Zigzag capegorse, Aspalathus bracteata

Zigzag capegorse, Aspalathus bracteata. Small-leaved aspalathus, Aspalathus pedunculata. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1775. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Stephen Couchman, London, 1796

1796 Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Botanical Magazine Botanist Enlightenment Francis Masson Herb Plant Hunter South Africa Stephen Couchman William Curtis

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