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The flower even looks like a tulip! What cute baby leaves :D Saunders waterford paper, Japanese Gansai watercolors. Reference photos by Katja Schulz, Angelo Brathot, Amos Oliver Doyle, Sten Porse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/fd5b859a-55fc-4caf-8b43-d43ef4161d1b/20211002_080135%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 2/31 "Smoke" Prairie smoke, Geum triflorum, an early blooming wildflower with nodding pink flowers. After pollination, they turn upright and their styles elongate into wispy plumes. Whoa! Also called Old Man’s Whiskers! Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photos by USFWS Mountain-Prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/373de682-3ea0-40f6-aef7-a299447c554b/20211003_090059%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 3/31 "Cloud" Tall thimbleweed, Anemone virginiana, has a pretty cool cloud-like seed head. They look like thimbles then fluff out when they’re ripe, ready to be dispersed by the wind. At work, we call them “George Washington” because the fluff looks like his wig. Haha! I used only burnt umber for this monochromatic painting. Saunders waterford paper, Daniel Smith watercolors. Reference photo by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/43768dab-d51a-4e89-84f1-ff93c5764a5b/20211003_112823%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 4/31 "Hand" A hand lens, used for observing tiny features on plants, such as hairs on veins or glands on leaves. A must have for botanists! I haven’t painted a non-living thing in a while, so this was a ton of fun! Saunders waterford paper, Winsor & Newton Designer’s gouache, Japanese gansai watercolors. Reference photos by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/f96b5eb7-f7f7-4b27-9146-21aca3aa60f3/20211005_062240%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 5/31 "Rise" It’s a little baby Solomon’s seal, Polygonatum biflorum, rising from the ground in the spring! Full grown plants arch gracefully with flowers and blue berries that dangle along the stems. Saunders waterford paper, Prismacolor Premier colored pencils, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photo by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/7a1374f2-df4a-4c21-96c9-9699f8b0a6df/20211005_154901%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 6/31 "Fall" The leaf of a sugar maple, Acer saccharum, dressed in fall colors. Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photos by James St. John. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/ef593d81-1dea-4519-8713-4f6eb64366f2/20211006_194130%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 7/31 "Treehouse" An actual house in a tree - a bird’s nest found in a small oak! Probably house finch and cowbird (brood parasite). Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors, Prismacolor Premier colored pencils. Reference photos by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/3c94447a-13d9-4361-8d2d-1bafec9a07ce/20211007_185313%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 8/31 "Crown" White crownbeard, Verbesina virginica, also called frostflower. A neat plant with winged stems in the aster family. In late fall/early winter, their stems produce “frost flowers,” which I painted here. When the ground is still warm but the air temp is below freezing, the plant is still transporting sap up the stem. Once the sap arrives above ground, it freezes and extrudes thin sheets of ice out of cracks in the stem that swirl around like flowers. Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors, Derwent watercolor pencils. Reference photo by Mark Adams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/92d2b25e-441c-4f52-826f-438250f51fa4/20211009_084024%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 9/31 "Thunder" A prairie landscape with a thunderstorm approaching. Saunders waterford paper, Windsor & Newton Designer’s gouache, Pebeo masking fluid. Reference photos by Aaron Carlson and Joshua Mayer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/00c86c0c-3cce-429a-b9a1-107e92049e80/20211010_092818%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 10/31 "Frog" Frogfruit, fogfruit, it’s got a few names. This is Phyla lanceolata, a cute little native groundcover. I’ve seen it mostly on edges, which makes sense because it tolerates disturbance. Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photos by Fritzflohrreynolds, Jose Hernandez, Kenraiz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/9ed86b4d-3669-4b69-acda-f79879e51fcb/20211010_152711%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 11/31 "Gold" Yummy! The inside of a ripe pawpaw, Asimina triloba, is a nice golden color. It’s hard to believe this tropical tasting fruit is native to the Midwest. I think it tastes like a combination of pineapple, mango and banana. Have you tried one before? Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photo by deckerme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/24274034-e09b-4bfc-8046-cce48e737ff0/20211011_192549%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 12/31 "Honey" Coral honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, is a native vine with fused leaves and flowers that attract hummingbirds. I like the colors in this one a lot! The background is a mix of forest green (which I rarely use) and sap green. Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photo by Eran Finkle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/d424c557-a91b-4b1f-8503-d8a39878d0d6/20211012_193132%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 13/31 "Treasure" A morel mushroom, Morchella esculenta (I think)! Treasure for mushroom hunters. Saunders waterford paper, Japanese Gansai watercolors botanical set (from Choosing Keeping). Reference photo by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/375dc9c5-9e7d-4ab8-8762-b60e31f81a60/20211013_205805%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 14/31 "Scout" Looking through binos to scout for something interesting, in this case a chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)! I don’t know if mushroom hunters use binos but sounds like a good idea to me! I used a bunch of supplies for this one because I thought the plain watercolor looked too dull...but I might have made it worse. oopsies. Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors, Winsor & Newton Designer’s gouache, Japanese Gansai watercolor botanical set, Prismacolor Premier colored pencils. Reference photo by Gargoyle888. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/0707102a-f292-4159-a07d-64bd1d733e5d/20211014_205034%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 15/31 "Toast" Okay, this one is a bit of a stretch but see if you can follow me. I thought of marshmallows when I read the prompt, and this plant is sometimes called a marshmallow hibiscus, Hibiscus moscheutos. That counts, right?! I’m not really familiar with this plant, but the internet tells me it is native to the eastern US. Beautiful flowers that are sometimes pink! I’m happy with this attempt at painting a white flower! Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photo by USDA-NRCS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/7c525dcd-ffe3-40e9-a7a6-7b5cb9fadb2a/20211016_114313%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 16/31 "Summit" Another difficult prompt. This is wild columbine, Aquilegia canadensis. I know some of its relatives in the Aquilegia genus survive at high altitudes, which is what I thought of when I saw “summit.” Not sure how high up this species can grow, anyone know? Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors, Pigma Micron black 01 pen. Reference photo by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/9199be14-b8c8-4658-b4d4-ab6107eecc37/20211017_095146%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 17/31 "Jar" This one I really struggled with and had to phone a friend. Thank you @arirzed for the idea. This is a common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor, which is in the nightjar family. They are crepuscular or nocturnal and are named after their “jarring” call. I focused on its head to show the rictal bristles, those stiff feathers around its beak that help it catch prey while flying. Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photo by Charles Skip Martin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/8cb48d55-2e1a-405a-a78f-8295af47e80b/20211017_094139%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 18/31 "Match" A northern walkingstick, Diapheromera femorata, that matches its surroundings! Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photo by Andrew Cannizzaro This is a daily prompt challenge hosted by @furrylittlepeach for the month of October. All of my entries are inspired by native flora & fauna of the Midwest US. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/06d08a69-e716-4bac-b0c5-d040f717052e/20211018_204423%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 19/31 "Uniform" Prairie trillium, Trillium recurvatum, and white trout lily, Erythronium albidum, in matching uniforms. I’ve always thought they looked similar with the dark green/blue color and mottled leaves. These spring ephemerals are long-lived and some of my favorites to see! A sign that winter is over. Saunders waterford paper, Japanese Gansai watercolors botanical set (Choosing Keeping). Reference photos by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/81fec0a5-89df-43b0-bceb-b6457ef52b88/20211019_200006%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 20/31 "Sound" One of my favorite sounds in the forest is the song of a wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina. It sounds metallic, ethereal, and flute-like. What’s your favorite bird song? Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photo by USFWS Northeast Region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/ff72e841-a58f-49ee-abd8-f0d3e532a1c0/20211020_205451%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 21/31 "Sun" Had to draw a sunflower of course! This one is woodland sunflower, Helianthus strumosus. This painting really focuses on the disc florets - yes, each of those are an individual flower! What we usually call petals are each a ray floret. Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photos by Joshua Mayer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/dc35d560-aedd-472d-8291-3d462dd043c9/20211021_175524%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 22/31 "Heart" Eastern redbud, Cercis canadensis, an early blooming tree with pink flowers and cordate (heart-shaped) leaves! Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photos by The Plantography Project, Cbaile19. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/2eed2da4-f9b6-4b93-9206-5168b0287d46/20211023_091517%5B1%5D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 23/31 “Harvest” A harvestman, also known as a daddy longlegs. It is not a spider because it only has one main body part, not two! I used only oak gall ink that was gifted to me by a coworker. The color isn’t quite red enough, but I liked how it turned out! Saunders waterford paper, homemade oak gall ink. Reference photos by Thomas Shahan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1636495366051-755I1E3PON1OF7N7D94O/20211024_172604%255B1%255D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 24/31 "Bird" A male American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) eating purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) seeds - one reason to not deadhead all the seedheads in the fall :) Arches watercolor paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photos by Ian Lee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1636495404698-VI4OR7XPNMYL6Y2BFCRT/20211025_175013%255B1%255D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 25/31 "Bottle" One of my favorite rye grasses, bottlebrush rye, Elymus hystrix. The spikelets are very spread out, making it look like a bottlebrush! Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors, Pigma Micron black 005 pen. Reference photos by Joshua Mayer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1636495438689-S388SUTX2KRABJPSELB5/20211026_201144%255B1%255D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 26/31 "Spade" The leaf of a cottonwood, Populus deltoides, is spade shaped. Tried to make it look shiny but don’t think I got it quite right. The little veins are tricky to paint and would have made it look more realistic, but it was time for bed :) Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photos by USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1636495485796-85VISNZZ30II5HGDDY8A/20211027_203327%255B1%255D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 28/31 "Submarine" Coontail, Ceratophyllum demersum, is a submergent plant, meaning it is rooted underwater and most of the vegetation is underwater as well. I did something with watercolors and colored pencils but didn’t like it, so I painted over it with gouache and drew with pen on top. Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors, Prismacolor Premier colored pencils, Winsor & Newton gouache, Pigma Micron black 01 pen. Reference photo by Forest and Kim Starr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1636495532093-1RT0M0GFHBJ7BUY24N4N/20211028_192858%255B1%255D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 29/31 "Beetle" Did you know that fireflies are beetles?! Photinus pyralis. I really like this one. The black background really makes it seem like it’s glowing! Saunders waterford paper, Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolors and Designer’s gouache. Reference photos by terry priest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1636495583263-OTBE1V706BRUACYK47RV/20211030_190436%255B1%255D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 30/31 "Orange" Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis, a very common but beautiful plant. It is a favorite of hummingbirds, and its sap can help treat poison ivy rashes. Another name for it is touch-me-not due to its explosive seed pods. I love how the seed pod curls after the seeds have been dispersed. Also