f18v...Dioscorides...something about those leaves

[ReneZ]

Some additional observations:

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Also You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. has strikingly similar components to VM You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , even though the plants appear different. Weird spiky thing, similar leaves...

This image from the Vienna Dioscurides has something similar, though it seems to be a different herb again:
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Edit: and here is the 'Malva':

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