Monocot plant variety with seedling
Monocot plant variety with seedling. Plants shown are: Soft-leaved or Mountain sedge Carex montan, Meadow saffron Colchium autumnale, Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsed, Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Wood rush Luzula sylvatica, and Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Monocot plant variety
Monocot plant variety featuring numerous monocots such as rush, grass, bluebell, sedge, and crocus.
Meadow saxifrage sketch Saxifraga granulata
Meadow saxifrage sketch Saxifraga granulata with white flowers and basal rosette of rounded leaves.
Marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre with strobili
Marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre with strobili growing in shallow water or marshland.
Ivy-leaved Bellflower sketch Wahlenbergia hederacea
Ivy-leaved Bellflower sketch Wahlenbergia hederacea showing sprawling habit
Hawkweed sketch Hieracium species
Hawkweed sketch Hieracium showing basal rosette and dandelion-like flowers
Globe flower sketch Trollius europaeus
Globe flower sketch Trollius europaeus showing characteristic closed flower shape.
Fragrant orchid sketch Gymnadenia conopsea
Fragrant orchid sketch Gymnadenia conopsea showing flowers and leaves
Field horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field horsetail Equisetum arvense, with background.
Fern spore Ophioglossum
Fern spore of an Ophioglossum species, showing the distinctive tri-partite shape and textured spore surface.
Eudicot seedling
Eudicot seedling showing paired cotyledon leaves, seed, and root.
Eudicot plant variety with eudicot seedling
Eudicot plant variety with eudicot seedling. Plants illustrated are: Ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea, Hawkweed Hieracium, Meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata, Globe flower Trollius europaeus, Wood Bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, and Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica.
Eudicot and monocot seedling comparison
Eudicot and monocot seedling comparison showing cotyledon leaves on the eudicot and furled parallel-veined leaves of the monocot.
Delicate Stonewort Chara virgata
Delicate Stonewort Chara virgata. Botanical illustration from the Brecknockshire flora.
Cuckooflower or Ladies smock Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower or Lady’s-smock Cardamine pratensis showing basal rosette, flowers, and young silique seed pods.
Horsetails: Calamophyte Equisetum arvense, palustre, & fluviatile
Horsetails: Calamophytes Field horsetail Equisetum arvense, Marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, & Water or River horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Bluebell sketch Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell sketch Hyacinthoides non-scripta showing blue flowers and strap-like leaves
Autumn crocus or meadow saffron sketch Colchicum autumnale
Autumn crocus or meadow saffron sketch Colchicum autumnale. From the Brecknockshire Flora; example of a monocot
Adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum
Adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum showing spore bearing “tongue”
Crested Dog’s-tail grass Cynosurus cristatus with name
Crested Dog’s-tail grass Cynosurus cristatus with written name
Crested Dog’s-tail grass Cynosurus cristatus 2
Crested Dog’s-tail grass Cynosurus cristatus 2 botanical illustration
Cock’s-foot grass Dactylis glomerata with written name
Cock’s-foot grass Dactylis glomerata with written name
Cock’s-foot grass Dactylis glomerata 2
Cock’s-foot grass Dactylis glomerata 2 showing grass with shoots in full flower.
Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus grass with written name
Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus grass with written name in hand painted watercolour text