Scientific, botanical, animal and nature illustrations.
Inspired by taxonomy.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Lilac taken from
Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe
Louis van Houtte (1810–1876)
Scan of original book from Botanicus
Wikimeda
(Source: heaveninawildflower)
The redcurrant (or red currant), Ribes rubrum, is a member of the genus Ribes in the gooseberry family Grossulariaceae, native to parts of western Europe (Belgium, France, Norway, Sweden,Germany, Netherlands, northern Italy, northern Spain, Portugal and Poland). It is a deciduous shrub normally growing to 1-1.5 m tall, occasionally 2 m, with five-lobed leaves arranged spirally on the stems.
(via Grossulariaceae)
Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) is a temperate fruit crop native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia, and is widely cultivated both commercially and domestically for its abundant berries. It is less well known in the USA where it has been subject to restrictions for much of the 20th century
(via Grossulariaceae)
Tacca cristata is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae.
Passiflora Impératrice Eugénie
Passiflora, known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 500 species of flowering plants, the namesakes of the family Passifloraceae.
Skimmia rubella. (via Rutaceae - Skimmia rubella.)
Rosaceae - Rubus fruticosus
Lithograpy in Belgium by G. Severyns. Publication started in 1875 on the initiative of the Pomological Society at Boskoop. (via Rosaceae - Rubus fruticosus Kittaninny.)
Cotoneaster is a genus of woody plants in the rose family.
(via Flora von Deutschland in Abbildungen nach der Natur (1904))
Crocus flavus (Dutch Yellow Crocus) It grows wild on the slopes of Greece, former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and North West Turkey.
(via Flora von Deutschland in Abbildungen nach der Natur (1906))
