The Northern Ghost Bat (Diclidurus albus) is a species of bat belonging to the Emballonuridae family of sheathtailed bats.

Northern Ghost Bat

The Northern Ghost Bat (Diclidurus albus) is a species of bat belonging to the Emballonuridae family…

The Myrtle (Myrtus) is a genus of one or two species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, native to southern Europe and north Africa. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees, growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are entire, 3-5 cm long, with a fragrant essential oil. The star-like flowers have five petals and sepals, and numerous stamens. Petals are usually white. The fruits are globose blue-black berries containing several seeds. The flowers are pollinated by insects, and the seeds dispersed by birds that feed on the berries.

Myrtle

The Myrtle (Myrtus) is a genus of one or two species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, native…

An illustration of the inflorescence of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button, Basket flower, Bluebottle, Boutonniere flower, Hurtsickle) is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe.

Inflorescence of a Cornflower

An illustration of the inflorescence of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button,…

An illustration of a ray-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button, Basket flower, Bluebottle, Boutonniere flower, Hurtsickle) is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe.

Ray-floret of a Cornflower

An illustration of a ray-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button,…

An illustration of a disk-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button, Basket flower, Bluebottle, Boutonniere flower, Hurtsickle) is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe.

Disk-floret of a Cornflower

An illustration of a disk-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button,…

An illustration of a longitudinal section view of a disk-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button, Basket flower, Bluebottle, Boutonniere flower, Hurtsickle) is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe.

Disk-floret of a Cornflower (Longitudinal

An illustration of a longitudinal section view of a disk-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus…

An illustration of a disk-floret of the senecio flower. Senecio is a genus of the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters. Though of late the genus has been reviewed and split up, it still contains a vast number of species (about 1,500) of extremely wide form including leaf succulents, stem and tuber succulents, annuals, perennials, aquatic forms, climbers, shrubs and small trees. Some species produce natural pesticides (especially alkaloids) to deter or even kill animals that would eat them.

Disk-floret of the Senecio

An illustration of a disk-floret of the senecio flower. Senecio is a genus of the daisy family (Asteraceae)…

An longitudinal section view of a disk-floret of the senecio flower. Senecio is a genus of the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters. Though of late the genus has been reviewed and split up, it still contains a vast number of species (about 1,500) of extremely wide form including leaf succulents, stem and tuber succulents, annuals, perennials, aquatic forms, climbers, shrubs and small trees. Some species produce natural pesticides (especially alkaloids) to deter or even kill animals that would eat them.

Disk-floret of the Senecio (Longitudinal Section)

An longitudinal section view of a disk-floret of the senecio flower. Senecio is a genus of the daisy…

An illustration of a ray-floret of the senecio flower. Senecio is a genus of the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters. Though of late the genus has been reviewed and split up, it still contains a vast number of species (about 1,500) of extremely wide form including leaf succulents, stem and tuber succulents, annuals, perennials, aquatic forms, climbers, shrubs and small trees. Some species produce natural pesticides (especially alkaloids) to deter or even kill animals that would eat them.

Female ray-floret of the Senecio

An illustration of a ray-floret of the senecio flower. Senecio is a genus of the daisy family (Asteraceae)…

An illustration of the gynaeceum of the senecio flower. Senecio is a genus of the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters. Though of late the genus has been reviewed and split up, it still contains a vast number of species (about 1,500) of extremely wide form including leaf succulents, stem and tuber succulents, annuals, perennials, aquatic forms, climbers, shrubs and small trees. Some species produce natural pesticides (especially alkaloids) to deter or even kill animals that would eat them.

Gynaeceum of the Senecio

An illustration of the gynaeceum of the senecio flower. Senecio is a genus of the daisy family (Asteraceae)…

An illustration of a inflorescence of a asteraceae. The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.

Inflorescence of Asteraceae

An illustration of a inflorescence of a asteraceae. The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the…

An illustration of a disk-floret of a asteraceae. The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.

Disk-floret of Asteraceae

An illustration of a disk-floret of a asteraceae. The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the…

An illustration of a disk-floret of a asteraceae. The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.

Disk-floret of Asteraceae

An illustration of a disk-floret of a asteraceae. The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the…

An illustration of a Gynaeceum of a asteraceae. The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.

Gynaeceum of Asteraceae

An illustration of a Gynaeceum of a asteraceae. The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster,…

Kalmia latifolia, commonly called Mountain-laurel or Spoonwood, is a flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the eastern United States, from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana.

Mountain-laurel

Kalmia latifolia, commonly called Mountain-laurel or Spoonwood, is a flowering plant in the family Ericaceae,…

Comfrey (also comphrey) is an important herb in organic gardening, having many medicinal and fertilizer uses. Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.) is a perennial herb of the family Boraginaceae with a black, turnip-like root and large, hairy broad leaves that bears small bell-shaped white, cream, purple or pink flowers. It is native to Europe, growing in damp, grassy places, and is widespread throughout the British Isles on river banks and ditches.

