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Opium poppy Papaver somniferum illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Silver birch seeds with detail of one individual seed

Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica with flower fruit seed and leaf underside

Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum showing red spotted stems and variable leaf shape

Milk thistle Silybum marianum with detail of seed and one flower

Milk thistle Silybum marianum pen and ink line drawing

Aloe vera plant showing leaves and flowering spike

Aloe vera pen and ink line drawing showing the plant in flower  

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.

Milkweed Asclepias syriaca sketchbook study page with written notes and info on seed pods, flowers, roots, and seeds

Milkweed Asclepias syriaca habit drawing showing two plants in flower

Myrrh Commiphora myrrha branch with spikes and small leaves

Alpine Longhorn beetle Rosalia alpina with blue grey wing cases and long antennae, legs slightly curled below him, dorsal view and cut to white

Goliath beetle Goliathus goliatus dorsal view, cut to whtie

European Stag beetle Lucanus cervus showing glowing mahogony back and massive adapted mandibles

Goliath beetle Goliathus goliatus monochrome pen and ink illustration from above, dorsal view, cut to whtie

Banded jewel beetle Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis with wings outstetched and banded elytra on show, red metallic thorax

Giant hogweed Heracleum sphondylium with stem cross section and lots of leaves