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Lilac flower Syringa vulgaris.  Close up of one flower from a larger flowering spike.

Chrysanthemum flower Pom-pom, a single flower with golden petal colour.

Bluebell flower Hyancinthoides non-scripta, single blossom

Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris showing stoloniferous growth

Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica showing low growing parasitic plant with root

Bog Rosemary Andromeda polifolia showing distinctive bell-like flowers

Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia showing sprawling habit and calyx and seed detail

Mouse-ear Hawkweed Pilosella officinarum with stolon and basal rosette

Changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor showing yellow and pink and blue flowers

Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum for identification chart

White Oak Quercus alba with schematic and simplified root structure

Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum with Puccinia smyrnii rust on some leaves, and detail of one flower and one seed.

Christmas tree Nordmann Fir Abies nordmanniana fully decorated with a big pile of gifts underneath

Large landscape showing an idealised view of Bantham estate in Devon.  It explains the process of succession and stabilization in a sand dunes landscape.  Over 28 species of plant and 17 animals appear in this natural history illustration.  These include adders to sand wasps, Comma butterflies to linnets, and marram grass to Sea carrots. Species […]

Yellow horned-poppy Galucium flavum with seed pod

Thrift Armeria maritima with individual flower detail

Spring squill Scilla verna botanical illustration by Lizzie Harper showing large bulb

Sheeps bit Jasione montana showing plant and individual flower

Sea wormwood Artemesia maritima with outline showing shape of one lower leaf and flowering spike

Sea Sandwort Honckenya peploides showing distinctive stacked leaves and individual flower

Sea rocket Cakile maritima with detail of cross section through seed pod

Sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum maritimus with detail of one leaflet and constricted seed pod

Sea plantain Plantago maritima

Sea pea Lathyrus japonicus with detail of pea pod, seed, and square stem