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Phalaenopsis orchid (Phalaenopsis sp. )
Phalaenopsis orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)

Clematis (Clematis Wadas Primrose )
Clematis flower (Clematis Wadas Primrose )

Daisy, computer artwork

Tulip (Tulipa humilis Alba Caerulea Oculata ). The flower is not yet open

Harlequin Glorybower flowers
Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum) flowers

Egg on feathers, conceptual image. This is a birds egg, surrounded by white bird feathers. The image represents concepts such as softness and fragility

Eggs on feathers, conceptual image. These nine bird eggs, arrayed in a grid, are lying on a bed of white bird feathers. This image can represent the purity of mathematical concepts such as square

Fritillaria cirrhosa var. thunbergii
Fritillaria flowers (Fritillaria cirrhosa var. thunbergii)

Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium striatum)
Blue-eyed grass flowers (Sisyrinchium striatum). These flowers grow continuously, replacing the dead flowers. Young flowers are enclosed in spathe bracts (green, top)

Everlasting flower (Bracteantha bracteata. The everlasting or strawflower flowers from spring until autumn. What look like the flowers petals are actually bracts (modified leaves)

El Paso Dahlia
Lilac-pink with a cream and yellow heart. Dahlia El Paso is an elegant small flowered decorative dahlia

Saddleback anemonefish eggs (Amphiprion polymnus). The eggs were fertilised by the male as they were laid by the female and take about 6-10 days to hatch

Phalaenopsis flowers (Phalaenopsis sp. )
Phalaenopsis flowers (Phalaenopsis sp.)

Spider lily flower
Spider lily (Nerine bowdenii). Close-up of a single flower

Toad lily flower
Toad lily (Trycirtus hirta alba) flower

Clematis seed heads
Clematis (Clematis orientalis) seed heads. Photographed in Scotland in August

Spider lily (Hymenocallis harrisiana)
Spider lily flower (Hymenocallis harrisiana)

Passion flower (Passiflora antioquiensis)
Red banana passion flower (Passiflora antioquiensis)

Chilean potato vine flowers
Chilean potato vine (Solanum crispum Glasnevin ) flowers

Goats beard (Tragopogon pratensis)
Goats beard seed head (Tragopogon pratensis). Each seed is topped by a feathery parachute (pappus) of fine hairs, which allows the seeds to be widely dispersed by the wind

Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale)
Dandelion seed head and flower (Taraxacum officinale). Each seed is topped by a feathery parachute (pappus) of fine hairs, which allows the seeds to be widely dispersed by the wind

Gazania flower (Gazania sp. )
Gazania flower (Gazania sp.)

Lily flower (Lilium sp. )
Lily flower (Lilium sp.)

Treasure flowers (Gazania rigens)

Oestrone hormone, molecular model
Oestrone hormone. Molecular model of the structure of the female sex hormone oestrone. Atoms are represented as balls and are colour-coded: carbon (blue), hydrogen (gold), and oxygen (red)

Oestradiol hormone, molecular model
Oestrone hormone. Molecular model of the structure of the female sex hormone oestrone. Atoms are represented as rods and are colour-coded: carbon (blue), hydrogen (gold), and oxygen (red)

Androstenedione hormone, molecular model
DHEA hormone. Molecular model of the structure of the human hormone DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone). Atoms are represented as rods and are colour-coded: carbon (blue), hydrogen (gold)

Locust internal anatomy, light micrograph
Locust internal anatomy. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the gut and part of the male reproductive system of the locust

Frog tadpole, light micrograph
Frog tadpole. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section parallel to the body of the tadpole of a frog (Rana temporaria). The tail is at left and the head and body are at right

Mosquito larva, light micrograph
Mosquito larva. Polarised light micrograph of the body of a larva of an Anopheles sp. mosquito. The larva lies parallel to the waters surface

Thorn apple seed pod. The thorn apple (Datura stramonium) is a poisonous plant of the nightshade family. It has been used in herbal medicine as a painkiller and to treat asthma

Breast in pregnancy, light micrograph
Breast in pregnancy. Light micrograph of a transverse section of the human mammary gland during pregnancy. The breast is normally made up of fibro-fatty connective tissue

Graafian follicle, light micrograph
Graafian follicle. Light micrograph of a section through a mature Graafian follicle from a mammalian ovary. This contains the secondary oocyte (round object at centre)

Primrose flower (Primula vulgaris). Close-up of the middle of the flower, showing the stigma (centre). Primrose plants are either thrum eye or pin eye

Japanese apple rose hips (Rosa rugosa). The rose hips (red, round) are the fruit of the rose plant. This plant, also known as Hedgehog rose or Turkestan rose

Breast tissue, light micrograph
Breast tissue. Light micrograph of a section through tissue from the human mammary gland during pregnancy. The breast is normally made up of fibro-fatty connective tissue

Athletes foot fungus, SEM
Athletes foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of spores (yellow) of the fungus that causes athletes foot (tinea pedis) on skin (purple) from a human foot

Iris rhizomes

Nerine flowers (Nerine Stephanie )

Daurian lily (Lilium dauricum)
Daurian lily flower (Lilium dauricum)

Flowering grasshead

Bromeliad flower. Close-up of the centre of a bromeliad, showing flower (white) and leaves (pink). Photographed at the Living Rainforest, Berkshire, UK

Phalaenopsis labellum (Phalaenopsis sp. )
Phalaenopsis labellum (Phalaenopsis sp.). Also known as a lip, this enlarged petal helps to attract insects to the orchid to pollinate the flower

Calla lily seed heads
Calla lily, or Arum lily, (Arum italicum) seed heads

Lilies. Flowers of the lily Lilium Harmony

Knotted wrack seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum). This is a common brown seaweed. Mid-way along its fronds are air bladders (bubbles)

Cosmos flower, SEM
Cosmos flower. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Cosmos sp. flower. The head of the flower is actually a composite of many smaller flowers (florets)

Artemisia flower, SEM
Artemisia flower. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an Artemisia flower (Artemisia sp.). Each flower head is actually a composite of many smaller flowers

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