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Asparagaceae Collection

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Paradisia Liliastrum (Paradise Lily)

Paradisia Liliastrum (Paradise Lily). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Anthericum ciliatum

Anthericum ciliatum
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Asparagus capensis

Asparagus capensis
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Hyacinthoides nonscripta, bluebell

Hyacinthoides nonscripta, bluebell
Bluebells (Hyacinthoides nonscripta) growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. May 2003

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Dragon Tree, Tenerife 1873

Dragon Tree, Tenerife 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Hyacinthus sp. Eastern hyacinths

Hyacinthus sp. Eastern hyacinths
Folio 25 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Garrulus glandarius, European jay

Garrulus glandarius, European jay
An European jay (Garrulus glandarius), taken in the U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Cordyline fruticosa, ti plant

Cordyline fruticosa, ti plant
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Dracaena terminalis

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Dracaena warocquei, cordyline

Dracaena warocquei, cordyline
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Aloe Afr: Caulescens Fol Glaucis

Aloe Afr: Caulescens Fol Glaucis
Aloe Afr: Caulescens fol glaucis caulen amplectentibus dorso spinoso. Page 329 from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, hyacinth maccaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, hyacinth maccaw
Plate 9 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Agave candelabrum, agave

Agave candelabrum, agave
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Aloe succotrin, aloe

Aloe succotrin, aloe
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Agave sisalana, sisal

Agave sisalana, sisal

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Aloe Semper Virens ov Vera

Aloe Semper Virens ov Vera
Page 306 from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Scolopax rusticola, Eurasian woodcock

Scolopax rusticola, Eurasian woodcock
Plate 77 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Asparagus officinalis, asparagus

Asparagus officinalis, asparagus
From the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Thysanotus patersonii, twining fringe-lily

Thysanotus patersonii, twining fringe-lily
Plate 212 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Aloe succotrina, fynbos aloe

Aloe succotrina, fynbos aloe
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Aloe succotrina, aloe

Aloe succotrina, aloe
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Aloe succotrina with a golden swallow

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Aloe vulgaris, aloe

Aloe vulgaris, aloe
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: L aloe commun, aloe vera

L aloe commun, aloe vera
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate inscribed with Genevieve de nangis Regnault

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Aloe sp. aloes

Aloe sp. aloes
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Aloe sp. aloes

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth

Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth
Drawing 759 by Arthur Harry Church, 1904. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Aloe africana, spiny aloe

Aloe africana, spiny aloe
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Godfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Aloe serrata

Aloe serrata
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Godfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Aloe americana minor

Aloe americana minor
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Godfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Haworthia viscosa, haworthia

Haworthia viscosa, haworthia
Illustration from Prludia Botanica (1703) by Caspar Commelin, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Sanseveria hyacinthoides, bowstring hemp

Sanseveria hyacinthoides, bowstring hemp
Illustration by Caspar Commelin (1667-1731) from Prludia Botanica of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Convallaria magalis, lily-of-the-valley

Convallaria magalis, lily-of-the-valley
Folio 28 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Arbor Draconis

Arbor Draconis
Plate 301 from J.G. Simula Flora Exotica

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, hyacinth macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, hyacinth macaw
A hyacinth macaw (Anondorhynchus hyacinthinus) flight feather.Photograph used in Dr Anglea Milners Dino-Birds (2002)

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Arbor draconis, dragon tree

Arbor draconis, dragon tree
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Godfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Cordyline liliaceous tree, peculiar to New Zealand

Cordyline liliaceous tree, peculiar to New Zealand
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Bluebell

Bluebell
A bluebell from the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Aloe succotrina, fynbos aloe & Aloe vera, true aloe

Aloe succotrina, fynbos aloe & Aloe vera, true aloe
Sketch 249 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Haworthia herbacea, haworthia

Haworthia herbacea, haworthia
Sketch 295 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Cedrus libani, cedar of Lebanon & Agave americana, century p

Cedrus libani, cedar of Lebanon & Agave americana, century p
Sketch 252 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Loddigesia mirabilis, marvellous spatuletail

Loddigesia mirabilis, marvellous spatuletail
Plate 161, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.3, (1849-61)

Background imageAsparagaceae Collection: Convallaria polygonatum, solomons seal root

Convallaria polygonatum, solomons seal root
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London



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