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Craig Burrows | CA Botanical Garden

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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 https://www.instagram.com/p/CEr5s6tAosr/?igshid=1uv2zvxdnzapd

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Nom nom! 🍫🍡🍭 I believe these to be diabolical Ironclad beetles (Zopheridae), busily chomping away at this adorable little white fungus. 🍄 Fungus eats log and is in turn eaten by beetle. It's glorious to see trees provide habitat, even in death.  #Zopheridae #ironcladbeetles #ironclad #Phloeodesdiabolicus #Phloeodes #nature #ecology #CalBG #fungus #beetle (at California Botanic Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_OjGntA_gT/?igshid=1o7gn0fv627pg

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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 https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZwqPegUXv/?igshid=1tdwk7vo9dgfz

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Today I took a break from the home studio to work with some fresh material of this cute new species of Malacothamnus (bush mallow) that I'm illustrating for @keirmorse, a PhD candidate at @californiabotanicgarden. Keir is working to untangle the knots of Malacothamnus taxonomy- a daunting task that puts the challenge of drawing them into perspective! The mass of hairs covering nearly every surface and the complex geometry of the flowering structures make it difficult to render accurate and legible illustrations. I'm so grateful to have live plants to work with (and for the excuse to take a walk in the garden 😁). Using only pressed and dried specimens and photos would have had me cursing these lovely plants. But thanks to the garden's conservation effort and Keir's expansion of the Malacothamnus species in the living collection, I can shower them with the love they deserve. 💚 #Malvaceae #Malacothamnus #mallow #bushmallow #botany #plants #nature #art #science #research #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration  #illustration #plantart #CalBG #nativeplants (at California Botanic Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3pJsRgnt6/?igshid=619alfk65e91

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Quick little cross section of a Styrax redivivus (snowdrop bush) flower. They smell as lovely as they look! These uncommon shrubs are of conservation concern. #Styracaceae #Styrax #StyraxRedivivus #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #CalBG #nativeplants #conservation (at California Botanic Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_lxhLnAtE_/?igshid=57qw78s8eq4

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I wasn't quite able to capture the color of Dendromecon harfordii with my markers, but this will do for now. I adore their combination of brilliant yellow flowers and blue-green foliage. Maybe I'll try again with watercolors… though I wouldn't mind if the color eludes me again and again. I could spend an eternity basking in their hues. #Papaveraceae #Dendromecon #DendromeconHarfordii #poppy #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #penandink #marker #prismacolor #ink #CalBG #rareplants #nativeplants https://www.instagram.com/p/B_T0rsXAHrc/?igshid=14qivy29ge0l8

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Opening up an Arisolochia flower to find what's inside is an adventure! The stamens are fused to the style and stigma, forming one combined ♂/♀ structure: the gynostemium. In Aristolochia californica (CA snakeroot or pipevine), the anthers are in three pairs of two and the stigmatic surface is three lobed. I think it’s both kinda cute and kinda creepy, especially with that strange, musty smell. #Aristolochiaceae #Aristolochia #AristolochiaCalifornica #pipevine #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #lineart #penandink #inkdrawing #linedrawing #illustration #plantart #CalBG #nativeplants https://www.instagram.com/p/B_siqxgAA1L/?igshid=88i49o59sopz