Belowground slice of life

Illustrations by F. Curtis Lubbe at the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The belowground compartment isn't only fascinating, it is also inspiring and sometimes relatable. Here is a small series of illustrations inspired by the belowground storage organs of plants featuring a sleepy taproot, hungry stem tuber, grumpy bulb, multiplying rhizome, …

The vegetable lamb

Illustrations by F. Curtis Lubbe at the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. One of the most interesting legendary plants is the vegetable lamb of Tartary.  Allegedly this lamb grows from a stalk and grazes the nearby area.  The idea is rather adorable but it was always lacking a mention of the …

Botanical art in an ongoing series in Plant Science Bulletin

A news item written by F. Curtis Lubbe at the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. In science-meets-art news, a series of issues of Plant Science Bulletin by the Botanical Society of America will be published as part of their Art in the Botanical Sciences: Past, Present, and Future series.  This series …