wild plants

Spindle Euonymus europaeus bright coloured autumn leaf and berries

Hornbeam Carpinus betulus mature dry seed with bracts

Field maple Acer campestre sprig showing leaves and developing seeds and close up of mature seeds

Sharp rush Juncus acutus with leaf tip and nutlet detail

Sand pansy Viola tricolor ssp curtisi showing insubstantial foliage and yellow and white flowers

Downy birch Betula pubescens pen and ink illustration with watercolour top wash.

Sessile Oak tree Quercus petraea showing habit and twisted branches

Duck potato Sagittaria latifolia botanical illustration by Lizzie Harper showing underwater “potato” growths

Fool’s water-cress Apium nodiflorum with seed and flower detail

Greater Bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pendunculatus or Lotus uliginosus with calyx detail

Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus with detail of flower calyx and seed

Water fern Azolla filiculoides shown floating with water repelling properties

Water figwort Scrophularia auriculata with detail of flower stem and seed

Water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpiodes showing growth habit

Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper or Polygonum hydropiper

Water-violet Hottonia palustris showing submerged leaves

Amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium floating form in flower

Brooklime Veronica beccabunga in flower showing red stem

Celery-leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus showing whole plant and roots

Common butter-bur Petasites hybridus with male flowers inflorescence

Common duckweed Lemna minor showing plant growing and close up of flower

Great yellow-cress Rorippa amphibia with detail of seed and flower

Ivy-leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus hederaceus showing sprawling habit

Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata showing distinctive blue flowers