The Voynich Botanical Plants

Folio 4v. European bellflower (Campanula). This genus contains over 500 species distributed across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. One species, rampion, is grown for its spinach-like leaves and radish-like roots. There is an Italian tradition that the possession of a rampion excites quarrels among children. The story of Rapunzel is related to the theft of rampions from a magician’s garden. (C)