those are supposed to be water drops...guess I need to work on them haha. Saunders waterford paper, Sennelier watercolors. Reference photos by Cephas and me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1636495634889-V9E52X2TQP906YIQMQ7C/20211031_093555%255B1%255D.jpg Portfolio - Peachtober 2021 Day 31/31 "Cat" American hazelnut, Corylus americana, showing off its flowers. The dangling clusters (called catkins - hehe, this counts right?) are the male flowers. The female flowers are the teeny tiny red bits from the swollen bud. Saunders waterford paper, Japanese Gansai watercolors botanical set. Reference photos by Melissa McMasters. https://www.sedgeshaveedgesart.com/portfolio/lifecycle monthly 0.5 2024-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/3e3dc78a-4ba1-49e5-b050-4e4c9d33dc37/Commission_Trillium_erectum_scan-1-2.jpg Portfolio - Plants Trillium erectum, red trillium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1732151483696-Z5CSBSLJYCUOP9229RZD/IMG_20240202_115825.jpg Portfolio - Plants Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) is one of the most important grasses in prairies and scarlet paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) puts on a stunning display of color in the spring. Paintbrushes are hemiparasites, meaning they can make their own food through photosynthesis but do better when they can steal some nutrients from a host. The host plant does not die, but its ability to dominate in its environment is reduced. Reference photos by iNaturalist (lizzyvann, jaysolanki1, prairie_rambler, annikaml, lizrebstad), vPlants, Arieh Tal (GoBotany), Prairie Moon Nursery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1711996482143-NI1BIFD93G9F2GXA88XK/PXL_20220109_150548660.jpg Portfolio - Plants Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's breeches, is a cute little spring ephemeral. Queen bumblebees (Bombus spp.) are the primary pollinators of this plant. The flowers, which look like upside down pants, bloom early spring, coinciding with the time queen bumblebees are actively looking for pollen and nectar. Pollinators must be strong enough to pry open the flower to get to the pollen, and these queen bees are able to do it! Reference photos by Doug McGrady, MDC, Missouriplants.com, Paul Rothrock, Ozark Bill, and me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1711996307893-0CWADKLH3BFIBW5O9WZP/20211228_161157.jpg Portfolio - Plants Hamamelis vernalis, Ozark witch hazel, is a shrub native to south central US that blooms in late winter. The ribbon like petals are a welcome sight on a snowy February day. Though it's a chilly time for us humans, gnats, midges, flower flies, and other flies awaken to pollinate their fragrant flowers. There is another similar species, Hamamelis virginiana, that blooms in the fall. Reference photos by David J. Stang, Plant Image Library, Kurt Stüber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1653688706817-U5K28M0Y64IXE689FVPR/IMG_20220417_172632_2.jpg Portfolio - Plants Carex pensylvanica, common oak sedge, is an important species in dry mesic and dry woodlands and is a main fuel species. It is clump forming, spreads by rhizomes, and grows about 8 in. tall. Sedges are extremely important for ants. According to Flora of Chicago (Wilhem & Rericha), many ant species nest in their root zones and some disperse their seed. The amount of Carex pensylvanica in an area has been correlated with the diversity and density of native ant species. The dense root zone has consistent soil moisture, meaning stable soil temperature, which is important for ants. Formica subsericea is a larger ant, making it capable of carrying seed around. The seed has an elaiosome, a nutritious fatty appendage, that is eaten by the ant, and in return, the plant gets its seed moved around. This is called myrmecochory! This ant is identified by its pubescence (hairs), silky sheen, and the shape of its petiole (the part that attaches thorax to abdomen). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1646089061583-HJ1A3RZ8BPATE4F0R8ON/IMG_20220228_163915_2.jpg Portfolio - Plants Polygonatum biflorum, Smooth Solomon's Seal, is a beautiful plant that arches gracefully with flowers dangling along its stem. This painting shows the stages of its life cycle: poking out of the ground in spring, flower buds, flowers in bloom, unripe fruit (green), ripe fruit (blue), full grown plant, and roots. The scars on its rhizomes are said to look like King Solomon's Hebrew seal, which is where it gets its name. Reference photos by Kevin Kenny, Melissa McMasters, Eric Hunt, Missouriplants.com, James Steakley, and me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1639340898730-7H64JD2V0I1E5DSJ1TY9/20211212_140836.jpg Portfolio - Plants Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly milkweed, has bright orange, sometimes red flowers. Unlike other milkweeds (Asclepias spp.), it does not contain milky sap. Reference photos by Derek Ramsey, USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, USFWS, Susan Strine, Leonardo DaSilva. