Highlands Flora Project: Foraged Plants of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Enjoy beautiful illustrations of the foraged flora of southwestern Pennsylvania!

Now open in Phipps' Welcome Center Gallery, plant lovers of all ages can enjoy stunning illustrations of foraged plants commonly found in southwestern Pennsylvania. Foraged Plants of Southwestern Pennsylvania is part of the Flora Project, a collaboration between Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ Botanical Art and Illustration Program and the Allegheny Highlands Botanical Art Society.

Pennsylvania’s diverse ecosystem is a treasure trove of edible plants with unique flavors and nutritional benefits. Some plants have been part of the local diet for centuries, utilized by indigenous peoples long before European settlers arrived.  Today foraging for wild edibles offers a way to connect with the land while tapping into food sources. This year’s exhibit features edible plant portraits in graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, gouache and pen and ink.

For more information regarding the Phipps Botanical Illustration Program or other adult classes, please call 412-441-4442 ext. 3925 or visit phipps.conservatory.org. 

Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), watercolor and graphite, illustration by Anne Semmler

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Common blue violet (Viola sororia), gouache on black paper, illlustration by Barbara Collins

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Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), colored pencil, illustration by Brenda Nemeth 

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Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), watercolor and colored pencil, illustration by Betsy Doherty

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Gingko tree (Ginkgo biloba), colored pencil, illustration by Betty Yee Yates

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Ramps (Allium triccocum), colored pencil on black paper, illustration by Carol Watkins

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Prickly pear (Opuntia species), colored pencil and watercolor pencil, illustration by Christi Ptacek

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Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus), pen and ink and watercolor, illustration by Dana Lynn Driscoll

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Hosta species (Hosta), colored pencil, illustration by Dona Straley

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American beauty berry (Callicarpa americana), colored pencil and micron pen, illustration by Elsa Arce 

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Wintergreen (Gaulthera procumbens), colored pencil, illustration by Eryn Hughes 

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Rose of sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), colored pencil, illustration by Gloria Rogulin Blake 

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Orange day lily (Hermerocallis fulva), colored pencil, illustration by Jim Hansotte

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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum), watercolor and colored pencil, illustration by Judie Charlton

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Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), colored pencil, illustration by Linda Tobin

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Candy apple bolete mushrooms (Buytyriboletus frostii), watercolor, illustration by Lisa Rassmussen 

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Dahlia species (Dahlia), watercolor, illustration by Mary Reefer 

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Yellow morel (Morechella esculenta), copper, gold and silverpoint on film, illustration by Melissa Fabian 

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Purple passion flower (Passiflora incarnata), colored pencil and watercolor pencil, illustration by Mollie Wallace 

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Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra), gouache, illustration by Pamela DeSimone Romeo

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Black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis), watercolor and colored pencil, illustration by Robin Menard 

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Saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana), watercolor, illustration by Rosemarie Mazza 

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Korean dogwood tree (Cornus kousa), watercolor, gouache and graphite, illustration by Stephanie S. Lind 

For more information regarding Phipps' Botanical Art and Illustration Program or other adult classes, please visit phipps.conservatory.org/Learn or call 412-441-4442 ext. 3925.