palmate leaves

Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum conkers both in, and out of, their seed case

Trumpet bush Cecropia peltata showing a section of a much larger tree

Trumpet bush Cecropia peltata pen and ink line drawing

Hemp cloth string and plant Cannabis sativa.  Hemp fibres can be used to make tough, linen-like cloth, as well as rope and twine. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Alaskan lupin Lupinus nootkanensis plant showing leaves and blue flowering spikes.

Nootka lupin Lupinus nootkanensis flowering spike in sketch style, watercolour & graphite

Nootka lupin Lupinus nootkanensis sketchbook studies showing details of leaflets, seed pods, seeds, root, habit sketch, and flower cross sections.

Nootka lupin sketch with notes showing details of leaflets, seed pods, seeds, root, habit sketch, and flower cross sections.

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.

Garden lupin Lupinus regalis habit showing a red and yellow variety

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

Lupin Lupinus polyphyllus habit drawing showing palmate leaves and flower spikes

Japanese Hop Humulus japonicus sketchbook study page.  Showing hops, seedling, stems detail, comparisons with the European common Hop, and male and female flowers

Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum conker and spiked fruit

Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum tree showing typical growth form

Fruit of the fig tree and a half fig

Fig tree showing palmate leaves and growth form

Blackberry Rubus fruticosus line drawing with focus on the blossom and berries

Sketchbook study of the blackberry, focusing on the ripe and un ripe berries

Wood anenome Anemone nemorosa lone flower with dark green leaf

Wood anenome Anemone nemorosa pencil drawing

Potato Solanum tuberosum vs Sweet potato pomoea batatas tuber diagram

Red currant Ribes rubrum showing the shiny red currants and birght green leaves and flowers

Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum flowering spike or candle