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Quercus in amberA male oak tree flower in Baltic amber with a length of 3.7 mm and dating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule page 29 figure 86
Fragaria chiloensis, Chilean strawberry
Chrysolina menthastri, mint leaf beetle eating a mint leafA bronze-green rounded leaf beetle feeding on a mint leaf. These beetles are common in the U.K and favour damp waterside habitats
Violet CronIllustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa bifera macrocarpa, Lelieurs four-seasons rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled La Quatre Laisons Lelieur
Quercus sp. crouch oakAlso known as Addlestone Oak or Queens Oak. In the 14th century Wycliffe preached under this oak. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have feasted under it. Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003
Capparis canescens, dog capersOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Prunus sp. plumPlate 13 from Pomona Franconica, Vol 3 (1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled La prune sans Noyau
Dicronorhina sp. rose chafer beetleA rose chafer beetle from Africa from the family Scarabaeidae; Cetoniinae. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles
Crataegus monygna, hawthornPlate 46 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lawsonia inermis, henna plantIllustration number 86 from the Feilding Collection held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Helianthus annuus, sunflowerPlate 578 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cymbopogon citratus, lemon grassPlate 998 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Medicago sativa, alfalfaIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Adonis blue butterfly from the collections at the Natural History Museum, London
Quercus robur, oak leavesLeaves from a common oak tree (Quercus robur) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, June 2003
Nerium oleander, oleander
Clitoria ternatea Linn. butterfly peaFrom the Botanical Collection of Indian Drawings. Artist unknown. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhodochrosite which means rose-coloured comprises of (manganese carbonate). This specimen originates South Africa
Tragopan satyra, satyr tragopanPlate 49 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Pollen sketch by Francis BauerFrancis Bauers pollen watercolour sketch from the Natural History Museums Botany Library. Page 63, showing Centaurea, Clarkia, Achilia, Bignonia and other pollen
Adoretus versutus, rose beetleA species of rose beetle from St. Helena. Specimen from the Scarabaeidae family (Wollastons Rutelidae, Dynastidae)
Prunus sp. (23) breast of Venus peach (24) royal peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Teton de Venus, Royale
Prunus sp. peaches and plums18th century watercolour drawing by by Maria van Huysum. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Acacia dealbata, mimosa or silver wattleIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Theobroma cacao, cocoa plantPlate 178 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Phasianus colchicus sahwii, common (Yarkand) pheasantPlate 53 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Female parasitic waspA female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs
Hydatina physis, rose-petal bubble shellWatercolour 399 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Kallee dere, from the Watling Collection
Plant watercolours by Elizabeth TwiningFrom a bound volume watercolour drawings of plants : including the originals for her Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants. Watercolour on paper. c. 1840s by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Moreton Bay chestnut seed podCastanospermum australe, Moreton Bay chestnut seed pod collected in Queensland, Australia in 1909 Date: 1909
Wild Sports of South Africa, William HarrisTitle page to William Harriss collection of drawings from 1839. Date: 1839
Aquilegia vulgaris, ColumbineInk drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903 Date: 1903
Mucuna with insects in different life stagesHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Spiders, insects and hummingbird on guava treeHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Hura crepitans, sandbox treeGeorg D Ehret watercolour of Hura crepitans, 1740s. 511 x 372 mm. Date: 1740
Flindersia australis, crow ash tree
Nyssa ogeche, ogeechee lime & Crataegus sp. hawthornDrawing 35 (Ewan 4) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Passiflora, passion fruit pollenPage 38, a watercolour of passiflora pollen from Drawings by Francis Bauer, depicting epidermis, hairs, pollen grains and Moustrosities
Silk cotton tree at St. Thomas, West IndiesA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Silk Cotton tree, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Viscum album, mistletoePlate 11 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Trifolium montanum, mountain cloverIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Hibiscus cannabinus, kenafPlate 2 from the Botany Library Indian Drawings Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Thunbergia grandiflora, blue trumpet vinePlate 739 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gracula religiosa, hill mynaPlate 71, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Fagus sylvatica, European beechIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Beech tree foliage
Daucus carota, carrotIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London