Blood amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus
Blood amaranth or Mexican grain amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus (amaranthe paniculee, Amaranthus paniculatus.) Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Massard, drawn and directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century
Picture No
13135104
Media ID
45914275
Size
4322px x 6724px
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Credit
Florilegius
Source
Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin





























