of 1633 was seen as the best and most exhaustive work of its kind and a standard reference for some time.

Its correct scientific name is hyphenated bella-donna. In his original description, Linnaeus called it Atropa bella donna with a space between 'bella' and 'donna', and this space is treated by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Article 60.11 Ex.42) as an error to be replaced by a hyphen.

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