Northern California Society of Botanical Artists

The Mt. Tamalpais Florilegium

The Northern California Society of Botanical Artists began the Florilegium of Mt. Tamalpais in the spring of 2019. Working in collaboration with One Tam and the Marin Municipal Water District we were able to venture up onto the mountain in order to collect specimens for our botanical paintings and drawings documenting many of the plants growing on the mountain.

“Mt. Tamalpais is the iconic heart of Marin County. Home to 1,200 native species, including more than one tenth of all the native plants found in California, 6 are not found anywhere else in the world, and over 50 are listed as threatened, endangered or rare. Mt. Tam is home to ten times the number of plants per acre than Yosemite, which is almost 20 times as big.” (www.onetam.org)

We the members of NCalSBA made a commitment to One Tam to donate digital images of all of our paintings and drawings to them for their help and participation in this project. One Tam will use the images in their education and outreach programs.

One Tam is a collaborative effort between the California State Parks, Marin County Parks, The Marin Municipal Water District, The National Parks, and the Parks Conservancy, together they work to ensure that the entire mountain and all of its plants and wildlife are protected and stewarded.

The Mt. Tamalpais Florilegium is not only an exhibit of beautiful plants and flowers. It is an example of what our mountain has to offer our community.

It is our aim that by assembling a large sampling of paintings and drawings of the native flora growing on Mt. Tam, including many of its rare and special species we can show our community what our mountain has to offer. It is our hope that by showcasing the unique beauty of these plants it will inspire others to learn more about them, and join in our efforts to protect them and our mountain.

You can click on each of the images to see a larger version.


1	Nina Antze Rosa gymnocarpa Wood Rose colored pencil 2020
2	Nina Antze Morella californica Pacific Wax Myrtle colored pencil 2020
3	Béatrice Bergemont Nemophila menziesii Baby Blue-Eyes watercolor 2021
4	Cynthia Byrne-Margetts Rhododendron occidentale Western Azalea watercolor 2020
5	Betsy Chovanes Arbutus menziesii Pacific Madrone watercolor 2020
6	Betsy Chovanes Arbutus menziesii Pacific Madrone Flowers watercolor 2021
7	Alice Condit Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot colored pencil 2020
8	Alice Condit Fragaria vesca Woodland Strawberry colored pencil 2020
9	Margi Connelly Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon watercolor 2020
10	Margi Connelly Prosartes hookeri Hooker’s Fairy Bells watercolor 2021
11	Ruth Cox Pellaea andromedifolia Coffee Fern watercolor and colored pencil 2021
12	Kelly Darpinian Lupinus albifrons Silver Lupine colored pencil 2021
13	Catherine Dellor Phacelia californica Scorpionweed watercolor 2020
14	Catherine Dellor Juncus patens Spreading Rush colored pencil 2021
15	Rosemary Dunbar Vaccinium ovatum Huckelberry graphite and colored pencil 2020
16	Shelly Euser Corylus cornuta var. californica Wild Hazelnut watercolor and graphite 2021
17	Lynne K Finley Clarkia gracilis Clarkia gracilis watercolor 2020
18	Maria Cecilia Freeman Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Blue Elderberry watercolor 2020
19	Mary Gilardi Iris douglasiana Douglas Iris watercolor 2020
20	Mary Gilardi Calypso bulbosa Fairy Slipper Orchid colored pencil on film 2020
21	Mary Gilardi Dryopteris arguta Coastal Wood Fern watercolor 2020
22	Mary Gilardi Cardamine californica Milkmaids watercolor 2021
23	Elaine Goldstone Sisyrinchium vellum Blue-Eyed Grass watercolor 2020
24	Mary Ellen Grimes Bromus carinatus Bromus carinatus colored pencil 2020
25	Mary Ellen Grimes Lupine nanus Lupine nanus colored pencil 2021
26	Mary Harden Garrya eliptica Silk Tassel watercolor 2020
27	Mary Harden Fritillaries affinis Checker Lily watercolor 2020
28	Mary Ann Ho Asarum caudatum Wild Ginger watercolor 2020
29	Kristin Jakob Stipa pulchra Purple Needlegrass pen and ink 2020
30	Kristin Jakob Trillium chloropetalum Giant Wake Robin pen and ink 2021
31	Kristin Jakob Melica torreyana Torrey Melicgrass pen and ink 2021
32	Eliza Jewett Castilleja foliolosa Woolly Paintbrush watercolor 2021
33	Eliza Jewett Epiloblum canum California Fuchsia watercolor 2021
34	Linda Kam Eriophyllum lanatum Woolly Sunflower watercolor 2020
35	Deborah Kass Dendromecon rigida Bush Poppy watercolor 2021
36	Mimi Kearns Umbellularia californica Bay Laurel watercolor 2020
37	Mimi Kearns Heuchera micrantha Alum Root watercolor 2021
38	Mary Ellen King Woodwardia fimbriata Woodwardia fimbriata colored pencil and ink 2020
39	Nancy Wheeler Klippert Aristolochia californica Dutchman’s Pipevine colored pencil on film 2020
40	Nancy Wheeler Klippert Lupinus formosus Lupinus formosus colored pencil on film 2021
41	Patricia Larenas Notholithocarpus densiflorus Tanoak colored pencil 2020
42	Patricia Larenas Torreya californica California Nutmeg colored pencil and graphite 2021
43	Helen Lewis Aesculus californica California Buckeye watercolor 2021
44	Andrea LoPinto Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak watercolor 2020
45	Andrea LoPinto Ramalina menzieii Lace Lichen watercolor 2021
46	Lynne Lyle Sanicula bipinnatifida Purple Sanicle colored pencil 2020
47	Lynne Lyle Hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens Hayfield Tarweed colored pencil 2021
48	Lynne Lyle Platystemon californicus Cream Cups colored pencil 2021
49	Susan Mark-Raymond Wyethia augustifolia Narrow Leaf Mule Ears watercolor and colored pencil 2021
50	Lucy Martin Lepiota magnispora Lepiota magnispora gouache 2020
51	Lucy Martin Galerina sp. Mt. Tamalpais Mushrooms gouache 2021
52	Lee McCaffree Trillium ovatum Trillium watercolor 2020
53	Lee McCaffree Lonicera hispidula Vine Honeysuckle watercolor 2020
54	Lee McCaffree Delphinium nudicaule Red Larkspur watercolor 2021
55	Dolores Morrison Dudleya cymosa Dudleya cymosa watercolor 2021
56	Cheryl Perko Calochortus luteus Mariposa Lily watercolor with watercolor pencil 2020
57	Sally Petru Maianthemum stallatum Slim False Solomon’s Seal watercolor 2021
58	Vi Strain Clayton perfoliata Miner’s Lettuce colored pencil on film 2020
59	Vi Strain Sidalcea malviflora Checkerbloom colored pencil on film 2021
60	Connie Van Ness Arctostaphylos montana Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita colored pencil 2020
61	Connie Van Ness Frangula californica California Coffeeberry colored pencil 2021
62	Barbara Ward Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry watercolor 2020
63	Catherine Watters Gentiana affinis var. ovate Pleated Gentian watercolor 2020
64	Catherine Watters Triteleia laxa Ithuriel’s Spear watercolor 2021
65	Liz Wilberg Lathyrus vestitus Hillside Pea watercolor 2020

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