Dwarf Mountain Pine Pinus mugo sketchbook study sheet
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.
Bird Cherry Prunus padus compared to Rum or Black Cherry Prunus serotina
Bird Cherry Prunus padus compared to Rum or Black Cherry Prunus serotina. Illustration shows flowering raceme, comparison between flowers and floral structures, fruit comparison, and leaf vein comparison.
Rum or Black Cherry Prunus serotina sketchbook study
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.
Himalayan Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Himalayan Blackberry Rubus armeniacus. Sketchbook illustration shows flower, flower cross section, leaf shape and underside, stem, seed, early fruit and seed detail
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor compared to Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor compared to Greater Periwinkle Vinca major. Sketchbook study sheet shows details of flowers, leaves, leaf venation, a habit sketch, and cross sections of the periwinkle flowers.
Common Blue sow-thistle Cicerbita macrophylla compared to Alpine Sow-thistle Cicerbita alpina
Common Blue-sow thistle Cicerbita macrophylla sketchbook page compared to Alpine Sow-thistle Cicerbita alpina. Details of leaf venation, habit sketch, individual ray florets, seed information, and associated comparative details of the Alpine Sow-thistle
Oak apple gall Cynips quercusfollii on English Pendunculate or Common Oak Quercus robur
Oak apple galls formed by Cynips quercusfollii gall wasps on twigs of the English Pendunculate or Common Oak Quercus robur
Knopper gall Andricus quercuscalicis on English Pendunculate or Common Oak Quercus robur
Knopper gall Andricus quercuscalicis on English Pendunculate or Common Oak Quercus robur. Illustrations shows mature gall, formed from acorn embryonic tissue thanks to the gall wasp
Knopper gall Andricus quercuscalicis and Oak apple gall Cynips quercusfollii on English Pendunculate or Common Oak Quercus robur
Knopper gall Andricus quercuscalicis and Oak apple gall Cynips quercusfollii on English Pendunculate or Common Oak Quercus robur
Medlar Mepsilus germanica
Medlar Mepsilus germanica with edible fruit, and detail of one blossom
Bay tree Laurus nobilis in pot
Bay tree Laurus nobilis in terracotta pot, trimmed into a sphere.
Bay Laurus nobilis
Bay Laurus nobilis sprig showing small white flowers and aromatic evergreen leaves
Christmas tree Nordmann Fir Abies nordmanniana
Christmas tree Nordmann Fir Abies nordmanniana fully decorated with a big pile of gifts underneath
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum showing rhizomes, and plant with flowers and fruit. Illustration also shows details of an individual fruit, and of a female and male flower.
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagitarria
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagitarria showing underwater ribbon-like leaves and floating oval leaves. Emergent leaves are arrow-shaped. Illustration also shows flowers and fruit.
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans with detail of fruiting spike, one seed, and one flower.
Frog’s-bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Frog’s-bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae showing plant with female flowers on the left, and one with male flowers on the right. Illustration shows rhizomes as well as floating orbicular leaves and flowers.
Water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Water horsetail showing two sterile stems and two fertile stems, one with leaves and one without. Also showing cross section of the stem, and the rhizome.
Parrots Feather Myriophyllum aquaticum
Parrots Feather Myriophyllum aquaticum showing rosettes of leaves below water. Also showing detail of the tiny flowers, and a vegetative and flowering spike.
Flowering rush Butomus umbellatus
Flowering rush Butomus umbellatus with details of individual flower, leaf cross section, stamen before and after dehiscence, and seedhead
Water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica
Water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica with details of fruit individual seed and one flower
False Virginia creeper Parthenocissus inserta
False Virginia creeper Parthenocissus inserta showing berries, flowers and tendrils free of suckers. For more, check out my blog
False acacia Robinia pseudoacacia
False acacia Robinia pseudoacacia with detail of the grey bark and of one opened seed pod
Entire leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius
Entire leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius sprig showing leaf rosette, berries, and detail of one flower. For more on Cotoneassters, check out my blog