Edith Sherwood Ph.D.

The Voynich Botanical Plants

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Folio 54r. Creeping thistle (Circium arvense). This plant is also known as the cursed thistle as it readily spreads underground from its rhizomes and is considered a noxious weed. The roots are edible but produce flatulence in some people and the leaves are too prickly to eat. (1) (B)

(1) Wikipedia
(B) Drawings that are similar to illustrations in other herbals