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Archaeopteris hibernica, fossil plantA fern-like plant, beautifully preserved in yellow sandstone from the Devonian, Kilkenny, Ireland. Specimen is 25 cms long
Licuala spPlate 981 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Nothochloena marantoePenfold, Jane Wallas, 1845. Madeira Flowers, Fruits and Ferns. London: Reeve Brothers. Plate 4
Wardian case with ferns 1857Fern case in the shape of a small aviary with canaries. Scale of the design is three feet long, the space reserved for plants extending 10 inches on either side of the cage or aviary which is 16
Davallia canariensis (L. ) Sm. hares foot fernSketch 18, Newfoundland Volume. From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Mariopteris muricata, seed fernA leaf of a Carboniferous seed fern plant from Staffordshire
Protopteris punctata, fossil fern treeA sandstone cast of a cyathacecus tree fern from Shaftesbury Dorset, presented by W. Batten
Neuropteris gigantea (Sternberg), PteridospermPart of a frond of Neuropteris gigantea, an Upper Carboniferous plant, a Pteridosperm, from Coseley, near Bilston, west Midlands. Range; Genus, Carboniferous; Species, Westphalian
Cupressus sempervirens, Italian cypressAn illustration of (Cupressus sempervirens) the Italian cypress from the Botany Library Collection, the Natural History Museum, London
Sphenopteris laurenti, fossil fernThis specimen dates from the Middle Coal Measures, Carboniferous, Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England. The frond is 9 cms long
Alethopteris lonchitica, fossil seed fernShown here is a frond of the seed fern Alethopteris, specimen originating from Carboniferous rocks near Barnsley, England
Tree fern, Sri LankaA tree fern photographed in Sri Lanka by Harry Taylor
Acrostichum squamosumPenfold, Jane Wallas, 1845. Madeira Flowers, Fruits and Ferns. London: Reeve Brothers. Plate 8
Adiantum reniforme and A. capillus-venerisPenfold, Jane Wallas, 1845. Madeira Flowers, Fruits and Ferns. London: Reeve Brothers. Plate 12
Scolopendrium officinarum, Polypodium valgare, Asplenium canPenfold, Jane Wallas, 1845. Madeira Flowers, Fruits and Ferns. London: Reeve Brothers. Plate 20
Asplenium palmatumPenfold, Jane Wallas, 1845. Madeira Flowers, Fruits and Ferns. London: Reeve Brothers. Plate 16
Lizard, Sri LankaA lizard resting on a fern in Sri Lanka, photographed by Harry Taylor
Calamites suckowi (Brongniart)Pith cast of Calamites suckowi, an Articulate, Carboniferous plant. Upper Carboniferous; Gosforth, near Newcastle-on-Tyne. Range: Genus, Carboniferous, Species, Westphalian
Alethopteris serli (Brongniart), PteridospermPart of a frond of Alethopteris serli, a Pterisosperm, a plant from the Upper Carboniferous, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Range: Genus, Carboniferous; species, Westphalian
Fossil fernA specimen of fossil fern foliage, approximately 8 - 10 m in height. Dates back to the Late Carboniferous-Permian period, 300 - 250 million years ago
Carboniferous coal forestArtists impression of the swamp forests of ferns and other non-flowering plants which covered much of Britain towards the end of the Carboniferous period (354 to 290 million years ago)
Tubicaulis africanus, tree fernCommon plants of the Palaeophytic. Part of a petrified trunk of the tree fern Tubicaulis africanus, approximately 14cm wide, from the Permian Period, Tanganyika, Africa
Marsilea polycarpa, watercloverFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Marsiglia quadrifoliata
Dicroidium sp. seed fernFossil Triassic plant from Queensland, Australia
Palaeosmunda williamsonii, fernPetrified trunk of the fern Palaeosmunda williamsonii, approximately 4cm wide, from Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, dating back to the Permian Period, about 250 - 299 million years ago
Wardian casesFacing page 128 from The New Practical Window Gardener (1877) by John R. Mollison
Polyalthea - Strange Forest Tree - Tree FernPage 83 from The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace, London 1874
Leaf of fern in the Wildlife GardenA close-up of a fern growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. May 2003
Polypodium vulgare, fernPage 2 from The Ferns of Sidmouth (1862) by Peter Orlando Hutchinson. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Liastrea dilatata, broad buckler fernIllustration from The Ferns of Sidmouth (1862) by Peter Orlando Hutchinson. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Subtropical gardenA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Tropical gardenA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia
Thomas Moore (1821-1887)Portrait of Thomas Moore, a British gardener and botanist. Expert on British Ferns and Curator of the apothecaries companys garden in Chelsea 1848
Nilssonia kendalli, frond of a cycadA preserved frond of the cycad Nilssonia kendalli, from Yorkshire, England
Gleichenites, Late Jurassic fernModel of a Late Jurassic fern which would have been found on drier ground
Psaronius, tree fernPolished section through the trunk of the tree fern Psaronius, width approximately 15 cm, from Chemnitz, Garmany, dating back to the Permian period, 250 - 299 million years ago
Calamites sp. cast of trunkNatural cast of trunk interior of Calamites sp. Approximately 40 cm in length. Curvature indicates that this specimen comes from near the base of the tree. Dates back to the late carboniferous period
Onychiopis mantelli, fossil fernThis fossil fern originates from Sussex, England
Neuropteris, seed fernShown here is the Carboniferous seed fern plant, Neuropteris
Polypodium barometzThe Tartarian lamb or vegetable lamb of Tartary. Dating from 1698 and formerly in the collections of Sir Hans Sloane
Thursophyton elberfeldenseMassed stick-like stems of early land plants preserved in a fine-grained shale block, approx. 27 cm wide. Thursophyton elberfeldense fossil
Neuropteris, fossil plantNeuropteris, a seed fern plant dating from the Carboniferous period
Onoclea hebridica, fossil fernA fossil fern from the Palaeocene of the Isle of Mull
Annularia sphenophylloid, fossil horsetailThis specimen is more commonly known as fossil horsetail. The leaves of this fossil plant form rosette-like shapes
Thelypteris reticulata, latticevein fernIllustration from Description des Plantes de l Amerique (1693) by Charles Plumier, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)
ProtopterisCretaceous fossil trunk from the Czech Republic. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Matonidium goepertiJurassic fossil leaf from York, England. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London