Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
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The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (Latin: Agnus scythicus or Planta Tartarica Barometz[1]) is a legendary zoophyte of Central Asia, once believed to grow sheep as its fruit. It was believed the sheep were connected to the plant by an umbilical cord and grazed the land around the plant. When all accessible foliage was gone, both the plant and sheep died.
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Grouping | Plant |
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Folklore | Myth based on fact |
First attested | 11th century |
Other name(s) | Scythian Lamb, Borometz, Barometz, Borametz |
Region | Central Asia |
Habitat | Forests |
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Underlying the legend is the cotton plant, which was unknown in Northern Europe before the Norman conquest of Sicily.