Leaves, flowers, seed capsule and seeds of the Sorrel tree, Oxydendrum arboreum, Sorel, Andromeda arborea.

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Leaves, flowers, seed capsule and seeds of the Sorrel tree, Oxydendrum arboreum, Sorel, Andromeda arborea. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa, engraved on copper by Gabriel, from Francois Andre Michaux's "North American Sylva," Philadelphia, 1857. French botanist Michaux (1770-1855) explored America and Canada in 1785 cataloging its native trees.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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