Source: British Museum (Circa 1590. Accession 1906,0509.1.39). Artist: John White. Adapted by Máel Brigte. Source: British Museum. (Circa 1590. Accession 1906,0509.1.39.) Artist: John White. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
A branch of a tree long used for lumber, and formerly grown for its nuts. (The word “book” comes from the beech wood writing slats used in early medieval Germanic societies.)
Default alignment: stem to base. Proper coloration: brown wood, green leaves.
Source: Les Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne. Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Máel Brigte. Source: Les Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne. Artist unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
A small flowering plant related to the primroses.
Default orientation: stem to base. Proper coloration: green plant, yellow flowers.
Source: Historische Beschreibung der Kindtauf des Fräuleins Elisabeth zu Hessen. Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Máel Brigte. Source: Historische Beschreibung der Kindtauf des Fräuleins Elisabeth zu Hessen. Artist unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
Some say it provides protection against evil spirits while others say witches gather around them.
Default alignment: stem to base. Proper coloration: brown wood, green leaves; berries are typically purple or blue, but some varieties are red or white.
A flowering plant that grows from a bulb and blooms in the springtime.
Proper coloration: stem to base. No proper coloration. Found
Source: Historische Beschreibung der Kindtauf des Fräuleins Elisabeth zu Hessen. Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Máel Brigte. Source: Historische Beschreibung der Kindtauf des Fräuleins Elisabeth zu Hessen. Artist unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
A family of colorful flowering vines with varieties found throughout the world.
Default orientation: stems to base. No proper coloration.
Source: Historische Beschreibung der Kindtauf des Fräuleins Elisabeth zu Hessen. Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Máel Brigte. Source: Historische Beschreibung der Kindtauf des Fräuleins Elisabeth zu Hessen. Artist unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
The most common type of tree in heraldry, known for its production of acorns.
Default alignment: stem to base. Proper coloration: brown wood, green leaves, brown acorns.
A flowering spike of the plant in the “digitalis” family, once used as a medication.
Default alignment: stem to base. No proper coloration. In nature, found with purple, pink, or white flowers.
Source: Historische Beschreibung der Kindtauf des Fräuleins Elisabeth zu Hessen. Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Máel Brigte. Source: Historische Beschreibung der Kindtauf des Fräuleins Elisabeth zu Hessen. Artist unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
An evergreen shrub found in moorlands.
Default orientation: stem to base. Proper coloration: green leaves and stems, flowers may be white, pink, or purple.
Default alignment: stem to base. Proper coloration: green leaves.
Source: Wikimedia Commons. Artist: Gerhard Bräunlich. . License: Released into the public domain Source: Wikimedia Commons. Artist: Gerhard Bräunlich. License: Released into the public domain.
An evergreen shrub with aromatic berries used as a spice or flavoring.
Default orientation: stem to base. Proper coloration: green stem and leaves, blue berries.
The compound leaf of a tree with distinctive red berries, formerly grown for its fruit, and once revered as a protection against evil spirits.
Default alignment: stem to base. Proper coloration: green leaves and stem.
The compound leaf of a tree with distinctive red berries, formerly grown for its fruit, and once revered as a protection against evil spirits.
Default alignment: stem to base. Proper coloration: green leaves and stem.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Adapted from a botanical illustration. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin. Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Adapted from a botanical illustration. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
A perennial flowering shrub known for its beauty and sharp thorns.
Wreaths, chaplets, orles and bordures of roses are reserved to queens, princesses, and companions of the rose.
A fruiting shrub in the nightshade family originating in South America.
Default orientation: stem to base. No proper coloration.
Source: Histoire Naturelle des Indes (Morgan MS MA.3900. Folio 7v). Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Máel Brigte. Source: Histoire Naturelle des Indes. (Morgan MS MA.3900. Folio 7v.) Artist unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.