(22-05-2020, 12:55 PM)Anton wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(21-05-2020, 11:18 PM)-JKP- wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I have Chenopodium capitatum on my list of possibilities, it does match the VMS drawing reasonably well, but I have reservations about it because it only grew in North America in the Middle Ages.
However, it's listed in Pritzel, and this with AHD (old high German) references.
Thousands of foreign plants were imported into Europe by the middle of the 16th century.
After Columbus came back with samples from America, there was almost a hysteria to get foreign plants and bulbs, especially those with commercial potential. It's amazing how fast they started growing sunflowers in europe (I think it was less than two decades after America was discovered).
Do you have a link? Did Pritzel mention a specific date? It seems more likely it would be the 16th century rather than the 15th century.
There are numerous Chenopodium species that are native to Europe, but not Chenopodium capitatum.
I haven't been excluding North American plants (I like to keep an open mind), but they are lower on my list.