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Lizzie Harper Illustrator
Lizzie Harper Illustrator
@lizzie-harper.bsky.social
3 months ago
Chinese bramble Rubus tricolor botanical illustration completed for a fold-out identification guide, "Urban plants of Scotland" produced by Scotland branch of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, published by Field Studies Council, UK Cut to white botanical #sciart illustration showing the habit and species specific traits of this plant Some leaves show their pale undersides. the pale green stem is thick with glandular red hairs, and the orange-red fruit, very much like #blackberries, are also in evidence. I enjoyed doing the bumpy textured leaves, which are far more orbicular than other #Rubus family species

Chinese bramble Rubus tricolor botanical illustration completed for a fold-out identification guide, "Urban plants of Scotland" produced by Scotland branch of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, published by Field Studies Council, UK Cut to white botanical #sciart illustration showing the habit and species specific traits of this plant Some leaves show their pale undersides. the pale green stem is thick with glandular red hairs, and the orange-red fruit, very much like #blackberries, are also in evidence. I enjoyed doing the bumpy textured leaves, which are far more orbicular than other #Rubus family species

Hybrid #bluebell #Hyacinthoides x massartiana botanical illustration completed for a fold-out identification guide, "Urban plants of Scotland" produced by Scotland branch of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, published by Field Studies Council, UK Cut to white botanical #sciart illustration showing the habit and species specific traits of this plant The flowers are a pale blue in a flowering spike, with the stem flushed blue to the tip and the bracts also being blue. The basal leaves (only basal leaves as it all grows from a bulb, being a #monocot) are a healthy green and are linear, with darker tips especially where the leaves fold over on themselves.

Hybrid #bluebell #Hyacinthoides x massartiana botanical illustration completed for a fold-out identification guide, "Urban plants of Scotland" produced by Scotland branch of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, published by Field Studies Council, UK Cut to white botanical #sciart illustration showing the habit and species specific traits of this plant The flowers are a pale blue in a flowering spike, with the stem flushed blue to the tip and the bracts also being blue. The basal leaves (only basal leaves as it all grows from a bulb, being a #monocot) are a healthy green and are linear, with darker tips especially where the leaves fold over on themselves.

#Thalecress #Arabidopsis thaliana, Hairy #bittercress #Cardamine hirsuta, and #Sherherdspurse #Capsella bursa-pastoris botanical illustrations completed for a fold-out identification guide, "Urban plants of Scotland" produced by Scotland branch of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, published by Field Studies Council, UK Cut to white botanical #sciart illustrations showing the habit and species specific traits of these similar plant species, with their white flowers, spindly stems, and #basalrosettes. It was good to finally get to illustrate all of them, and be able to clearly see their similarities and differences. #similarspecies #i.d. #wildflower #wildfloweridentification

#Thalecress #Arabidopsis thaliana, Hairy #bittercress #Cardamine hirsuta, and #Sherherdspurse #Capsella bursa-pastoris botanical illustrations completed for a fold-out identification guide, "Urban plants of Scotland" produced by Scotland branch of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, published by Field Studies Council, UK Cut to white botanical #sciart illustrations showing the habit and species specific traits of these similar plant species, with their white flowers, spindly stems, and #basalrosettes. It was good to finally get to illustrate all of them, and be able to clearly see their similarities and differences. #similarspecies #i.d. #wildflower #wildfloweridentification

Front page of the #BSBI and #FSC #foldout #wildflowerguide to #Scottish urban #wildflowers. Along with branding and the "Wild ID" name, it shows Wall rue, #Maidenhair, buddlejai (or #butterflybush), wall #bellflower, ivy-leaved #toadflax, wall lettuce, Polypody #fern, Yellow corydalis (all of which grown on walls and buildings and are thus labelled); then below these are the hybrid bluebell, Purple toadflax, Welsh poppy, Opium poppy, Chinese bramble, and Biting #stonecrop #sedum acre. These are labelled as #gardenescpes. I know I did the pictures, but it has to be said that as a sheet of weeds go, these are pretty darned pretty!

Front page of the #BSBI and #FSC #foldout #wildflowerguide to #Scottish urban #wildflowers. Along with branding and the "Wild ID" name, it shows Wall rue, #Maidenhair, buddlejai (or #butterflybush), wall #bellflower, ivy-leaved #toadflax, wall lettuce, Polypody #fern, Yellow corydalis (all of which grown on walls and buildings and are thus labelled); then below these are the hybrid bluebell, Purple toadflax, Welsh poppy, Opium poppy, Chinese bramble, and Biting #stonecrop #sedum acre. These are labelled as #gardenescpes. I know I did the pictures, but it has to be said that as a sheet of weeds go, these are pretty darned pretty!

New blog on doing #botanicalillustrations of Scottish urban #wildflowers for an #identificationguide:

lizzieharper.co.uk/2025/12/guid...

I am passionate about the beauty, diversity, and resilience of "weeds", so this was a dream job. Most of the species were growing within half a mile of my home!

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