which appear exceptionally early in the season, and frequently forced to flower at Christmas time.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The Flowering Garden: Winter
Crispijn van de Passe · 1614 · p.29
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.204
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.48
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.59
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.104
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.49
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.54
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.869
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.870
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.871
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.872
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.870
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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 126637.