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| Helianthemum polygonoides, estrellica de Cordovilla. Endemismo del Saladar de Cordovilla (Albacete). Tinta sobre papel. Ilustración de Guillermo García-Saúco Sánchez |
Hoy os traigo este dibujo naturalista a tinta de una jarilla o estrellica del saladar de Cordovilla (planta endémica de este espacio, en peligro crítico de extinción) que he realizado para un cartel anunciador de un simposio de botánica. A partir de ahora, voy a intentar mostrar más mis ilustraciones en este blog, ya que mucha gente me lo pide, y creo que es algo que puede gustar a mis lectores. Espero que os guste.
Hace unos años fui a ver la jarilla en su hábitat natural, en pleno verano. Hacía un calor terrible y un sol de justicia, pero las plantas florecían como si nada, en un suelo salino muy inhóspito para la vida, pero donde prosperan plantas y animales totalmente adaptados a este duro hábitat.
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| Helianthemum polygonoides |
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| Helianthemum polygonoides |
También se puede contemplar la planta en la recreación del saladar de Cordovilla en el Jardín Botánico de Castilla-La Mancha:
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| Helianthemum polygonoides en el JBCLM. |
I will look forward to seeing more of your sketches, Guillermo. Sketches in field notebooks is probably a lost art. Best wishes - David
ResponderEliminarThank you very much for your interest, David.
EliminarI wish I could draw plants like that... my generation just uses their phones to take a quick pic of a plant or an insect. It's not as magical, if I'm honest.
ResponderEliminarI don't know which generation you belong to but I'm a millenial and everybody take photos with their phone too.
EliminarYour illustration of the Helianthemum polygonoides in ink is admirable, even down to the fine detail of the delicate thin roots. Looking forward to more of the same Guillermo.
ResponderEliminarRegards....Pete.
Thank you so much, Pete.
EliminarMe encantan estas entradas de flores silvestres. Besos.
ResponderEliminarMuchas gracias, Teresa. Me alegro de que te gusten.
EliminarLovely illustration Guillermo. I am very fond of Rockrose. We have the Common Rockrose, Helianthemum nummularium here in Scotland, which is the food plant of the Northern Brown Argus. I have taken cuttings of plants growing further up the valley and now have an area of Rockrose on our property in the hope that Northern Brown Argus may move in one day! I saw a beautiful Rockrose growing in the Sierra Nevada this summer with white flowers.
ResponderEliminarRockroses (all the genera!) are amazing plants for pollinators and for insects in general. It's great to know you are trying to encourage the Northern Brown Argus in your property. I hope you get it.
EliminarHello Guillermo :)
ResponderEliminarWell done on your ink drawing of the beautiful Rockrose-They are pretty plants that grow in my orchard and I am very fond of their delicate petals, yellow center, and five browm spots. I'm not familiar with other kinds, only the ones that grow on my property. I need to brush up on wild plants.
I hope the extreme heat has now abated, I have also felt just like you with this unbearable heat..
Un Abraco.
Sonjia.
Hello Sonjia, thank you very much for your comment. Nobody can't deny it's indeed a beautiful plant, hence its popularity in southern European gardens. The heat has stopped for a few days but it's coming back now, I hate the summer.
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