- IDENTIFICATION OF PHYTOMORPHS IN THE VOYNICH CODEX 17
(a) (b)(c)Fig. 1.11. Pscaliumsp.?+Pippenaliasp.?: (a) fol. 33v; (b) herbarium sheet ofPippenalia
delphinifolia(ASU0029020) (Courtesy of Arizona State University Herbarium); (c) herbar-
ium sheet ofPsacalium peltigerumvar.hintoniiR. W. Pippen (MICH1107637) (Source:
University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. University of Michigan Herbarium
Vascular Plant Type Collection with Specimen Images).
five petals and the cauline leaves are smaller and closer to the base
(Fig. 1.13b). This species is native from British Columbia to California.
- Fol. 56r.Phacelia campanularia(Fig. 1.14).With blue flowers in a
scorpioid cyme, dentate leaves, and overlapping leaf-like basal scales
(Fig. 1.14a) the phytomorph is a good match forPhacelia campanularia
A. Gray, California bluebell (Figs. 1.14b and 1.14c), a California native. - Fol. 39v.Phacelia crenulata(Fig. 1.15).This has bluish flowers in
a cyme with deeply pinnately lobed green leaves on broad, brown, and