Prickly Gallery

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Choose from 5 images in our Prickly collection.

Roses (Rosa multiflora or Rosa polyantha), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Stapelia reticulata, 1814

Ferocactus hamatacanthus, 1852

Echinocactus rhodophthalmus, 1850

Yuzu, (Citrus junos), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Featured Image

Stapelia reticulata, 1814

Original illustration of Stapelia reticulata, currently accepted as Huernia reticulata, commonly known as netted-flowered stapelia, from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1662, 1st August 1814. Watercolour and pencil on paper. In 1814, this species could be found in the hollows of rocks, near North Olifant's River, South Africa.
Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants and has been published continuously since 1787