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Poales Collection (page 5)

"Exploring the Fascinating World of Poales: From Pineapples to Palms and More

Background imagePoales Collection: Marram Grass, Amrum, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Marram Grass, Amrum, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Background imagePoales Collection: Salt meadows, Westerheversand, Westerhever, Eiderstedt, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Salt meadows, Westerheversand, Westerhever, Eiderstedt, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Background imagePoales Collection: Bamboo

Bamboo

Background imagePoales Collection: Lesser Bulrush or Narrowleaf Cattail -Typha angustifolia-, flowering, clotted together by rain

Lesser Bulrush or Narrowleaf Cattail -Typha angustifolia-, flowering, clotted together by rain, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Background imagePoales Collection: Two Common Blue butterflies -Polyommatus icarus-

Two Common Blue butterflies -Polyommatus icarus-

Background imagePoales Collection: Oranje River, mountain desert landscape, Richtersveld National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa

Oranje River, mountain desert landscape, Richtersveld National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Background imagePoales Collection: Landscape with grass, Richtersveld National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Landscape with grass, Richtersveld National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Background imagePoales Collection: Lake Federsee with a pier at sunrise, Lake Federsee district, Bad Buchau, Baden-Wuerttemberg

Lake Federsee with a pier at sunrise, Lake Federsee district, Bad Buchau, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Background imagePoales Collection: Frozen grass with icicles, south coast, Iceland, Europe

Frozen grass with icicles, south coast, Iceland, Europe

Background imagePoales Collection: Tufts of grass in the sand of the Libyan Desert, Wadi Awis, Sahara, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Tufts of grass in the sand of the Libyan Desert, Wadi Awis, Sahara, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Background imagePoales Collection: Impalas -Aepyceros melampus-, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Impalas -Aepyceros melampus-, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Background imagePoales Collection: Eriophorum sp. and Drosera sp. artwork C016 / 5940

Eriophorum sp. and Drosera sp. artwork C016 / 5940
cotton grass (Eriophorum sp.) and sundew (Drosera sp.) plants. Drawing from Watercolour and pencil drawings of birds, mammals and boats of the Shetland Islands

Background imagePoales Collection: Lemon grass, 19th-century artwork C016 / 5196

Lemon grass, 19th-century artwork C016 / 5196
Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), 19th-century artwork. This plant illustration is from the John Reeves Collection of botanical and zoological drawings from Canton, China

Background imagePoales Collection: Poaceae: The Grass tribe, grasses used by humans

Poaceae: The Grass tribe, grasses used by humans
Plate 175 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background imagePoales Collection: Trimeresurus albolabris, bamboo pit viper

Trimeresurus albolabris, bamboo pit viper
Photograph of a bamboo pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) wrapped around a tree branch

Background imagePoales Collection: Zea mais, maize

Zea mais, maize
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Scirpus lacustris, true bulrush

Scirpus lacustris, true bulrush
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Dactylis glomerata, cocksfoot

Dactylis glomerata, cocksfoot
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Poa pratensis, smooth meadow-grass

Poa pratensis, smooth meadow-grass
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Lotium perenne, perennial rye grass

Lotium perenne, perennial rye grass
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Holcus landatus, Yorkshire fog

Holcus landatus, Yorkshire fog
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Coix lachryma, pit pit grass

Coix lachryma, pit pit grass
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Pineapple with insects

Pineapple with insects
Plate 2 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium by Maria Sybilla Merian

Background imagePoales Collection: Fesuca pratensis, meadow fescue

Fesuca pratensis, meadow fescue
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Dendrocalamus strictus, giant bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus, giant bamboo
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Oryza sativa, common rice

Oryza sativa, common rice
Illustration from Icones Plantarum Medicinalium (1788-1812) by Joseph Plenck, plate 178. Original artwork held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Eleusine coracana, finger millet

Eleusine coracana, finger millet
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Ananas sp. pineapple

Ananas sp. pineapple
Plate 166 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background imagePoales Collection: Zea mays, maize

