▁cla de ▁of ▁pur ple ▁and ▁p ink ▁flow ered ▁C ist us ▁species ▁( the ▁" pur ple ▁p ink ▁cla de " ▁or ▁P PC ). ▁ ▁Distribution ▁C ist us ▁cr isp us ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁north ▁Africa ▁and ▁south - western ▁Europe , ▁including ▁Portugal , ▁Spain , ▁France , ▁C ors ica , ▁Italy ▁and ▁Sic ily . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁cr isp us ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁Peter ▁B irk hä user ▁( 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Swiss ▁poster ▁artist , ▁portrait ist , ▁and ▁vision ary ▁painter , ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁paint ings ▁illustr ating ▁imag ery ▁from ▁dream s ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁analyt ical ▁psych ology . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁ ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁an ▁o cul ist , ▁B irk hä user ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Bas el . ▁ ▁His ▁mother ▁died ▁early ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁a ▁rational istic , ▁ag nost ic ▁environment . ▁ ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁painter ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁age , ▁and ▁left ▁grammar ▁school ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁an ▁art ▁school ▁under ▁Bas el ▁artist ▁Nik laus ▁Sto e ck lin . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁early ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁artist , ▁he ▁produced ▁still - life ▁and ▁landscape ▁paint ings , ▁ex ▁li br is ▁pl ates , ▁st amps