plants

Rocky shore line ecosystem zonation of species.  Some of the animals and pants featured include whelks, mussels, bladderwrack, star fish, top shells, periwinkles, crabs, branacles, and anenomes.  Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Oyster mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus growing from a shared base.  Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Thylacine Thylacinus cynocephalus, an extinct marsupial mammal. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Wolf Canis lupus hunting Elk Cervus canadensis in Yellowstone Park. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus with nettles, log pile, fungi, and butterfly. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Wonky vegetables and fruit including potatoes, onions, carrots, and apples. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Beavers Castor canadensis with beaver dam.  Illustration based in Tierra del Fuego, where introduced beavers have damaged the closed ecosystem. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Oak tree Quercus robur in full leaf. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Coffee plant Coffea arabica with flower berry beans. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

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

Hidden Universe starry sky and treeline.  Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Cretan orchid Cephalanthera cucullata.  Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

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

Cycnoches guttulatum orchid with species specific pollinator Euglossa cybelia orchid bee.  Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Brass Buttons or Buttonweed  Cotula coronopifolia with habit sketch, detail of flowering head, and amplexicaul leaf details.  Seeds and seed distribution, along with the variety of leaf forms are also shown.

Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa sketchbook study.  Illustration shows comparison with the cultivated parsnip plant, Pastinaca sativa sativa.  It also includes details on the petiole, flower, umbel, seed head, seeds, and root.

Spreading Cotoneaster Cotoneaster divaricatus Sketchbook study showing leaf vein patters, underneath of leaves, twigs, branching pattern, and autumn foliage.  Also shown are details of the Spreading cotoneaster berry, flowers, cross section of a flower, and habit sketch.  For more on cotoneaster species, look at my blog.

Snow-in-Summer or Dusty Miller Cerastium tomentosum sketchbook study showing habit sketch and detail of an asexual sprig. Seed and seed coat detail, calyx, leaf, flower and flower cross section are also depicted.  Details of the bud and fur on leaf also appear.

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.

Caucasian Stonecrop Sedum spurius sketchbook study.  Illustration shows details of plant, flowers, a habit sketch, and an individual flower.  Also includes details of the leaf edge, and Sedum spurius purpurea plant (Dragon’s blood sedum).

Siberian Stonecrop Phedimus hybridus or Sedum hybridum sketchbook study with habit, flower detail and cross section, seed and fruit detail.

Dwarf Pine subspecies cone and individual cone scale tip comparison.  Species compared are Pinus mugo uncinata, Pinus mugo rotundata, and Pinus mugo mugo

Dwarf Mountain Pine Pinus mugo sketchbook study sheet.  Illustration shows female and male flowers, immature and mature cones, the bark of the tree, and details of the pine needles and bud.

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.