Elegans Collection

Nudibranchia or sea slugs: Hermaea bifida 1, Facelina auriculata coronata 2, Dendronotus frondosus 3, Okenia elegans 4, Doto coronata 5, Tritonia hombergii 6 and Ancula gibbosa 7

Glory bush, Tibouchina elegans (Pleroma elegans). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Ischnura elegans
Fabrizio Daminelli

Five annuals: white petunia, wallflower, clarkie, purple mallow and malope
5855527 Five annuals: white petunia, wallflower, clarkie, purple mallow and malope.; (add.info.: Five annuals: white petunia (Petunia), wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri), clarkia (Clarkia elegans)

Decorative botanical print with rosemary grevillea, silky oak, guzmania and gloxinia
5855567 Decorative botanical print with rosemary grevillea, silky oak, guzmania and gloxinia; (add.info.: Five shrubs, including scarlet rosemary grevillea (Grevillea rosmarinfoila)

Five annuals: xeranthemum, large purple poppy, purple ragwort, French marigold and pansy
5855528 Five annuals: xeranthemum, large purple poppy, purple ragwort, French marigold and pansy.; (add.info.: Five annuals: xeranthemum, large purple poppy (Papaver)

Decorative botanical print with tickseed, zinnia, amaranth, jalapa and impatiens
5855522 Decorative botanical print with tickseed, zinnia, amaranth, jalapa and impatiens; (add.info.: Five annual plants including yellow tickseed (Coreopsis), crimson zinnia (Zinnia elegans)

Croton tinctorium, Senecio elegans, Dracocephalum Melissa
5856608 Croton tinctorium, Senecio elegans, Dracocephalum Melissa; (add.info.: Croton tinctorium, Senecio elegans, and Dracocephalum Melissa. Dyers' crook carrier, purple ragwort and balm)

Giroselle de Virginie - Shooting star, Dodecatheon meadia (Elegant American cowslip, Dodecatheon meadia var. elegans)
FLO4712047 Giroselle de Virginie - Shooting star, Dodecatheon meadia (Elegant American cowslip, Dodecatheon meadia var. elegans)

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Fabrizio Daminelli

Purple groundsel or ragwort, Senecio elegans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards rom William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1793

Tamamushi Zushi, Japanese Miniature Temple, Horyuji Temple, near Nara, Japan. Tamamushi signifies Chrysochroa elegans, an insect with golden wings

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Elegant star squat lobster, or allogalathea elegans, on crinois. Date: 01/03/2005

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Ornate Red Ear Turtle, Chrysemys scripta elegans, Native to Southern US Date: 30/07/2008

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Ornate Red Ear Turtle, Chrysemys scripta elegans, Native to Southern US Date: 30/07/2008

Bristle fern, Trichomanes elegans, Feea polypodina, Feea polipodina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

German tamarisk, Myricaria germanica
German or false tamarisk, Myricaria germanica. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Red algae, Claudea elegans. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Sugar kelp and other seaweeds
Sugar kelp, Saccharina latissima 1, red seaweed, Delesseria sanguinea 2, Porphyra purpurea 3, and Osmundaria fimbriata 4. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle

Two-toed amphiuma and critically endangered axolotl
Two-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma means, Anfiuma means 1, and critically endangered axolotl or Mexican walking fish, Ambystoma mexicanum, Assolotl del Messico 2

Crimson rosella, Platycercus elegans (Pennantian broad-tail, Platycercus pennantii). Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Edward Lear from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of

Cape buttercup, Sparaxis elegans (Copper-coloured streptanthera, Streptanthera cuprea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Coral drops or elegant bessera, Bessera elegans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Elegant cup-flower, Scyphanthus elegans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweets The British Flower Garden, Ridgeway

Harlequin flower, Sparaxis elegans (Elegant streptanthera, Streptanthera elegans). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert

European pond turtle and Indian star tortoise
European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (mud tortoise or la Bourbeuse), and Indian star tortoise, Geochelone elegans (elegant tortoise)

Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis, and common linnet, Carduelis cannabina. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Green-winged pytilia, Pytilia melba (Variegated finch, Fringilla elegans). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Marianthus, pronaya and tetratheca species
Blue spotted marianthus, Marianthus caerulea-punctatus, elegant pronaya, Pronaya elegans, hairy tetratheca, Tetratheca hirsuta, and whorled-leaved tetratheca, Tetratheca verticillata

