nature

Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica without roots.  Illustration shows details of the small white flowers and winged seed.

Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica showing white flowers, dark green leaves and black berries

Hybrid knotweed Fallopia japonica x Fallopia sachalinensis showing stem, flowers, leaves, and typical growth habit

Stonecrop or New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii showing two of its three different growth habits

Spanish bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica showing pale blue flowers and differences between this and the native Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta.  For more, please see my blog on telling the difference between these species.dark anthers, blue anthers,

Skunk cabbage Lysichiton americanus showing the glossy leaves and yellow lily like flowers.

Shallon Gaultheria shallon showing white flowers, purple berries, and leathery leaves

Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides showing pale blue glaucous foliage and cross section of single berry.

Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis showing ripe and unripe fruit along with the decorative bright pink blossoms.  Illustration also shows the clear link between this plant and other Rubus species such as Raspberry and Blackberry

Rhododendron ponticum showing pale violet flowers in full bloom, and the smooth and glossy dark green leaves

Purple Dewplant Disphyma crassifolium showing the succulent leaves tinged red, and the purple daisy-like flowers.

Piri Piri bur Acaena novae-zelandiae with individual detail of flower and seed

Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia showing suckers, attached suckers, individual flower, and berries

Yellow Azalea Rhododendron luteum in full flower showing the smooth leaves and growth habit of the leaves.

Variegated Yellow Archangel Lamiatrum galeobdolon subsp argentum showing flowers, variegated leaves, and runners

Three cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum with detail of stem cross section, flower, and bud

Bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus with seed pod and individual flower and calyx

Turkey tail fungus Trametes versicolor botanical illustration

Tupelo Nyssa ogeche with single flower botanical illustration

Yellow headed amazon parrot Amazona oratrix on perch with red epaulettes

Woodstock water meadow view with wildlife pond in foreground; seen with otter, kingfisher, and Peacock butterfly

Woodpecker skull with hyoid horns diagram, viewed in profile

Woodpecker skull with hyoid horns view from above diagram

Wood sorrel Oxalis acetosela pen and ink illustration