Alisma Collection

Water plantain, Alisma plantago
5856178 Water plantain, Alisma plantago; (add.info.: Water plantain, Alisma plantago. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Common water-plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica
5856781 Common water-plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica; (add.info.: Common water-plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of)

Antique botany illustration: Water Plantain, Alisma Plantago

Pink water plantain wildflower Victorian botanical illustration by Anne Pratt
Pink wildflower. Water plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica, has many alternative names, among them Alisma plantain d Eau, Alismatis plantago, Alisma plantago-aquatica, American water plantain

Greater water plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica (Alisma plantago). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1801

Floating water plantain, Luronium natans (Alisma natans). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1800

Northern water plantain, Alisma triviale and starfruit, Damasonium alisma. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Great water plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica (Alisma plantago). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes

Curtis British Entomology Plate 727
Lepidoptera. Chilo lanceolellus = Schoenobius (Donacaula) forficella (Lance-winged Veneer) [Plant: Damasonium alisma (Star-fruit)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 36
Lepidoptera: Lithosia muscerda = Pelosia muscerda (Dotted Footman) [Plant: Alisma plantago-aquatica (Alisma plantago, Great Water Plantain)] Date: 1824-39

Ten-spotted ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) on Common Water-plantain (Alsima plantago-aquatica) Belgium, June

Common water-plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica.. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Alisma natans
Illustration by Pierre Joesph Redoute, from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at Natural History Museum, London

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Discover the enchanting world of Alisma: a diverse genus of aquatic and semi-aquatic plants, showcased in this vintage botanical collection. From the Common Water-plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) with its distinctive pink Victorian illustration, to the Floating Water-plantain (Luronium natans) and the Northern Water-plantain (Alisma triviale), these ancient botanical gems reveal the beauty and complexity of the natural world. Delight in the intricate details of their leaves and flowers, and marvel at the Ten-spotted Ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) gracefully perched on a Common Water-plantain bloom, captured in the meticulous illustrations of Curtis' British Entomology Plates 36 and 727. Embrace the timeless allure of Alisma, a testament to the rich history of botanical exploration and documentation.