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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
Prunus communis, almond treePlate 21 from Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871. Originally called Amandier commun in this publication the current name by which the Almond tree is know is (Prunus communis)
Solanum dulcamara, climbing nightshadeWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 1908. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Arsenura armida, Emperor moth caterpillars on coral treeEmperor moth caterpillars on coral tree from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium of te Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten by Maria Sibylla Merian
Bryobia praetiosa, clover miteScanning electron microscope image of a clover mite (x 70K), they have front legs which are nearly twice as long as the hind legs
Cereus perrotetianus, lady of the night cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Mammillaria erecta, cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Nephenthes sp. 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
Hydrangea otaksa, French hydrangeaHydrangea otaksa from Flora Japonica (1838) by Philipp Franz von Siebold. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Echinocactus monvillii, cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Populus latiorA fossilized leaf (11 cms wide) of Populus latior, once a large flowering tree which shed many leaves during its life span
Parodia sellowii, cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Echinocactus sellowianus
Lowland dipterocarp rainforest of the Rampayoh river valley, Brunei. Photographed by Gaden Robinson
Aconitum variegatum, monkshoodWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 30 July 1906
Daboecia polifolia, heatherWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 1908. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, oxeye daisyOxeye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London
Echinocactus sellowianusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Malva sylvestris, mallowWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 24 August 1908. Plate 196
Streblorrhiza speciosaUnissued lithograph by M. Fahrmbacher, based on a sketch by Ferdinand Bauer. Previously unpublished. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Eucalyptus urnigera, eucalyptusPlate from The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Erebus and Terror. Part III: Flora Tasmaniae. by J. D. Hooker, 1860
Bird illustration from Sir Hans Sloanes Natural History ofIllustration from Sir Hans Sloanes Natural History of Jamaica, Vol. 2 (1707-25)
Ipomea indica, blue morning gloryUnfinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771
Prunus domestica, plum treeIllustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw
Meleagris ocellata, ocellated turkeyA specimen of an ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocallata) on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring
DroseraSundew. A carniviorous bog plant which collects insects by secreting a sticky substance on fine hairs on the leaves which is also acidic, digesting the trapped insect
Opuntia camachoi, prickly pear cactusFigure 30 from Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 1932-33, by Professor Carlos Porter
Convolvulus tricolor, convolvulusIllustration from Full Directions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Aquilegia chrysantha, golden columbineInk and wash drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1906. Figure for Types of floral mechanism
Lunaria biennis, honestyWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, undated. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 146
Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotusA drawing by Paul Hermann from the collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 5 Page 286)
Manihot esculenta, cassava plantIllustration from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian
Solanum lycopersicum, garden tomatoDrawing of the garden tomato from Herbal (1597) by John Gerard. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Sorbus aria Crantz L. 117, whitebeamAn illustrative plate from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection of Whitebeam tree leaves
Sphyrapicus varius, yellow-bellied sapsuckerPlate 190 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Sylvia Carbanta, carbonated warblerPlate 60 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Aimophila aestivalis, Bachmans sparrowPlate 165 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Helianthus californicus, sunflowerAn illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Ilex aquifolium L. Houx commum, hollyAn illustrative plate depicting holly tree foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection