Resources
Botanical reference works, online or print, should be consulted before beginning work on any botanical artwork that is intended to be scientifically accurate. Here are several books that will provide information about a given plant's structures and its geographical distribution along with photographs and illustrations.
Scientific publications:
- Arizona Flora, Thomas H. Kearney, Robert H. Peebles; University of California Press, 1960
- The Cacti of the United States and Canada, Lyman Benson; Stanford University Press, 1982
- Cacti of Arizona, Lyman Benson; University of Arizona Press, 1977
- Sonoran Desert Plants, Raymond Turner, Tony Burgess, Janice Bowers; University of Arizona Press, 2005
- Agaves of Continental North America, Howard Scott Gentry; University of Arizona Press,1982
- Guide to Flowering Plant Families, Wendy Zomlefer; The University of North Carolina Press, 1994
Field guides:
- Plants of Arizona, Anne Orth Epple, John Wiens; Falcon Guides, 2021
- Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg; Falcon Guides, 2012
- Field Guide to Cacti and Other Succulents of Arizona, Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society, 2020