7 Sketches & Drawings

Last updated 2023-02-10

We’ve heard it before, a picture is worth a thousand words. While a common place phrase, it echoes very true in biological research. Describing in text the morphological features of an organism is no easy task. Trying to form a mental image of an organism described in text still more difficult! As a simple example, imagine trying to draw a representation of Fritillaria pudica from the botanical description in the Flora of North America. No easy task. So let’s talk about sketches…