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Herb Paris
Paris quadrifolia
Paris quadrifolia, the herb-paris or true lover's knot, is a Eurasian species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae, although authorities formerly regarded it as part of the Liliaceae family. It is related to Trillium, with which it can be confused. Trillium, however, is generally 3-merous (3 leaves per whorl, 3 petals etc.), whereas Paris quadrifolia is 4-merous.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.121
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.119
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.380
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.698
History of Plants in Four Books
Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.324
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.643
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1265
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.462
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Paris quadrifolia in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123666.