cones

Sprig of Alder showing several leaves and three ripe cones

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris cones, one mature and one less ripe

Norway spruce Picea abies cone and individual seed

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris cone and needles.  Pen and ink illustration with top colour.

Stag’s-horn clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum showing horizontal growth pattern and spore bearing cones

Dahurian larch Larix gmelinii cones flowers and needles in layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Yew Taxus baccata Female and male flowers and berries on branch with text and layout Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris Female strobile male flowers cone and sprig layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)  

White spruce Picea glauca cones flowers needles layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Black spruce Picea mariana cones flowers needles layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Dahurian Larch Larix gmelinii tree showing krummholz symptoms due to arctic conditions Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

White Spruce Picea glauca tree showing bushy growth Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Jack Pine Pinus banksia tree showing straggly lower branches Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Ralence (publ. Jan 2022)

Siberian larch Larix sibirica tree Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Ralence (publ. Jan 2022)

Water horsetail showing two sterile stems and two fertile stems, one with leaves and one without.  Also showing cross section of the stem, and the rhizome.

West Himalayan Spruce Picea smithiana cone and pine needles

West Himalalyan spruce Picea smithiana tree showing typical growth form

Totara Podocarpus totara tree showing typical habit

Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris with needles leaves and cone

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris tree showing typical growth with fallen lower branches

Monkey puzzle Araucaria araucana showing leaves pattern of growth and female cones

Monkey puzzle Araucaria aracana tree showing typical umbrella shape of mature tree

Larch Larix decidua or europea tree showing typical shape

Cedar of Lebanon showing typical growth form and habit