Illustrated botanical plate depicting the Comet Vine with trailing seed pods and silken filaments.

Comet Vine

$91.95
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Illustrated botanical plate depicting the Comet Vine with trailing seed pods and silken filaments.
  • Illustrated botanical plate depicting the Comet Vine with trailing seed pods and silken filaments.
  • Illustrated botanical plate depicting the Comet Vine with trailing seed pods and silken filaments.
Comet Vine

Comet Vine

$91.95

Catalogue Entry

The Comet Vine is a vigorous climbing species recognised by the elongated silken appendages borne beneath each mature seed pod. During the period of dispersal these fibres remain suspended for considerable distances behind the fruit, producing the appearance from which the species derives its common name.

The vine itself displays rapid annual growth, attaching securely to cliff faces and mature woodland trees by means of finely divided tendrils. The seed pods mature sequentially rather than simultaneously, allowing extended periods of dispersal within a single season.

This plate records a fruiting specimen together with enlarged studies of the developing pods and attachment structures.

Registrar's Notes

Detached seed pods have been recovered many miles from the nearest documented colonies. The mechanism responsible for their sustained transport has yet to be satisfactorily described.

Print Specification

Museum-quality giclée print produced with archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm.

Printed on a heavyweight, velvety matte fine art paper selected for its richly textured surface and exceptional detail reproduction.

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