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Vaccaria
Gypsophila vaccaria is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native from Portugal and Morocco to the Himalayas, and has been introduced into temperate areas worldwide. Among its many synonyms is Vaccaria hispanica, which was the only species placed in the genus Vaccaria. It is known by several common names including cowherb, cowcockle, cow basil, cow soapwort, and prairie carnation. It is an annual herb with blue-gray, waxy herbage and pale pink
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 5)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.96
Compendium of Materia Medica
李時珍 · 1596 · p.31
Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 96)
王圻, 王思義 · 1607 · p.32
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 11)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.141
Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration
Xu Guangqi · 1909 · p.741
Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration
Xu Guangqi · 1909 · p.693
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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 1470670.