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/518bee68-aa6e-47f4-aa6a-c175f921e723/20210911_094900.jpg Portfolio - Plants Passiflora incarnata, purple passionflower, is a wild looking plant native to the lower midwest and southeast. It produces an edible fruit and is usually pollinated by carpenter bees. Reference photos by Dr. Raju Kasambe, 阿橋 HQ, Density, H. Zell, USFWS Southeast Region (Wikimedia Commons). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1639340932253-E7HEMXT2CO0Y5AJ3KHIN/20211212_140758.jpg Portfolio - Plants Adiantum pedatum, maidenhair fern, is a lovely delicate woodland plant. One of my favorite plants! It can form large colonies over time and is often found in moist and shady spots. Reference photos by Ashley Basil, Tim McCormack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/4ace9069-55cb-41a1-8e75-199f3ee115a1/20210911_094716.jpg Portfolio - Plants Delphinium tricorne, dwarf larkspur, is a beautiful spring ephemeral. This painting shows the variation in leaf shape and flower color. Its fruits are three-parted and point upward, earning the name “tricorne,” meaning three-horned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/7793acce-c490-4557-a93c-139ec428794b/20210911_094814.jpg Portfolio - Plants Silene regia, royal catchfly. The name catchfly comes from the sticky hairs on the stem and tubular part of the flower where insects often get stuck. It blooms mid-summer and is one of a few red native flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/6daf1f97-368a-4ad9-91f0-91d29766f449/20210911_094444.jpg Portfolio - Plants Campanula americana, American bellflower. This painting shows its protandrous flowers. This means that they all start as male. Once the pollinator has visited and removed the pollen, it becomes female, meaning the stigma lobes open up to collect pollen. What a cool strategy to avoid self-pollination and increase genetic diversity! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/37f652db-4abb-4b04-9158-45dc2f9a8763/20210911_094533.jpg Portfolio - Plants Michigan lily, Lilium michiganense, is a true lily found in higher quality natural areas. Hummingbirds and butterflies often visit these flowers. https://www.sedgeshaveedgesart.com/portfolio/birds monthly 0.5 2024-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/e49dfcd7-11c7-43be-ae1f-fd720194901e/cicada_print_web.png Portfolio - Animals A freshly emerged & mature cicada. The pharaoh cicada (Magicicada septendecim) is one of a few cicada species that we saw in the Brood XIII (17-year) and XIX (13-year) co-emergence in 2024 in the Midwest. Gouache & watercolor. Reference photos by Judy Gallagher and Ali Campbell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/10ac7c8f-a8dc-4741-bdfd-1058c043c0ab/20210911_100215.jpg Portfolio - Animals This painting was inspired by a trip to Manistee National Forest in Michigan. I recorded this bird song because it was so beautiful and later figured out it was from a hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)! Although they may seem dull in appearance, their song is delightful, sounding like a flute. Reference photo by Rhododendrites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/29718aca-cfc0-4691-b8bb-0b505c02555d/20210911_100325.jpg Portfolio - Animals Northern bobwhite quail, Colinus virginianus. I love the song of these birds (it sounds like they're saying bob-bobwhite!). Reference photo by Andy Morffew. https://www.sedgeshaveedgesart.com/portfolio/relationships monthly 0.5 2024-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1657247085806-IVCDH7M6CGEBYWUR52PV/IMG_20220604_112207.jpg Portfolio - Plant-Animal Relationships A rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis) visiting wild bergamot, (Monarda fistulosa), a native prairie/savanna plant in the mint family. In 2017, the rusty patched bumblebee was the first bumblebee to be listed as federally endangered. Historically, its range was the east coast and upper Midwest. Bumblebees are important pollinators of wildflowers and crops. They are one of the only insects that can perform buzz pollination. "The bee grabs the pollen producing structure of the flower in her jaws and vibrates her wing musculature causing vibrations that dislodge pollen that would have otherwise remained trapped in the flower’s anthers" (Xerces Society). Some natives such as plants in the heath and primrose families and crops like tomatoes, peppers, and blueberries require