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Greater stitchwort, Stellaria holostea
Greater stitchwort, Stellaria holostea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London, 1816
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Classes Duppa Greater Linnaean Orders Stellaria Stitchwort System Vegetable Holostea
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Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea, is a beautiful and intricately detailed plant, as depicted in this stunning handcoloured copperplate engraving from Richard Duppa's seminal work, "The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany," published in London in 1816 by Longman, Hurst. The engraving, which is based on Duppa's own illustration, showcases the delicate flowers of this common European plant in exquisite detail. The Greater Stitchwort is a low-growing herbaceous plant that is native to Europe, North America, and Asia. It is characterized by its slender stems, which can grow up to 30 centimeters tall, and its small, white, star-shaped flowers, which bloom in clusters. The plant's leaves are narrow and lanceolate, and they are arranged in pairs along the stem. The Linnaean System of Botany, developed by Carl Linnaeus in the late 1700s, is the modern system of naming and classifying plants and animals. Duppa's work was one of the most influential botanical publications of the time, and it helped to popularize the Linnaean system among botanists and naturalists around the world. The handcoloured copperplate engraving process was a popular method of producing high-quality botanical illustrations during the 18th and 19th centuries. The process involved creating a copperplate engraving, which was then handcoloured by skilled artists to add depth and detail to the image. The result was a beautiful, lifelike representation of the plant, which was highly prized by collectors and scholars. Today, the Greater Stitchwort remains a common sight in meadows and woodlands across Europe and North America, and it continues to be a favorite subject for botanical illustrators and photographers. This stunning engraving is a testament to the enduring beauty and fascination of the natural world, and it serves as a reminder of the important role that botanical illustration has played in documenting and celebrating the diversity of plant life.
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