Pen and ink drawing on paper of Galeopsis procerior spicata foetida (identified as cf Stachys sylvatica) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LC: Handwritten in graphite pencil: 'Galeopsis procerior spicata foetida Juss'. Identified as cf Stachys sylvatica. Latin inscription 'Galeopsis procerior spicata foetida Juss' means 'Smelly Galeopsis taller spiked [of] Jussieu' (Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist). The drawing is not detailed enough to provide a specific identification, it could be many species in the Labiate family. English vernacular name: hedge woundwort
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.8 cm x 16.9 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash