Water fennel (Oenanthe aquatica (L.) Poiret): flowering and fruiting stem with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

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[1778]
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17380i
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Water fennel (Oenanthe aquatica (L.) Poiret): flowering and fruiting stem with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The fruit of water fennel was used for bronchitis and digestive disorders

Oenanthe aquatica = (Oenanthe phellandrium)

Water fennel is also known as fine-leaved water dropwort

Publication/Creation

[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1778]

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.0 x 23.0 cm

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Phellandrium. Dod.Pempt.591. I.R.H.306 Cicutaria palustris, C.B.Pin.161. Ital. Cicutaria aquatica

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Wellcome Collection 17380i

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