Browse all plants
Shown here are the 160 illustrations drawn by Elizabeth Twining from her two-volume catalog depicting the natural orders of plants. Read the original introduction and conclusion.
Throughout Twining’s two volumes, most descriptions included mentions of how some plants had affinities or connections with others in other tribes. This diagram illustrates all those likenesses connected in one network.
Only likenesses that were referenced by name are included (e.g. “This Tribe has affinity with Amaryllidaceæ and Hæmodoraceæ…” as in Bromeliaceæ, the Pine-Apple tribe) and not general statements that didn’t specify a name (e.g. “The succulent nature of this tribe connects it with several others.” as in Crassulaceæ, the Houseleek tribe).
- Scroll/pinch to zoom
- Drag to pan
- Both tribes referenced each other
- One tribe only referenced the other
- Larger = more liknesses
Posters
Decorate your walls with colorful detailed posters based on Elizabeth Twining’s beautiful two-volume set from 1868.
Puzzles
Challenge yourself or someone else to assemble a puzzle of all 160 botanical illustrations.