A dehiscing puffball (Lycoperdon species) and four types of clubmoss (Lycopodium species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1815.

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21 January 1815
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25524i
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A dehiscing puffball (Lycoperdon species) and four types of clubmoss (Lycopodium species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1815. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : published as the Act directs by G. Jones, 21 January 1815.

Physical description

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 19.8 x 26.1 cm

Lettering

Lycoperdon and Lycopodium. 1. the puck-fist or puff-ball; 2. the same at the moment of explosion 3. Lycoperdon of the oak 4 to 7. star puff-ball 8 to 11. species of club-moss or wolf's-claw. J. Pass sc.

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Exhibited in 'Rooted Beings' at Wellcome Collection, 24 March - 29 August 2022

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Wellcome Collection 25524i

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