Re Production Collection (page 36)

Periwinkle flower pollination, SEM
Periwinkle flower pollination. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a grain of pollen (lower left) on the stigma of a periwinkle flower (family Apocynaceae)

Bumble bee on hedgehog cone flower

Bristly ox-tongue seed head (Picris echioidies). Photographed in September

Firethorn berries (Pyracantha sp. )
Firethorn berries (Pyracantha sp.). The fruit of this evergreen shrub is edible

Stamens and carpels, SEM
Stamens and carpels. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the stamens (male, yellow) and carpels (female) of the Houttuynia cordata plant

Plant pores, SEM
Plant pores. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of stomata (pores) on the pistil of a bellflower (Adenophora sp.). Stomata are the site of gaseous exchange, or respiration

Tulip anther, light micrograph
Tulip anther. Light micrograph of a cross-section through the anther of a tulip bud (Tulipa sp.), showing a full anther sac with developing pollen grains (white)

Mange-tout peas
Mangetout (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpum) pods containing peas. Mangetout is a variety of the common garden pea. Each pea can give rise to a new plant

Piggyback plant (Tolmiea menziesii) plantlets growing at the junction of an older leaf and stem

Germinating red chard seed, SEM
Germinating red chard seed. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a red chard seed (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) sprouting a root (white)

Pussy willow pollen
Willow pollen. Coloured scanning electron micro- graph (SEM) of a pollen grain of goat willow, Salix caprea. Also known as the " pussy willow"

Nutmeg fruit split open, revealing its seed. The aril (red) surrounding the seed is removed and dried to make mace, while the seed is dried and then ground or grated before use

Primrose pollen, SEM
Primrose pollen. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains (pink) from a primrose flower (Primula vulgaris)

Female butternut squash flower (Cucurbita moschata). Plants in the Cucurbitaceae family are monoecious, meaning they have unisexual (imperfect) flowers of both sexes on the same plant

Hibiscus fruits (Hibiscus trionum). This is a wild species of hibiscus native to south east Europe and west Asia. Photographed in October

Pollinated flower pistil, SEM
Pollinated flower pistil. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen (round, orange) on the stigmas (yellow) of a field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) flower pistil

Whiteweed flower pistils, SEM
Whiteweed flower floret pistils. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the pistils (red, the female reproductive organs) emerging from the true flowers or florets (yellow)

Tulips reproductive structures. The female part of the flower is the carpel, at the top of which is the stigma. This is supported on the style

Pea flower stigma, SEM
Pea flower stigma. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a common or garden pea flower (Pisum sativum) stigma

Pear (Pyrus longipes). Ripe pears on their tree

Lilli-pilli berries (Acmena smithii). This plant was formarly known as Eugenia smithii. The fruits are edible. Photographed in Australia

Button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Button bush fruits (Cephalanthus occidentalis). Photographed in Maryland, USA

Pollen tube, light micrograph
Pollen tube. Light micrograph of a section through an evening primrose (Oenthera biennis) stigma. A pollen grain (circular)

False colour SEM of a brassica seedling
False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a seedling of the cabbage plant Golden Acre, a brassica. The picture clearly shows the seed (green), the split seed coat or testa (orange)

Snowberries (Symphoricarpos albus). Photographed in Scotland, UK, in August

Perennial honesty (Lunaria rediviva) seed heads. Photographed in Germany

Pollen on stink bug, SEM
Pollen grains (orange) on the leg of a stink bug (order Hemiptera), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Pollen grains are the male sex cells of a flowering plant

Judas tree flower, SEM
Judas tree flower. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the reproductive parts of the flower of the Judas tree, or redbud (Cercis sp.)

Yew berries (Taxus baccata) on the ground. These are the seed cones of the yew tree. The seed cone consists of a fleshy red berry-like sheath (aril) surrounding a single seed

Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Common hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna)

Organic Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)

Cotoneaster integerrimus
Wild cotoneaster (Cotoneaster integerrimus) flower buds. Photographed in May

Strawberry tree fruit (Arbutus unedo). Photographed in Provence, France

Globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus)

Echeveria harmsii
Echeveria flowers (Echeveria harmsii)

Yew tree berries (Taxus baccata). Photographed in autumn

English oak acorns (Quercus robur). Photographed in Dorset, UK, in August

Northern moonwort (Botrychium boreale) with spores (small round specks) on its fertile fronds. Photographed in Norway

Pasque flower (Pulsatilla rubra), flowers and fruit clusters. The fruits are attached to each hair (top) and are dispersed by wind

Juniper berries (Juniperus communis)
Juniper berries (cones) of the common juniper (Juniperus communis). Juniper berries are commonly used to flavour gin. Photographed in the Lake District, Cumbria, UK

Field maple (Acer campestre) fruits
Field maple (Acer campestre) helicopter fruits. Photographed in August

Purshs woolly-pod (Astragalus purshii) seed pods. Photographed in a mountainous region in the USA

Common moonwort (Botrychium lunaria) with spores (yellow) at the tip of the fronds. Photographed in Scotland

Common broom fruit (Cytisus scoparius)
Common broom (Cytisus scoparius) fruit. This plant used to be classified as Sarothamnus scoparius

Gut bacterium reproducing, TEM
Gut bacterium reproducing. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a single bacterium dividing into two identical clone daughter bacteria

Physalis alkekengi Franchetti
Chinese lantern fruit (Physalis alkekengi Franchetti ). Photographed in October

Greater knapweed seed heads (Centuarea scabiosa). Photographed in September

Japanese maple seeds (Acer palmatum Osakazuki ). The wings on these seeds allow them to be dispersed far away from the tree they came from by the wind

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