Botanical illustration

Bottle sedge Carex rostrata showing flowers, fruits, ligule, seeds, and glumes as well as the pinkish basal area

Broccoli Brassica oleracea italica pencil study showing edible head and a few leaves

Bitter vetch Lathyrus linifolius showing purple flowers and pods both ripe and brown and earlier on, still green. Tendrils and winged stem shown clearly along with paied leaves

Ash dieback symptoms Fraxinus excelsior Chalaria showing damaged inside of wood, damage on bark, little white fungal bodies, withered leaves on the branch, and individuall diseased leaf, the tree with exposed branches due to die back and a branch with siwtheres fronds of leaves on it

Autumn crocus Colchicum autumnale two flowers and leaf

Autumn leaf study of an Acer showing bright vivid red and yellow colours, leaf has damage and minor holes

Auxin diagram showing how applying auxin to the top of a plant encourages vertical rather than lateral growth

Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum showing two blooms with twisting stems.

California Yerba santa Eriodictyon californicum leaf shape

Hairy Yerba santa leaf shapes E trichocalyx var lanatum, showing margins and venation

Hairy Yerba santa Eriodictyon leaf shapes E trichocalyx var trichocalyx showing margins and venation

Narrow-leaved Yerba santa Eriodictyon angustifolium leaf shape, showing margins and venation

California Yerba santa Eriodictyon californicum with individual flower detail

Hairy Yerba santa Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum

Hairy Yerba Santa Eriodictyon trichocalyx var trichocalyx

Narrow-leaved yerba santa Eriodictyon angustifolium with individual flower detail

Dry stone wall with Maidenhair spleenwort, Wall rue, and Soft Shield fern growing; all of which are Leptosporangiate ferns.  Polypoidy ferns growing on a distant tree behind.

Dry stone wall with Maidenhair spleenwort, Wall rue, and Soft Shield fern growing; all of which are Leptosporangiate ferns.

Yellow waterlily Nuphar luteum floating on water with developing “brandy bottle” seed flask

Yew Taxus baccata sprig from tree showing red berries

Eudicot plant variety.  Plants illustrated are: , Ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea,  Hawkweed  Hieracium, Meadow saxifrage  Saxifraga granulata, Globe flower Trollius europaeus, Wood Bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, and the Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica.

Wood rush sketch Luzula sylvatica in flower and seed, showing the distinctive long hairs on the leaves

Wood or Upright Bitter-vetch sketch Vicia orobus with pinnate paired leaves and pale mauve flowers.

White waterlily Nymphaea alba shown floating on water with lily pads