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Tall blue astor
Folio 78 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
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1768 1795 18th Century Aster Asteraceae Asterales Asterid Compositae Edwards Eudicot Folio John Edwards Tall Angiospermae Dicot Dicotyledon Magnoliophyta
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This stunning botanical illustration is Folio 78 from A Collection of Flowers, published between 1795 and 1798 by the English botanical artist John Edwards. The illustration depicts the Tall Blue Astor (Aster tardus), a beautiful member of the Asteraceae, or composite, family. The Tall Blue Astor is native to North America and is characterized by its tall stems and large, blue-violet flowers. Edwards' meticulous attention to detail is evident in the intricate rendering of the Astor's delicate petals, which are arranged in a classic composite flower structure. The plant is depicted against a soft, clouded sky, adding to the ethereal quality of the image. John Edwards was a prominent botanical artist of the late 18th century, known for his accurate and detailed illustrations of a wide range of flowering plants. This illustration is an excellent example of the high-quality work produced during the height of the botanical illustration movement in Europe. The Tall Blue Astor is an angiosperm, a type of seed-producing plant that is a member of the dicotyledon, or dicot, division. Angiosperms are further classified as eudicots, or asterids, and belong to the larger grouping of flowering plants known as magnoliophyta. The Asterales order, to which the Asteraceae belong, is characterized by its distinctive composite flowers. This beautiful illustration is held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum in London, and is a testament to the importance of botanical illustration in documenting and preserving the natural world. The intricate details captured in this image continue to fascinate and inspire botanists, artists, and nature lovers alike.
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