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Prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica showing plant in flower and fruit

Prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica pen and ink line drawing

Acacia Acacia nilotica tree showing typical flattened profile

Piri Piri bur Acaena novae-zelandiae with individual detail of flower and seed

Holly Ilex aquifolium portriat of one leaf, with a focus on the prickles and shine

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna sketchbook study, with a focus on the berries or haws

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna pen and ink botanical illustration with details of the berries (or haws), blossom, and individual leaf

Star sedge Carex echinata plant with two stigmas, ligule, fruit, female glume and leaf tip

Ladies bedstraw Galium verum with yellow flowers and leaf rosettes

Holly Ilex aquifolium leaves with a cluster of red berries at the centre

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna sprig of blossom and detail of shiny red berries

Sketchbook study of the Exploding cucumber Cylantha explodens with lots of details of the fruit exploding and curling back on itself, and details of the knobbly brown seeds along with a detailed colour study of a few fruit with dark green leaves behind. Lots of details of the curling tendrils and some simple watercolour wash […]