11-01-2018, 11:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-01-2018, 12:28 AM by -JKP-.
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I don't think it's banana.
I think it's quite a good drawing of Petasites.
Petasites grows everywhere in temperate and colder zones, and the species that most resemble this (e.g., Petasites officinalis, Petasites hybridus) are wetland plants that grow by rivers. There are a number of different species and some have quite large reddish swellings at the top of the root. Some species have heart-shaped leaves, but there quite a few, including Petasites amplus and P. japnica that have large rounded leaves with edges that develop tears and cuts.
It's the bigger cousin of Tussilago farfara (which is found in many herbal manuscripts). It grows taller and has a larger root than T. farfara.
![[Image: petaova1.jpg]](http://www.geocities.ws/profberti/plantasmedicinais/petaova1.jpg)
![[Image: PetasitesHybridus2.jpg]](http://pfaf.org/Admin/PlantImages/PetasitesHybridus2.jpg)
![[Image: acsalapu.jpg]](http://www.femvital.hu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/acsalapu.jpg)
![[Image: 250px-Illustration_Petasites_hybridus0.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Illustration_Petasites_hybridus0.jpg/250px-Illustration_Petasites_hybridus0.jpg)
![[Image: VoyPlant13r.jpg]](http://voynichportal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/VoyPlant13r.jpg)
Photo credits: pfaf.org and femvital.hu
The shape of the flowers, the way they are attached, the big round leaves, and the swollen root are all characteristic of the plant. I've never had much doubt about this folio as it's one of the more naturalistic drawings.
I think it's quite a good drawing of Petasites.
Petasites grows everywhere in temperate and colder zones, and the species that most resemble this (e.g., Petasites officinalis, Petasites hybridus) are wetland plants that grow by rivers. There are a number of different species and some have quite large reddish swellings at the top of the root. Some species have heart-shaped leaves, but there quite a few, including Petasites amplus and P. japnica that have large rounded leaves with edges that develop tears and cuts.
It's the bigger cousin of Tussilago farfara (which is found in many herbal manuscripts). It grows taller and has a larger root than T. farfara.
Photo credits: pfaf.org and femvital.hu
The shape of the flowers, the way they are attached, the big round leaves, and the swollen root are all characteristic of the plant. I've never had much doubt about this folio as it's one of the more naturalistic drawings.