The community might go "huh?" when they see my ID for Plant 34v because it's completely different from previous suggestions, which include Sempervivum tectorum, Libanotis umbilifera (Theo Petersen), Lunaria (Sherwood), Arctium lappa, Eryngium, Ficus carica (O'Donnell), Nardostachys jatamansi (Voynich Adventures), etc.—but I have good reasons for putting it on my list of possible IDs. I think asparagus should be considered...
It occurred to me that the round clam-like forms (which are reminiscent of Venus flytrap except for the way they are lined up along the branches) might be drawn with hatched lines to indicate roundness, and the intimate portrait of mating roots might refer to the fact that asparagus is dioecious with male and female forms growing in close vicinity.
The flowers vary, depending on the species—some are bell-like, others star-like. Asparagus was considered both a medicinal plant and a food in the middle ages.
The VMS plant matches quite well in terms of the roots (both physically and mnemonically), the base of the stalk, the berries (if they are intended to be berries) and, to some extent, the flowers (depending on the species).
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- Asparagus has two forms, one that is the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., the part we eat, and the ferny form that has an abundance of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (on spreading branches) that You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. as they ripen. The berries weigh down the branches and they are more horizontal in the fall.
- Asparagus spreads by extensive systems of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and has a stringy coarse texture at the base of the stalks, somewhat like the VMS drawing.
- Asparagus has bell-like white or yellow flowers.
It occurred to me that the round clam-like forms (which are reminiscent of Venus flytrap except for the way they are lined up along the branches) might be drawn with hatched lines to indicate roundness, and the intimate portrait of mating roots might refer to the fact that asparagus is dioecious with male and female forms growing in close vicinity.
The flowers vary, depending on the species—some are bell-like, others star-like. Asparagus was considered both a medicinal plant and a food in the middle ages.
The VMS plant matches quite well in terms of the roots (both physically and mnemonically), the base of the stalk, the berries (if they are intended to be berries) and, to some extent, the flowers (depending on the species).