buzz pollination. Reference photo by USFWS Midwest Region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1653688874516-3MK8BE5ZUSKL82GZMW0R/IMG_20220417_172632_2.jpg Portfolio - Plant-Animal Relationships Carex pensylvanica, common oak sedge, is an important species in dry mesic and dry woodlands and is a main fuel species. It is clump forming, spreads by rhizomes, and grows about 8 in. tall. Sedges are extremely important for ants. According to Flora of Chicago (Wilhem & Rericha), many ant species nest in their root zones and some disperse their seed. The amount of Carex pensylvanica in an area has been correlated with the diversity and density of native ant species. The dense root zone has consistent soil moisture, meaning stable soil temperature, which is important for ants. Formica subsericea is a larger ant, making it capable of carrying seed around. The seed has an elaiosome, a nutritious fatty appendage, that is eaten by the ant, and in return, the plant gets its seed moved around. This is called myrmecochory! This ant is identified by its pubescence (hairs), silky sheen, and the shape of its petiole (the part that attaches thorax to abdomen). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1646092170094-DKVDCE93H72V4TM8CRBO/PXL_20220122_162609281.jpg Portfolio - Plant-Animal Relationships A female (?) three-toed box turtle eating a mayapple fruit (Podophyllum peltatum). Humans can actually eat these fruits too but make sure they are fully ripe. Unripe fruits are poisonous! I love seeing patches of mayapples with their umbrella leaves in the spring. They have one or two leaves, and only the two-leaved individuals will flower and fruit that year. Reference photo by Ari Zakroff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1631751717662-HH1W1F3VUSHHMVZZ1A4H/5x7table_Arudis_Ari.jpg Portfolio - Plant-Animal Relationships Ants disperse seeds of many spring ephemerals, plants that flower and fruit in early spring before trees leaf out and cast too much shade. This is called myrmecochory. Here is a watercolor painting of the ant Aphaenogaster rudis moving a bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) seed. The ants get a nutritious meal (the white fatty appendage called an elaiosome) and the plant gets its seed moved a couple meters. Reference photos by Ozark Bill (ozarkbill.com) and me. https://www.sedgeshaveedgesart.com/portfolio/commissions monthly 0.5 2024-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/3cc4510b-f95c-426a-ae9c-3149c13475c2/Screen-May+05+2023-0017-1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1685209232519-VIU611B111N6FTOVVW0C/Screen-May%2B05%2B2023-0016-1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/476156d4-26c8-4c21-a5d4-c66f7671e7fd/Screen-May+05+2023-0015-1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1642556988389-8DUV5IMVCB1UNM5SCPJX/PXL_20220109_150548660.jpg Portfolio - Commissions Dutchman's breeches, Dicentra cucullaria, with queen bumblebee pollinator. Watercolor. Reference photos by David J. Stang, Plant Image Library, Kurt Stüber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1642557146926-KW77RUGSP71LMS8FCFKL/20211228_161157.jpg Portfolio - Commissions Ozark witch hazel, Hamamelis vernalis. Watercolor. Reference photos by Doug McGrady, MDC, Missouriplants.com, Paul Rothrock, Ozark Bill, and me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1632620933909-VJYBF1VOURMO9ML8J925/20210920_180542.jpg Portfolio - Commissions Monarch flying toward butterfly milkweed. Watercolor. Reference photos by Ragesoss, Dwight Sipler, USFWS Midwest Region. https://www.sedgeshaveedgesart.com/portfolio/fungi monthly 0.5 2024-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/f8ce49d7-1c61-4927-b729-346f3bf7a3c7/MOMS23_lichen_gimp.png Portfolio - Fungi Lichen. Gouache on black watercolor paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/386ced71-1768-4fdc-a208-099388bb64a5/MOMSchanterelle_print.png Portfolio - Fungi Chanterelle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1641760889138-V5U4YVE15ZJAZARDYZM6/PXL_20220109_203654083.jpg Portfolio - Fungi Elegant stinkhorn, Mutinus elegans. This painting shows the fruiting body of the fungi. The slimy olive green part is the spore mass, and its stinky smell attracts flies, which disperse its spores. This is interesting because most fungi spores are dispersed by the wind. Arches hotpress watercolor paper, Sennelier & M. Graham watercolors. Reference photo by coworker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613d7e48681a0134da7807cd/1667679968990-6B2762EI5B2LP9XNFUKI/IMG_20220918_092931.jpg Portfolio - Fungi Turkeytail, Trametes versicolor Arches hotpress watercolor paper, Sennelier & M. Graham watercolors. Reference photo by snail_hiker (iNaturalist).