Botanical illustration

Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa with details of one modified disc floret and a bract, showing the distinctive brown margin, and hairs.

Sketch showing one flower, buds, and leaves.  Tendrils are only beginning to grow.

Reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiformis showing spots of algae growing on the grey branches

Early Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp coccinea showing distinctive red flowers and stocky low habit

Close up of one flower showing reflexed sides of labellum and red colour

Orchid diagram with hand written labels. line drawing with colour wash

Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica with flower fruit seed and leaf underside

Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis with details of pappas types on two different achenes

With stem detail showing swollen red bases of stem hairs

With spikelet detail, showing how the upper leaf looks like a continuation of the stem

Dry specimen showing how incurled the moss becomes when not wet

Syntrichia ruraliformis ruraliformis fascicle and leaf with hyaline tip

Western eyebright Euphrasia tetraquetra with leaf & flower detail

Sharp rush Juncus acutus with nutlet and inflorescence

Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana cut to white

Showing seed, pale pink flowers, woolly blue leaves and a seed

Showing yellow and cream colouration and sprawling, tufted habit  

Rough bent grass Agrostis scabra with details of spikelet and ligule

Little Bluestem grass Schizachryium scoparium including roots

Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum showing red spotted stems and variable leaf shape

Cannock chase berry Vaccinium x inermedium V. myrtillus x V. vitis-idaea

Sprig of this iconic spring plant with pussy willow catkins coming into flower. Catkins appear before leaves emerge.

Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas with seedhead, top of seedhead, and seed detail

Self heal Prunella vulgaris botanical watercolour illustration