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originated in the Caucuses, traveled west through Greece and Rome; mentioned in Pliny's Natural History

originated in Central Europe; very hardy, grows in open, sunny areas

native to Central Europe, northern Italy, and Slovenia; grows in woodlands, along beeches, and over limestone

native to eastern Mediterranean, southeastern Europe, northeastern Africa; while not resenbling the Ranunculus asiaticus of today, this flower (not appearing in any of Bosschaert's other paintings) resembles Basilius Bessler's drawing of the flower…

native to Europe; supposedly an aphrodisiac and also used in herbal medicine, but poisonous if ingested