Prickly globe-headed centaury, Centaurea sphaerocephala

Prickly globe-headed centaury, Centaurea sphaerocephala. Native to the Iberian peninsula, raised in Chelsea Botanic Gardens from seeds received by William Anderson. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Samuel Curtis, London, 1825

1825 Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Botanical Magazine Enlightenment Herb Iberian Peninsula John Curtis Plant Hunter Samuel Curtis Seeds Weddell William Curtis

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