Pen and ink drawing on paper of Urtica urens pilulas farens (now Urtica pilulifera) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Current botanical name: Urtica pilulifera. Latin inscription means 'burning Nettle bearing pills'. 'Dioscoridis' refers to Pedanius Dioscorides (Greek botanist). 'Semine Lini.' might mean 'flax seeds' (or Linnaeus). English vernacular name: Roman Nettle
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.9 cm x 16.7 cm