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medical illustration of This painting in transparent watercolor on Arches paper features the Common Milkweed blossom, the adult Monarch butterfly with its highly patterned wings, and a seed pod with escaping seeds. The painting was commissioned by the Town of Enfield, NH, and used on the town report. Common Milkweed is Enfield's town flower. Its leaves are the food of the Monarch larva. The Monarch butterfly is still in decline.
Next medical illustration of Orchid, Twayblade, carpeting, seep, rare, summer, mountainous, pale green flower, terrestrial

Description:  A painting in transparent watercolor on Arches paper of one of the more rare terrestrial orchids of New Hampshire. It was found in a seep near a trail in a mountainous site, carpeting a wide area. It blooms most notably in July. This painting is part of a series of paintings by the artist in a collection of depictions of the approximately 46 terrestrial orchids of New Hampshire.

Neottia convallarioides (Broad-lipped Twayblade)

This painting in transparent watercolor on Arches paper features the Common Milkweed blossom, the adult Monarch butterfly with its highly patterned wings, and a seed pod with escaping seeds. The painting was commissioned by the Town of Enfield, NH, and used on the town report. Common Milkweed is Enfield's town flower. Its leaves are the food of the Monarch larva. The Monarch butterfly is still in decline.

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