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Four illustrations of flowers in a grid.

Botanical Art

Learn about botanical art and create your own artwork.

Olive penjing against a white wall.

Penjing

“The goal is to create the sense of a tree as though you took it out of nature” —Che Zhao Sheng

Color illustration of a plant with narrow palmate green leaves. Some of the leaves have holes in the center or rips near at the margin. The plant has a moth resting on a leaf and a moth flying near the stem. The plant has a larva resting on a stem and a cocoon attached to a stem. A large black yellow and red larva rests on a leaf. A cocoon rests on the stem and on a swollen root. A moth flies near the plant. A snake coils around the plant.

Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname

Merian discovered and shared new scientific information about insects, changing the way Europeans thought about entomology and ecology

Color illustration of a plant with large green leaves and small flowers. Above the plant is a close up of a brown cylinder.

A Curious Herbal

In creating and publishing her scientific illustrations, Blackwell made important contributions to the medical field.

Succulent plant with reddish green leaves. The leaves have yellow spine-like growths on the edges and on the back.

Aloe mitriformis

Look closely at this aloe. What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

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