Polemoniaceae Species Dissection Plate

Description:

A black and white digital illustration plate of a species in Family Polemoniaceae (Phloxes) showing an entire plant including the root structure and several flowers in various stages of development, as well as close up details of a seed from three different angles, a mature fruiting body, a flower from lateral and face views, and a lateral view of a flower dissected so that the corolla is laid flat and the pistil and five stamen are exposed.

This illustration plate was created for the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden as part of my work as their 2023 Science Illustration Fellow. For this project, as well as the other two I completed during my time working for the botanic garden, I worked with members of the research team to create illustrations intended for use in published research papers and in public education.

Medium: digital pen and ink (Procreate and Adobe Photoshop)