Texas Flora

In addition to the three days of presentations, this year's conference in also hosted a robust poster session.

Attendees from Japan, Portugal, Mexico, China, El Salvador, and the United States were able to showcase their research between sessions.

gave a wonderful presentation on her botanical art and how art can connect people with nature. She had several exquisite pieces of her Mexican oak species on display during the conference and donated several works in the silent auction.

I've always been a fan of botanical art, whether line drawings or watercolors, the ability to accurately and artistically put to paper our flora is so impressive. These pieces document plants in ways that photography will never capture - fruit, flowers, new leaves, older leaves, and even the fauna that use these plants - all can be incorporated in a single composition.