palmate Archives - Lizzie Harper

Trees: Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum

Posted on 27th July 2024 in Trees

Trees: Horse chestnut is one of a series of blogs I’m writing on common British trees. You can also see blogs on the Elder, the Yew, the Ash, the Oak, the Holly, the Sycamore, the Rowan, the Hawthorn, the Lime, Scots pine, and the Beech. The Horse chestnut is easily recognized, with distinctive palmate leaves […] Read more

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Botanical Illustration: Compound and Simple leaves

Posted on 25th October 201324th November 2018 in Biological terminology: Definitions

I’ve recently completed some botanical illustrations and diagrams of leaves. They’re for for The 21st Century Herbal by Michael Balick. Several illustrations demonstrating different botanical terms for leaf shape were required. Reasons why botanical terminology helps I think knowing what variety exists in nature helps you to understand what you’re drawing. So I thought I’d share some botanical terminology […] Read more