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Gromwell (Lithospermum officinale L.): entire flowering plant with separate flower, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Bastard alkanet plant (Lithospermum arvense) with an associated beetle, its larva and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Gromwell (Lithospermum sp.): fruiting stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

A plant (Lithospermum species): flowering stem with root and floral segments. Watercolour.

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A plant (Lithospermum species): flowering stem with root and floral segments. Watercolour.

Bastard alkanet plant (Lithospermum arvense) with an associated beetle, its larva and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Gromwell (Lithospermum officinale L.): entire flowering plant with separate flower, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Gromwell (Lithospermum sp.): fruiting stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.