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Lathyris
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Lathyris

Euphorbia is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). "Euphorbia" is sometimes used in ordinary English to collectively refer to all members of Euphorbiaceae (in deference to the type genus), not just to members of the genus. Some euphorbias are commercially widely available, such as poinsettias at Christmas. Some are commonly cultivated as ornamentals, or collected and highly valued for the aesthetic appearance of their unique...

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caper spurge

speciesEuphorbia lathyris

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Lathyris in De medicinali materia libri sex

De medicinali materia libri sex

Dioscorides · 1552 · p.654

Lathyris in Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

1486 · p.102

Lathyris in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.489

Lathyris in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.487

Lathyris in On Medical Materials in Six Books

On Medical Materials in Six Books

Dioscorides · 1550 · p.646

Lathyris in On the Names of Plants

On the Names of Plants

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.363

Lathyris in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.798

Lathyris in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.713

Lathyris in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1432

Lathyris in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1431

Lathyris in A New Herbal, or History of Plants

A New Herbal, or History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens (trans. Henry Lyte) · 1578 · p.387

Lathyris in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.392

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