Original artwork by Louis-Bernard St-Jean

Medium: Safflower oil and Walnut oil on wood panel
Year: 2022
Dimensions: 22” x 30” (56 x 76 cm)

About this artwork

Plant morphology (Morphologie des plantes) is the part of botany that describes the shape and external structure of plants and their organs. It is distinct from anatomy, which focuses on the internal structure of plants.

The development of this science is linked to that of [biological] systematics, which led to a precise and meticulous description of the different organs of plants, including roots, stems, leaves and flowers, and gave rise to a very rich and very specialized botanical vocabulary. Indeed, the classification of plants into species, and their practical identification in the field, is based first on morphological criteria; the species, according to a classic definition, being "the set of individuals that resemble each other more than they resemble those of other species".