by Amanda Cain
Editor’s note: Throughout the school year, students utilize field guides and their growing botanical knowledge to identify the plant life that surrounds them. These sketches are taken from Amanda’s spring 2024 botany homework assignment.





Amanda Cain is a clinical herbalist and fiber artist. She is a second-year student at ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism. You can connect with her at www.verdantpathny.com and @verdant_path on Instagram.