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Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa sketchbook study.  Illustration shows comparison with the cultivated parsnip plant, Pastinaca sativa sativa.  It also includes details on the petiole, flower, umbel, seed head, seeds, and root.

Spreading Cotoneaster Cotoneaster divaricatus Sketchbook study showing leaf vein patters, underneath of leaves, twigs, branching pattern, and autumn foliage.  Also shown are details of the Spreading cotoneaster berry, flowers, cross section of a flower, and habit sketch.  For more on cotoneaster species, look at my blog.

Snow-in-Summer or Dusty Miller Cerastium tomentosum sketchbook study showing habit sketch and detail of an asexual sprig. Seed and seed coat detail, calyx, leaf, flower and flower cross section are also depicted.  Details of the bud and fur on leaf also appear.

Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Sketchbook Study page showing blossom, individual flowers, seeds and leaves.  Also includes comparison to the Field Maple Acer campestre and the Norway maple, Acer platanoides.

Caucasian Stonecrop Sedum spurius sketchbook study.  Illustration shows details of plant, flowers, a habit sketch, and an individual flower.  Also includes details of the leaf edge, and Sedum spurius purpurea plant (Dragon’s blood sedum).

Siberian Stonecrop Phedimus hybridus or Sedum hybridum sketchbook study with habit, flower detail and cross section, seed and fruit detail.

Dwarf Pine subspecies cone and individual cone scale tip comparison.  Species compared are Pinus mugo uncinata, Pinus mugo rotundata, and Pinus mugo mugo

Dwarf Mountain Pine Pinus mugo sketchbook study sheet.  Illustration shows female and male flowers, immature and mature cones, the bark of the tree, and details of the pine needles and bud.

Rum or Black Cherry Prunus serotina sketchbook study.  The page includes two bark studies (from an old and young tree), the habit of tree, and berry details.  The bud, individual flower, blossoming raceme, vein detail and petiole gland details are also depicted.

Himalayan Blackberry Rubus armeniacus.  Sketchbook illustration shows flower, flower cross section, leaf shape and underside, stem, seed, early fruit and seed detail

Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor compared to Greater Periwinkle Vinca major.  Sketchbook study sheet shows details of flowers, leaves, leaf venation, a habit sketch, and cross sections of the periwinkle flowers.

Common Blue-sow thistle Cicerbita macrophylla sketchbook page compared to Alpine Sow-thistle Cicerbita alpina. Details of leaf venation, habit sketch, individual ray florets, seed information, and associated comparative details of the Alpine Sow-thistle

Sage Salvia officianalis sketchbook study showing leaf and flower and tonal study of leaf texture

Clouded leopard Neofelis nubulosa at rest on a tree branch pencil sketch

Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis sketchbook study page with comparisons to Solidago gigantea

Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima sketchbook study page and habit sketch

Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora sketchbook study showing cross section of flower and details of seeds and exploded seed case.

Blue bonnet Lupin Lupinus polyphyllus sketchbook study page.  Includes information on  habit, cross section of flower, seed pods, and leaf venation.

Persian Hogweed Heracelum persicum and Giant Hogweed Heracelum mantegazzianum comparison with info on flower shape, umbel shape, and leaf differences

Milkweed Asclepias syriaca sketchbook study page with written notes and info on seed pods, flowers, roots, and seeds

Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica and Himalayan balsam Impatiens grandiflora seedling comparison

Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica seedling showing rounded leaves and pink stem

Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa sketchbook study page and habit sketch

Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa graphite leaflet showing shiny leaflets and dentition on margin