Elegant harlequin flower, Sparaxis elegans (Streptanthera elegans). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828

Elegant camas, Anticlea elegans
Mountain death camas or elegant camas, Anticlea elegans (Helonias bracteata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828

Silver spot ginger, Kaempferia elegans (Kaempferia atrovirens). Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1885

White Cattleya x elegans hybrid orchid (Laelia elegans var. alba). Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1884

Elegant crested tinamou and rufous-bellied seedsnipe
Elegant crested tinamou or martineta tinamou, Eudromia elegans, and rufous-bellied seedsnipe, Attagis gayi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon

Banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus (endangered)
Banded hare-wallaby or munning, Lagostrophus fasciatus (endangered). Halmaturus elegans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Red-winged fairywren, Malurus elegans (Superb warbler, Sylvia cyanea). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Hexocorallia stony coral skeletons: Lophelia prolifera, Leptocyathus elegans, Caryophyllia cylindrica, Balanophyllia floridana, Polymyces fragilis, Stephanophyllia elegans, Caryophyllia paradoxus

Ascidiae or sea squirts: Boltenia echinata, Eugyra arenosa, Aplidium elegans, Polyclinum constellatum, Synoicum turgens, Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides leachii colonies

Platodes worms, flatworms and tapeworms: Gymnophallus choledochus, Echinostoma echinatum, Bucephalus polymorphus, Polystoma integerrimum, Gyrodactylus elegans, Diplozoon paradoxum

Leptomedusae jellyfish: Aequorea pensilis 1, Zygocanna diploconus 2, 3, 5, many-ribbed jellyfish, Aequorea forskalea 4, and Orchistoma elegans 6

Pennatulacea sea pen corals: Umbellula encrinus 1, Halipteris finmarchica 2, Kophobelemnon leukarti 3, Renilla reniformis 4, 5, 6, Stylatula elegans 7, Stylatula kinbergi 8, Virgularia glacialis 9

Beautiful sunbird and common spoonbill
Beautiful sunbird, Cinnyris pulchella, and common spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia. Soui-manga et Spatule. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Elegant restrepia orchid, Restrepia elegans. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Solitaire palm, Ptychosperma elegans
Solitaire palm or Alexander palm, Ptychosperma elegans (Seaforthia elegans). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Elegant tansy, Tanacetum elegans. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe

Hippeastrum elegans (Amaryllis solandraeflora). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Coral drops, Bessera elegans (Hollow-leaved pharium, Pharium fistulosum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by William Herbert from Sydenham Edwards Botanical

Elegant moraea, Moraea elegans (Moraea spicata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr. after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, T

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"Elegans: A Tapestry of Nature's Elegance" In the enchanting world of nature, elegance takes on many forms. From the vibrant Glory bush, Tibouchina elegans, with its majestic purple blooms that paint landscapes in a regal hue, to the mesmerizing Nudibranchia or sea slugs gracefully gliding through ocean depths like living works of art. Venturing into Japan's cultural tapestry, we discover Tamamushi Zushi, a Japanese Miniature Temple adorned with intricate designs and shimmering colors reminiscent of delicate wings. Meanwhile, Purple groundsel or ragwort, Senecio elegans adds a touch of royal allure to gardens with its velvety petals. Delving deeper into history's embrace, fossils of extinct bivalves whisper tales from ancient seas - remnants frozen in time as if waiting for their stories to be unveiled. Among them lie DDE-90037346 and its companions DDE-90037035 and DDE-90037036; silent witnesses to an era long gone. Nature continues to dazzle us with Trichomanes elegans - the Bristle fern - whose delicate fronds create an ethereal atmosphere wherever they thrive. German tamarisk also graces our journey with its slender branches swaying gently in the wind like poetry written by Mother Earth herself. Beneath azure waters lies Claudea elegans - Red algae that dances harmoniously amidst coral reefs creating a spectacle worthy of admiration. And let us not forget Sugar kelp and other seaweeds that sway rhythmically beneath the surface; guardians providing shelter and sustenance for marine life. Elegance is woven intricately throughout nature's realm – from land to sea – reminding us that beauty can be found in every corner if we dare to look closely enough. Let us cherish these moments where elegance unfolds before our eyes and find solace in knowing that this grand tapestry will continue to inspire and captivate generations to come.