Similar plants in Botany

[Linda]

Of course, it is not certain that the plants in the VMS consist of composite plant parts (what is certain, after all?). One of the problems is finding a reference herbal manuscript. The selection is certainly subjective and only meaningful if the structural characteristics of the plants correspond to some extent. Even then, the result (after painstaking, individual comparisons) can never be definitive proof.

Thank you, and yes, what is certain, after all, about almost anything?  There is always a possibility that the premise under which we investigate is false. 

However, it would be really interesting to learn that some sort of shuffle idea had been at play. What if they were grouped in threes so that you could figure out which leftovers went together? What might that mean for possible page ordering, etc. Maybe you could find the connections between the groups somehow and in doing so the correct page order unlocks some sort of sequence we can't currently detect. Or maybe the formula is more complicated than that. For instance, the similar imagery pointed out in this thread? A game of which goes with which goes exponential. 

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Edit: There are definitely exceptions as well. I would consider the following example a perfect match: 

Really? I can see enough resemblance to say possible, but the differences would keep me from being confident.
What plant is that in real life?

You posted a plant yesterday also, before the manuscript collection image, what was that plant identified as in the manuscript?