Mexico

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

Scarlet macaw parrot Ara macao perched on a branch with foliage.  From The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Variable kingsnake Lampropeltis Mexicana thayeri extending its head and neck Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

Montezuma cypress Taxodium mucronatum cones and leaf sprays

Montezuma cypress Taxodium mucronatum tree showing habit and growth

Yellow headed amazon parrot Amazona oratrix on perch with red epaulettes

Monarch Danaus plexippus butterfly cut to white

Cotton boll weevil Anthonomus grandis adult and larva and pupa, the latter two inside developing cotton bolls

Harlequin beetle Acrocinus longimanus cut to white showing distinctive orange and cohre pattern, elongated fore legs, and long antennae

Sweetcorn Zea mays plant

Sorghum Sorghum bicolor plant

Cocoa and Melon fruits, both peeled to reveal seeds within

Cocoa seeds in a pod Theobroma cacao with the pod skin torn away to show the seeds stacked within

Bourgainvillea glabra sprig with lots of flowers, leaves, and the magenta calyx

Sketchbook study of the Exploding cucumber Cylantha explodens with lots of details of the fruit exploding and curling back on itself, and details of the knobbly brown seeds along with a detailed colour study of a few fruit with dark green leaves behind. Lots of details of the curling tendrils and some simple watercolour wash […]

Atlantic stingray Dasyatis sabina view from above and from below

Albino axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum showing red gills