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Alnus glutinosa L. (alder tree).

From my nature journal, pen.

Taraxacum officinale in Micron pens
#taraxacumofficinale #micronpen #botanicalart #botanicaljournal #botanicalillustration #dandelion #botanicalartist #naturejournaling
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Some observations of material left over from the nature journaling workshop. The workshop was a lot of fun! We didn’t take a close look at our acorns, so I decided to do that yesterday. Maybe this is Quercus engelmannii, the Engelmann oak. #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #lineart #penandink #markerart #inkdrawing #linedrawing #illustration #plantart #CalBG #nativeplants #naturejournaling
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Yesterday I picked up a bag of subject material for the Nature Journaling Workshop @californiabotanicgarden. I can’t wait for Saturday! There’s still one spot open if you’d like to join us in closely observing and drawing these beautiful plants. Register at the link in bio. #CalBG #californiabotanicgarden #botanicgarden #botanicalgarden #california #californianativeplants #claremont #claremontvillage #research #education #conservation #horticulture #botany #publicgarden #botanicalillustration #art #naturejournal #naturejournaling
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I love the strange and fascinating flowers of Aristolochia californica (California snakeroot, pipevine, or birthwort). ‘Aristo’ is from the Greek for best or noblest and 'lochia’ for childbirth. I’ve seen various explanations for the name: some species resemble the correct fetal position in the womb and/or some species have been used medicinally in childbirth. A. californica certainly provide excellent birthing grounds for western swallowtail butterflies - the larvae of Battus philenor hirsuta feed on these plants. I didn’t spot any caterpillars, but I’m still holding out hope!
#Aristolochiaceae #Aristolochia #AristolochiaCalifornica #pipevine #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #naturejournal #naturejournaling #CalBG #nativeplants (at California Botanic Garden)
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Found a gorgeous Pinus coulteri (big cone pine) cone today- this will be excellent subject matter for the upcoming nature journaling workshop that Marty Purdy and I will be teaching here @rsabg on March 14th. I’m really looking forward to it- there’s already a ton of blooming and buzzing activity going on in the garden to provide us plenty of excellent subject matter. The workshop will be tons of fun! Link to sign up for our workshop and other great classes at that garden here and on my profile: https://www.rsabg.org/events-programs/classes #Pinus #Pinaceae #pine #pinecone #nativeplants #botany #botanize #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #sketch #naturejournal #journal #naturejournaling #rsabg #garden #workshop #events (at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9GAq4iA2gH/?igshid=f5ag925yp428