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Carduus

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  • A plant (Carduus pycnocephalus L.) related to Scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate flowers and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • A plant (Carduus species) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with root. Watercolour.
  • A plant (Carduus sp.) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate root and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • A plant (Carduus argentatus L.) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.
  • A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surrounded by various plants and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.
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    A plant (Carduus pycnocephalus L.) related to Scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate flowers and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

    Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801. | Date: [1770] | Reference: 17614i
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    A thistle (Carduus acanthoides) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

    | Date: 1 September 1830 | Reference: 24158i
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    A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surrounded by various plants and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

    Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677. | Date: [1674] | Reference: 24376i
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    A plant (Carduus argentatus L.) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

    Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801. | Date: [1772] | Reference: 17825i
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    A plant (Carduus species) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with root. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 22471i
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