Astragalus hamosus...the jokester's "worm" to drop in your salad!
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The seeds are rectangular!
Hooker looks like a cool guy. He isn't really connected much with "worms" but his book had them illustrated and he is worth knowing.
The clincher that this is the plant called "Worms" is the last paragraph below :-)
The clincher that this is the plant called "Worms" is the last paragraph below :-)
Above: The Field and Garden Vegetables of America ... with Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use ... Illustrated , Fearing Burr |
This is a plate from Hooker's botany book.
Links:
- A very nice book from 1837 by Hooker - Botanical Illustrations ... designed to explain the terms employed in a course of lectures on botany, etc.
- Books available for you to read (PDF) by Hooker
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hooker_(botanist)
- Hooker edited Curtis's Botanical Magazine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis%27s_Botanical_Magazine - A wonderful plant database to explore is this Portuguese site!
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