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Rhizophora mangrove forestThe gnarled roots of the mangrove forest, Kampong Kapok, Muara, Brunei. Photographed by Dr Gaden Robinson
Ipomoea purpurea, morning gloryWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 26 September 1903
Passiflora quadrangularis, water lemonIllustration by James Sowerby, c. 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lagopus mutus, rock ptarmiganPlate 196 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Paeonia officinalis, common peonyDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1906. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Nigella damascena, love-in-a-mistIllustration by Arthur Harry Church, 1905. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Meconopsis napaulensis, blue poppy
Capsicum sp. pepperA basket of peppers showing the huge variety in size, shape and colour of Capsicum
Nigella orientalis, yellow fennel flowerDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1905. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 062
Rhus stellariaefolia, rhusA fossilized leaf from the flowering plant Rhus (Rhus stellariaefolia) approximately 11cm long. This specimen was discovered in Colorado, U.S.A and dates back to the Late Eocene
Carduelis carduelis, European goldfinchPlate 155 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp venos, purple pitcher plantA carnivorous plant attracting insects with sweet nectar on the top of the pitcher. The surface is slippery and the insects fall in. Unable to climb out, the prey is digested by enzymes
Castanea, chestnutIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the NHM, London
Echinocactus concinnus, sun cupIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Le Merle palmiste, blackbird in cabbage treePlate 70 from Vieillots Histoire naturelle de oiseaux d Amerique Central Volume 12. The Natural History of Birds from Central America
Reseda lutea, yellow mignonetteDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1904. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 156
Chelidonium glaucum, celandineIllustration from the Botany Library held at the Natural History Museum, London
Anemone sp. anemoneIllustration from Full Directions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Franklandia fucifoliaProof etching by I. Pye based on Ferdinand Bauers drawing prepared for A voyage to Terra Australis (1814) by Matthew Flinders
Hypericum perforatum, St. JohnswortIllustration by Arthur Harry Church, 1905. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 176
Primula officinalis, cowslipIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Prunus armeniaca, apricot treeIllustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pyrope garnetA cut stone and collection of crystals of pink pyrope garnet (magnesium aluminum silicate). Specimens from the Natural History Museum, London
Food chainsIllustration from Nature at Work 1978, NHM. Food chains in an oak woodland and on the seashore
Emberiza citrinella, yellowhammerPlate 178 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Gypsum crystals - A desert roseGypsum is comprised of (hydrated calcium sulphate). It forms from the evaporation of highly saline waters producing this ornate arrangement of crystals
Dictamnus fraxinella, gas plantWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 1904. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Aglais urticae and Polygonia c-album, butterflies
Entada sp. sea beansSea beans or drift seeds from vines and trees along tropical coasts and rainforests which drift along with ocean currents and wash up on beaches
Lychnis coronaria, prick noseWatercolour 19 by Arthur Harry Church, 12 July 1905. Plate 171
Reseda odorata, garden mignonetteDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1906. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 160
Parus palustris, marsh titPlate 180 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Delphinium formosum, hardy larkspurDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Harrisia sp. night-blooming cereusUnsigned artwork from c. 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Passiflora kermesina, passionflowerWatercolour 312 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, c. 1850. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Artocarpus altilis, breadfruitUnfinished watercolour sketch by Sydney Parkinson, made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771
Sorbus aucuparia, rowanRowan tree with ripe fruit growing in the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photo taken in July 2001
Melocactus caroli-linnaei, melocactusIllustration from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is thought to have been made by Simon Taylor (1742-1796)
Dionaea muscipula, venus flytrapA carnivorous plant which traps insects when they walk over specialist trigger hairs. The leaves snap closed and stay closed until the insect has been digested
Paeonia officinalis, peonyWatercolour 5 by G. van Kouwenhoven from the Dutch Collection. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Clematis integrifolia, solitary clematisWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 10 July 1909
Saxicola torquata, common stonechatPlate 149 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Echinocactus erinaceus, cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Darlingtonia californica, California pitcherplantDrawingby Arthur Harry Church, 1909. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 134
Ranunculus sp. buttercupIllustration from Full Directions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Epimedium roseum, barrenwortWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 9 May 1909. Plate 101
Echinocactus myriostigma, bishops cap cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London