2,029 Free Artworks of Public Domain Botanical Illustration

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Vintage pear stick illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

The 18th century illustration of a basket of blooming flowers.

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Diesel tree (Copaifera officinalis) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Horseradish (Cochlearia armoracia) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Kin–shi–shi, hand–colored collotype from Some Japanese Flowers (1896) by Kazumasa Ogawa.

japanese flower

Friuili grape (Vitis vinifera Forojuliensis) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Wild carrot (daucus carota) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Water dock (Rumex hydrolapathum) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Sweet flag (Acorus calamus) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Iris Hartwegii from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

illustration tree

Paris Polyphylla, Smith from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Vintage banana illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Halved mamey sapote illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage peach twig illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Manna ash (Fraxinus ornus) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Vintage illustration of pine apple nectarines digitally enhanced from our own vintage edition of The Fruit Grower's Guide (1891) by John Wright.

Rosemary (Rosmarinus) officinalis illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

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Sub-lutea from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Dill (Anethum graveolens) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Aloe socotrina illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Common bugloss (Anchusa tinctoria) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Lychnis sylvestris quae Saponaria vulgo, Saponara, Le Lichnis sauvage (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

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The 18th century illustration of a branch with a cluster of ripe plums and caterpillars.

Gesnera exoniensis engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Eranthemum Sanguinolentum engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Vintage illustration of strawberries digitally enhanced from our own vintage edition of The Fruit Grower's Guide (1891) by John Wright.

Vintage illustration of an apricot digitally enhanced from our own vintage edition of The Fruit Grower's Guide (1891) by John Wright.

botanical apricot

The woodland pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Black Canaiolo (Vitis vinifera etrusca) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Imo–se–yama, hand–colored collotype from Some Japanese Flowers (1896) by Kazumasa Ogawa.

Cartagena bark (cinchona cordifolia) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

European centaury (Erythraa centaurium illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Angel changelica illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

The 18th century illustration of a black and white mottled bird on tulip stem with daffodils and butterflies.

butterfly plants

The fruit grower's guide : Vintage illustration of gooseberry

champagne berries

Didiscus Caeruleus illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Antique plant New Zealand mountain daisies drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Quill Leaf Tillandsia (Tillandsia fasciculata) (1929) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Quinine bark (Cinchona condaminea) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Lacrima grapes (Vitis vinifera Vallisarnensis) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

English oak (Quercus) robur illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Lacrima grapes (Vitis vinifera Vallisarnensis) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Vintage illustration of early rivers cherries digitally enhanced from our own vintage edition of The Fruit Grower's Guide (1891) by John Wright.

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Vintage avocado illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Fig (Ficus carica) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Wild lettuce (Lactuca virosa) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Common juniper (Juniperus communis) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

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Rose of Sharon (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

Michelia Cathcartii (syn. Magnolia Cathcartii) from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

magnolia flower

Snowdrops, galanthus, and a daffodil, narcissus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Carrion-flower (Stapelia variegata) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Pear (Pyrus Laurina) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Lente (in or before 1897) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

The lovely rhododendron from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Flower Study (1876–1878) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Carnation (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

Aloe vulgaris Aloé perfoliato. L'Aloés Succotrin (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

botanical poster

Plantae Selectae: No. 38 by Georg Dionysius Ehret.

Saffron crocus (Crocus sativus) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Bromeliad (Aechmea discolor) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Plantae Selectae: No. 52–Ixia or Corn Lily by Georg Dionysius Ehret.

Hummingbird fuchsia (Fuchsia gracilis) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Caraway (Carum carui) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

meridians flower

Vintage St John's bread illustation. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.l.

Indigofera procumbens illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Vintage illustration of pear digitally enhanced from our own vintage edition of The Fruit Grower's Guide (1891) by John Wright.

illustration plants

Dahlia illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Large Purple Chilian Evening Primrose from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata) from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Rose (1844–1909) by Sientje Mesdag-van Houten.

Fig (Ficus carica) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Vintage St John's bread illustation. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.l.

A. Vaccinium Salignum (syn. Agapetes saligna), B. Vaccinium Serpens (syn. Agapetes serpens) from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

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Vintage pear leaf illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Study of Mushrooms (1880) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Christmas Card Depicting Bells and Blueberries (1865–1899) by L. Prang & Co.

christmas winter

Vintage pear illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Two-coloured Helichrysum from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Vintage peach bough illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage bunch of strawberries illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage lemon illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Grape vine (Vitis vinifera Niciensis) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Melopepo, verruscosus, albicans, leviter striatus, folio aspero, Cocuzza bitorzoluta (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

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Pepper Elder (Peperomia Aroypeia) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

patterns plants

Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) (1923) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Vintage lemon illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Yellow flax (Linum glandulosum) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Bourgeau Rose (Rosa bourgeauiana) (1920) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

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Oranges (Citrus Sinensis) (1916) by Mary Daisy Arnold.

tangerine orange

Passiflore ailee illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

The Persian Cyclamen from The Temple of Flora (1807) by Robert John Thornton.

printing flower

Mount Atlas daisy (Anthemis pyrethrum) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Vintage pear illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage branch of red cherries illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Sea Island cotton (gossypium vitifolium) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

The 18th century illustration of two birds on a branch of tulips with insects.

butterfly plants

Antique plant Olearia augustifolia - mutton bird scrub - Teteaweka drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

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Jujube (Fiorazione del Giuggiolo) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

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