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goatweeds

Capraria

Capraria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is sometimes placed in the families Gratiolaceae, Plantaginaceae, or Veronicaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word caprarius, meaning "pertaining to goats." This refers to goats being one of the few herbivores that will graze on the plants.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Goatweed

speciesCapraria biflora

Mexican Goatweed

speciesCapraria mexicana

Capraria frutescens

speciesCapraria frutescens

Capraria peruviana

speciesCapraria peruviana

Capraria integrifolia

speciesCapraria integrifolia

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

goatweeds 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.911

goatweeds in Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 2 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 2 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1686 · p.12

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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 133411.