Penelope Gottlieb, Antignon Leptopus, 2012
Acrylic and ink over Audubon print, 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm)
Coral Vine, a native of Mexico, is a fast growing, evergreen vine, climbing with tendrils that will reach 40 feet.
PG008
Penelope Gottlieb, Calochortus indecorus, 2012
Acrylic and ink on canvas, 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm)
Mariposa lily was last collected from the slopes of Sexton Mountain, Oregon in 1948. Now extinct due to grazing, farming and road construction.
PG018
Penelope Gottlieb, Impatiens glandulifera, 2012
Acrylic and ink over archival Audubon print, 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm)
Himalayan Balsam has a high reproductive rate, habitat tolerance, and plasticity, that allowed this plant to spread rapidly, to dominate landscapes, and to compete with and displace native plant species. Eradication has proven very difficult once established.
PG017
Penelope Gottlieb, Thunbergia alata, 2012
Acrylic and ink over archival Audubon print, 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm)
Black-eyed Susan vine is an nvasive species found in Hawai, Australia and southern US.
PG013
Penelope Gottlieb, Wisteria frutescens, 2012
Acrylic and ink over archival Audubon print, 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm)
American Wisteria is a highly problematic invasive plant in many areas of the US from Florida to Texas and may climb to 70 feet.
PG014