The basis assumption that you make is that we see plants. Why do you see plants, with a stem, root , leaves and flower? (rhetorical)
Because we recognize existing parts and some details are puzzling or are confusing us: is it a root, is it a picture, is it a box or what is it? (rhetorical)
The answer after many reading hours in the philosophical corner, is that the author of the VMS is into medieval Aristotelian wisdom,
and wants to create a mood within he can tells us something.
This has only sideways to do with the herbals you see. Searching for the exact names or identical brothers or sisters in the kingdom of plants, will therefore always remain fruitless. It is like the story like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is it really about a literal yellow brick road? (rhetorical)
No, it is NOT about a real yellow brick road. And you will not find that road in any country, any city, or any village.
Because we recognize existing parts and some details are puzzling or are confusing us: is it a root, is it a picture, is it a box or what is it? (rhetorical)
The answer after many reading hours in the philosophical corner, is that the author of the VMS is into medieval Aristotelian wisdom,
and wants to create a mood within he can tells us something.
This has only sideways to do with the herbals you see. Searching for the exact names or identical brothers or sisters in the kingdom of plants, will therefore always remain fruitless. It is like the story like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is it really about a literal yellow brick road? (rhetorical)
No, it is NOT about a real yellow brick road. And you will not find that road in any country, any city, or any village.