pioneer species

Butterfly bush Buddleja davidii sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Habit sketch of Heath Star-moss Campylopus introflexus growing on limestone boulder.

Heath Star-moss Campylopus introflexus illustrations showing wet moss with white apical hairs.

Heath Star-moss study showing the moss in wet and dry states, and botanical details

Heath Star-moss study with notes showing the moss in dry and wet form and with botanical details

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.

False acacia Robinia pseudoacacia with detail of the grey bark and of one opened seed pod

Rosebay willowherb Epilobium or Chamaenerion angustifolium

Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium

Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria pencil drawing

Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria with three flowering spikes

Parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa showing both forms of the frond

Common Alder Alnus glutinosa Cones and catkins pencil study with outline of the leaf behind

Common Alder Alnus glutinosa roots showing their distinctive growth habit

Common Alder Alnus glutinosa tree, pen and ink study of a tree in full leaf

Pollarded Alder Alnusglutinosa tree in leaf