CODEX CAROLINUM

Codex carolinum is a 26-piece botanical illustration set featuring plants of North Carolina with a tradition of being used for food or medicine. This graphic essay on ethnobotany explores the state from coast to mountains demonstrating seasonal characteristics of each plant and its relationship to animals and insects.

Alder

Alnus serrulata

Cohosh

Cimicifuga racemosa

Butterflyweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Indian Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Maple

Acer rubrum

Oak

Quercus alba

Seaweed

Sargassum fluitans

Umbrella Tree

Magnolia ashei

Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Trillium

Trillium catesbaei

Venus Flytrap

Dionaea muscipula

Yellowroot

Xanthorhisa simplicissima