f3v

[Linda]

Probably just a coincidence, but I can't help but see a resemblance, especially with the shape of the right column:



BL Add MS 11639,Miscellany of biblical and other texts, 1277-1324, Northern France, f222v.

I think I posted this before but it didn't seem to be here, so again this is a tapeworm, and its similarity to the roots could indicate a parasitic plant. The hairiness of the drawn root could be a hint at its actual form, small hair-like roots that entwine with the roots of other plants.

The plant itself does resemble some in the broomrape family of parasitic plants.


note some species have extensions on the leaves similar to the drawing





Lousewort is interesting because the leaves in the drawing sort of look like lice with their six legs, and lo it's another parasite, one that was thought to be harboured by the plant and passed on to livestock when eaten.