Dicotyledon Collection (page 16)

Germinating seedling of Sea poison tree (Barringtonia asiatica) washed up on beach. Masoala Peninsula, Masoala National Park, Madagascar

Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) foliage backlit on a spring afternoon, Dorset, UK. May

Common mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium holosteoides) in flower, Dorset, UK. May

Herb robert (Geranium robertianum) stamen detail, Clare Glen, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

Ancient Common hornbeam trees (Carpinus betulus) pollarded, with Common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) flowering in undergrowth. Hertfordshire, England, UK. May

European Common adder (Vipera berus) pair courting and retreating under gorse (Ulex sp). Buckinghamshire, England, UK. May

Close-up of Tiered tooth fungus (Hericium cirrhatum), impressive and rare fungi, growing on underside of ancient fallen Beech (Fagus sp) tree. Hertfordshire, England, UK. September. Focus Stacked

Large group of Slime mould (Stemonitis flavogenita) sporangia changing to orange, beginning to mature on Oak (Quercus sp) log. Hertfordshire, England, UK. September. Focus Stacked

Two Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) roosting at dawn on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis), one of its larval food plants. Hertfordshire, England. UK. May. Focus Stacked

Jumping spider (Evarcha arcuata), female, waiting in curl of Oak (Quercus sp) leaf. Buckinghamshire, England. UK. September. Focus Stacked

Three Slime mould (Didymium squamulosum) sporangia growing along spike of Holly (Ilex sp) leaf. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January. Focus Stacked

Silver birch (Betula pendula) trees coated in hoar frost in winter, view up into canopy against blue sky, UK. January

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

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

Common dodder (Cuscuta epithymum) parasitic on Gorse (Ulex sp. ), Land's End, Cornwall, UK. September
Common dodder (Cuscuta epithymum) parasitic on Gorse (Ulex sp.), Land's End, Cornwall, UK. September

Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) tree in spring. Surrey, UK. May

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

Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flower with bud and seed pod, Surrey, UK. July

Broadleaf woodsorrel (Oxalis latifolia) in flower, close up. Milpa Alta forest, outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico. August

Water flooding across Prickly pear (Opuntia sp. ) landscape, South Texas, USA. May, 2021
Water flooding across Prickly pear (Opuntia sp.) landscape, South Texas, USA. May, 2021

Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp. ) flower covered in water droplets, close up, Texas, USA. April
Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) flower covered in water droplets, close up, Texas, USA. April

Katydid (Tettigoniidae) on Prickly pear (Opuntia sp. ) flower, Texas, USA. May
Katydid (Tettigoniidae) on Prickly pear (Opuntia sp.) flower, Texas, USA. May

Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) perched in snow-covered Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) tree during spring snowstorm, Freeville, New York, USA. April

Male Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) foraging in flowering Crabapple (Malus sp)
Male Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) foraging in flowering Crabapple (Malus sp.) tree in spring, Ithaca, New York, USA. May

Spring cyclamen (Cyclamen repandum) in flower in woodland, Mount Moricone, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May

Ivy-leaved cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium) in flower in autumnal woodland, Umbria, Italy. October

Mass of Field poppies (Papaver rhoeas)flowering in summer, Sibillini, Umbria, June

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

Scarce swallowtail butterfly (Iphiclides podalirius) landing on a flower, nr Orvieto, Italy. June

Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) caterpillar crawling over Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) leaf, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. April

Male Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), in breeding plumage, perched in snow-covered Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) tree during spring snowstorm, Freeville, New York, USA. April

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on Teasel (Dipsacus sp. ) seedhead in winter, Germany. January
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on Teasel (Dipsacus sp.) seedhead in winter, Germany. January

Oak (Quercus robur) tree growing beside an Ice Age pond, formed during the Devensian glaciation, Moccas Park National Nature Reserve, Herefordshire, England, UK. April, 2022

Greater spearwort (Ranunculus lingua) flower and developing seedhead in the margins of Kenfig Pool, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, July

Crab spider (Synaema globosum) on a Poppy (Papaver sp. ) flower, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May
Crab spider (Synaema globosum) on a Poppy (Papaver sp.) flower, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May

Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus) coming in to land on flowering Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Yorkshire, UK. September

Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup and school of fish swimming through Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) nursery, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, North Atlantic

Orbiculate Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia orbicularis) school sheltering amongst roots of mangroves (Rhizophora sp)
Orbiculate Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia orbicularis) school sheltering amongst roots of mangroves (Rhizophora sp.) Gam Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia

Flower (Barringtonia sp. ) fallen on black lava sand beach, Tangkoko National Park, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia
Flower (Barringtonia sp.) fallen on black lava sand beach, Tangkoko National Park, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia

Northern parula (Parula americana) male singing from flowering crabapple (Malus sp)
Northern parula (Parula americana) male singing from flowering crabapple (Malus sp.) tree in spring, near Salamanca, New York, USA, May 2022

Chalcid parasitoid wasp (probably Mesopolobus tibialis), 2mm in length, moving over Oak (Quercus sp)
Chalcid parasitoid wasp (probably Mesopolobus tibialis), 2mm in length, moving over Oak (Quercus sp.) buds, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April. Focus Stacked Image

Male Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) feeding on snow-covered Holly (Ilex sp) berries, near Ithaca, New York, USA. January

Female Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) spreading wings for balance after landing on a fruiting Holly (Ilex sp)
Female Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) spreading wings for balance after landing on a fruiting Holly (Ilex sp.) bush, Freeville, New York, USA. January

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

Galls of the Silk button gall wasp (Neuroterus numismalis) on the underside of a fallen Oak (Quercus sp. ) leaf
Galls of the Silk button gall wasp (Neuroterus numismalis) on the underside of a fallen Oak (Quercus sp.) leaf. A single adult wasp will emerge from each gall, Peak District National Park

Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on fallen European beech (Fagus sylvatica). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November

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

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