Asterales Collection (page 2)

Bloody bellflower (Nesocodon mauritianus), female phase with red nectar surrounding stigma. Native to Mauritius. Cultivated at Kew Gardens, London, England, UK

Mauritian bloody bellflower (Nesocodon mauritianus), female phase with red nectar at base of style. Cultivated at Kew Gardens, London, England, UK. Native to Mauritius

Purple vipers bugloss (Echium plantaineum) growing in fields of Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum)
Purple vipers bugloss (Echium plantaineum) growing in fields of Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) Project Neptune National Trust, Cornwall, England, UK, June

Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum) machair habitat, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July

Crown daisy (Glebionis coronarium) flowers against sky, low angle view. Cyprus. April

Pasture goatsbeard (Geropogon hybridus) flower, close-up. Cyprus. April

Harebells (Campanula rotundifolia) growing in disused limestone quarry. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August

Ox-eye daises (Leucanthemum vulgare) in meadow, England, UK. June

Water filled ditch with shadow of a tree on water with Fringed waterlily (Nymphoides peltata) Star duckweed (Lemna trisulca) Netherlands. July 2015

Marguerite / Ox eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) UK

RF- Dandelion (Taxaxacum officinale) close up of seed head

RF- Dandelion (Taxaxacum officinale) close up of seed head

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), close-up. Sunflower plantation in Cuestahedo, Merindad de Montija, Merindades, Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain. August

Creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June

Mining bee (Andrena sp) flying to Giant harebell (Campanula latifolia), Pentwyn farm SSSI, Gwent Wildlife Trust Reserve, Monmouthshire Wales UK, July

Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) visiting Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flowers, Dorset, England. Digital Composite

Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) taking off from Cornflower (Centaurea cyanea) in Bishops Meadow, Farnham. Surrey, England, UK, July 2014. Digital composite

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seedhead, Monmouthshire, Wales UK, June

Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) in fallow fields, near Sugano, Orvieto, Italy, June

Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus), wide angle view to show dry meadow habitat. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July

Nine-spotted moth (Amata phegea) feeding from a Mountain arnica flower (Arnica montana) Triglav National Park, Julian Alps, Slovenia. July

Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardu) feeding on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August

Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) worker feeding on Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. July

Parachute daisies (Ursinia anthemoides) Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa

Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012

Aster flowers (Asteraceae sp) Vosges, France, May

Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) in bloom, Norfolk, England, UK, August

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Spain

Dahlia Fashion monger in garden border

Parachute daisies (Ursinia anthemoides) Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa

Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) nectaring on thistle (Cirsium sp.) flower. The Netherlands. July

Ruby-tailed / Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis comparata) on Mexican daisy / Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus). Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy. June

Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) nectaring on endemic Daisy tree (Scalesia villosa) flowers. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Corn marigolds (Glebionis segetum), Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and other meadow flowers on a windy day, UK. Blurred motion

Beggarticks (Bidens sp. ) flowers, encased in ice, studio environment
Beggarticks (Bidens sp.) flowers, encased in ice, studio environment

Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) illuminated using different waveforms of light. Visible light (left), reflected UV light (centre), UV light as seen by bees (right). Studio environment, composite

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) in flower, Surrey, UK. March

Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and Corn marigolds (Chrysanthemum segetum) flowering in sown wildflower meadow, Surrey, UK. March

Black eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) cultivated form, in flower

Wildflowers flowering in abundance on fallow agricultural land, Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), Ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare), Field chamomile (Anthemis arvensis)

Pollen grains on the style of a Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), Hoe Grange Nature Reserve, Derbyshire, UK. August

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) pollen grain, false-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph

Common restharrow (Ononis repens) and Round-headed rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare) flowering on a chalk grassland hilltop, Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire, UK. July

Corn marigolds (Glebionis segetum) growing on farmland to provide nectar source for insects, Scotland, UK. August

Two Crickets (Phaneroptera sp. ) feeding on Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) in the rain, Klein Schietveld Nature Reserve
Two Crickets (Phaneroptera sp.) feeding on Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) in the rain, Klein Schietveld Nature Reserve, Brasschaat, Belgium. August

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) sequence showing landing and taking off from a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Yorkshire, UK. Digital composite

Blue pincushion (Brunonia australis). Tasmania, Australia. December

Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) female nectaring on Maximilian sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii). Hill Country, Texas, USA

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