Hawkweed sketch Hieracium species
Hawkweed sketch Hieracium showing basal rosette and dandelion-like flowers
Globe flower sketch Trollius europaeus
Globe flower sketch Trollius europaeus showing characteristic closed flower shape.
Fragrant orchid sketch Gymnadenia conopsea
Fragrant orchid sketch Gymnadenia conopsea showing flowers and leaves
Field horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field horsetail Equisetum arvense, with background.
Fern spore Ophioglossum
Fern spore of an Ophioglossum species, showing the distinctive tri-partite shape and textured spore surface.
Eudicot seedling
Eudicot seedling showing paired cotyledon leaves, seed, and root.
Eudicot plant variety with eudicot seedling
Eudicot plant variety with eudicot seedling. Plants illustrated are: Ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea, Hawkweed Hieracium, Meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata, Globe flower Trollius europaeus, Wood Bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, and Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica.
Eudicot and monocot seedling comparison
Eudicot and monocot seedling comparison showing cotyledon leaves on the eudicot and furled parallel-veined leaves of the monocot.
Delicate Stonewort Chara virgata
Delicate Stonewort Chara virgata. Botanical illustration from the Brecknockshire flora.
Cuckooflower or Ladies smock Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower or Lady’s-smock Cardamine pratensis showing basal rosette, flowers, and young silique seed pods.
Horsetails: Calamophyte Equisetum arvense, palustre, & fluviatile
Horsetails: Calamophytes Field horsetail Equisetum arvense, Marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, & Water or River horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Bluebell sketch Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell sketch Hyacinthoides non-scripta showing blue flowers and strap-like leaves
Autumn crocus or meadow saffron sketch Colchicum autumnale
Autumn crocus or meadow saffron sketch Colchicum autumnale. From the Brecknockshire Flora; example of a monocot
Adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum
Adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum showing spore bearing “tongue”
Bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus 2
Bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus with seed pod and individual flower and calyx
Tupelo Nyssa ogeche
Tupelo Nyssa ogeche with single flower botanical illustration
Yellow headed amazon parrot Amazona oratrix
Yellow headed amazon parrot Amazona oratrix on perch with red epaulettes
Pond in a water meadow landscape with plants and animals
Woodstock water meadow view with wildlife pond in foreground; seen with otter, kingfisher, and Peacock butterfly
Wood sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood sage Teucrium scorodonia botanical illustration
White Admiral Limenitis camilla
White Admiral Limenitis camilla butterflies with view of upper and lower wing, feeding on blackberry flowers
Snake’s head fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Snake’s head fritillary Fritillaria meleagris botanical illustration
Small skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small skipper Thymelicus sylvestris natural history illustration on grasses
Field vole Microtus agrestis
Short tail or Field vole Microtus agrestis with grasses behind
Septoria triitici Wheat disease
Septoria triitici Wheat disease showing damage to a wheat leaf botanical illustration