Engraved botanical plate of a night-flowering catchfly stem with pale flowers, green buds and pointed leaves, with separate floral parts drawn at lower right.

Night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflorum), engraved botanical plate

An engraved botanical plate showing a flowering stem of night-flowering catchfly with inflated green calyces, narrow pointed leaves, and a pale five-petalled bloom at the top. Separate floral segments are drawn at lower right, with the plant's name and engraver's credit printed beneath the stem against a cream page.

Artist: James Sowerby
Date: 1 December 1795
Medium: Book illustrations Engravings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2339 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1795.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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