Zea mays, maize
This large cultivated grass called maize or sweet corn is an important cereal. Grain is ground for flour as well as forming a table vegetable, the husks are used as fuel & the leaves for cattle fodder

Background imagePoales Collection: Oats

Oats
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of oats, artificially coloured by computer

Background imagePoales Collection: Oats

Oats
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of oats, artificially coloured by computer

Background imagePoales Collection: Phragmites oeningensis

Phragmites oeningensis
Fossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department

Background imagePoales Collection: Carex arenaria, sand sedge

Carex arenaria, sand sedge
Illustration from Agnes Ibbetsons sketchbook of grasses, c.1809 -1822. Volume 3. No. 35. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Guzmania lingulata, scarlet star

Guzmania lingulata, scarlet star

Background imagePoales Collection: Cymbopogon iwarancusa, oilgrass

Cymbopogon iwarancusa, oilgrass
Plate 624 from the John Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Tritonia crocata, corn lily

Tritonia crocata, corn lily
Illustration no.8 by Sydney Parkinson, 1767. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Papaver rhoeas L, corn poppy

Papaver rhoeas L, corn poppy. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium. Seed from Poland, plant collected in 1952

Background imagePoales Collection: Bromelia anticantha

Bromelia anticantha
Watercolour by Margaret Ursula Mee, c. 1958. Mees name will be forever associated with her interest in conserving the Amazon rainforests

Background imagePoales Collection: Capillipedium parviflorum, weed

Capillipedium parviflorum, weed
Watercolour 238 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, c. 1850s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Melocanna baccifera, berry bamboo

Melocanna baccifera, berry bamboo
Plate 1050 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Panicum frumentaceum, barnyard grass

Panicum frumentaceum, barnyard grass
Plate 1047 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Cyperus sp. sedge

Cyperus sp. sedge
Plate 621 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Juvenile Sedge Warbler

Juvenile Sedge Warbler
Illustration of a Juvenile Sedge Warbler by Henrik Gronvold (1858-1940)

Background imagePoales Collection: Tropical Fruits

Tropical Fruits
Plate 51 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits de Serre Temperee et Serre Chaude

Background imagePoales Collection: Gladiolus sp. corn flag

Gladiolus sp. corn flag
Plate 159 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background imagePoales Collection: Saccharum officinarum, sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum, sugarcane
Plate 635 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePoales Collection: Ananas sativas

Ananas sativas
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

Background imagePoales Collection: Tillandsia stricta, air plant

Tillandsia stricta, air plant
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771



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"Exploring the Fascinating World of Poales: From Pineapples to Palms and More. " Ananas aculeatus, commonly known as pineapple, is a tropical delight that brings a burst of sweetness to our taste buds. Ananas comosus, another variety of pineapple, adds its unique flavor and juiciness to our favorite tropical dishes. Arundo donax, also known as giant reed, stands tall with its impressive height and dense foliage, creating a stunning sight in any landscape. Rice terraces adorned with graceful palms create an enchanting scene at Jatiluwih Green Land in Bali, Indonesia - a true paradise for nature lovers. Saccharum officinarum or sugar cane not only satisfies our sweet cravings but also plays a vital role in the production of sugar and other sugary delights. Friticum hordeiforme or wheat is one of the most widely cultivated cereal crops worldwide, providing us with essential grains for bread-making and nourishment. Red pineapple (Ananas bracteatus) showcases its vibrant hues alongside delicious fruits on the picturesque island of Maui in Hawaii, USA - truly a treat for both eyes and taste buds. Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) find solace amidst bamboo forests at Shenshuping Panda Base; these adorable creatures remind us of the delicate balance between wildlife conservation and their natural habitat preservation. Sand dunes adorned by Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) create an awe-inspiring landscape at Seilebost beach - nature's artwork blending sand and vegetation seamlessly together. Sunrise casts golden hues over sand dunes while marram grass dances gently in the breeze at Luskentyre on Scotland's Isle of Harris - a serene coastal haven worth exploring during dawn's embrace.