Comfrey

Comfrey (also comphrey) is an important herb in organic gardening, having many medicinal and fertilizer…

Comfrey (also comphrey) is an important herb in organic gardening, having many medicinal and fertilizer uses. Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.) is a perennial herb of the family Boraginaceae with a black, turnip-like root and large, hairy broad leaves that bears small bell-shaped white, cream, purple or pink flowers. It is native to Europe, growing in damp, grassy places, and is widespread throughout the British Isles on river banks and ditches.

Comfrey Flower

Comfrey (also comphrey) is an important herb in organic gardening, having many medicinal and fertilizer…

Comfrey (also comphrey) is an important herb in organic gardening, having many medicinal and fertilizer uses. Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.) is a perennial herb of the family Boraginaceae with a black, turnip-like root and large, hairy broad leaves that bears small bell-shaped white, cream, purple or pink flowers. It is native to Europe, growing in damp, grassy places, and is widespread throughout the British Isles on river banks and ditches.

Comfrey (Longitudinal Section)

Comfrey (also comphrey) is an important herb in organic gardening, having many medicinal and fertilizer…

Comfrey (also comphrey) is an important herb in organic gardening, having many medicinal and fertilizer uses. Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.) is a perennial herb of the family Boraginaceae with a black, turnip-like root and large, hairy broad leaves that bears small bell-shaped white, cream, purple or pink flowers. It is native to Europe, growing in damp, grassy places, and is widespread throughout the British Isles on river banks and ditches.

Sepal and Fruit of Comfrey

Comfrey (also comphrey) is an important herb in organic gardening, having many medicinal and fertilizer…

The Emperor of Japan (Holocanthus imperator) is a species of fish in the Pomacanthidae family of angelfishes.

Emperor of Japan Angelfish

The Emperor of Japan (Holocanthus imperator) is a species of fish in the Pomacanthidae family of angelfishes.

Traill's Flycatcher (Empidonax trailli) is a bird in the Tyrannidae family of tyrant flycatchers.

Traill's Flycatcher

Traill's Flycatcher (Empidonax trailli) is a bird in the Tyrannidae family of tyrant flycatchers.

An illustration of a flowering branch and empty cupule of beech. Beech (Fagus) is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe and North America.

Beech

An illustration of a flowering branch and empty cupule of beech. Beech (Fagus) is a genus of ten species…

Snowdrop is the common name for members of the genus Galanthus, a small genus of about 20 species in the family Amaryllidaceae; snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring, although certain species flower in late autumn and winter.

Snowdrop

Snowdrop is the common name for members of the genus Galanthus, a small genus of about 20 species in…

The Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a large bird of Australia in the Casuariidae family of cassowaries and emus.

Emu

The Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a large bird of Australia in the Casuariidae family of cassowaries…

An illustration of the female flower of the sedge plant. Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (although other, related species are also called sedges, those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges). It is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology.

Sedge

An illustration of the female flower of the sedge plant. Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae,…

Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera) is a plant of the family Orchidaceae, a native of the British Isles and Europe favouring sites with alkaline soil. The name arises because it resembles a fly, being totally dependent on flies and bees for pollination. However this is fairly unsuccessful as they seldom visit the flower and it forms seed only infrequently. The plants use scent to attract male flies, which pollinate the flowers as they attempt to mate with the flower. The scent released by the flowers mimic female fly sexual pheromones.

Fly Orchid

Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera) is a plant of the family Orchidaceae, a native of the British Isles…

Lemnaceae is a family of flowering plants, also known as the duckweed family, as it contains the duckweeds or water lentils. Since duckweeds are now considered to be a branch of the arum or aroid family (Araceae), the name 'Lemnaceae' is rapidly falling out of use among taxonomists, who treat it as a subfamily called Lemnoideae.

Lemnaoideae

Lemnaceae is a family of flowering plants, also known as the duckweed family, as it contains the duckweeds…

Convallaria majalis, commonly known as the Lily of the Valley or Lily-of-the-Valley, is the only species in the genus Convallaria in the flowering plant family Ruscaceae, formerly placed in the lily family Liliaceae or in its own family called Convallariaceae. This woodland plant is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe and a limited native population in Eastern USA.

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis, commonly known as the Lily of the Valley or Lily-of-the-Valley, is the only species…

"Enchylis pupa. The typical genus of the family Encheliyidae, with simply ciliate terminal mouth, as in E. farcimen." -Whitney, 1911

Ciliate

"Enchylis pupa. The typical genus of the family Encheliyidae, with simply ciliate terminal mouth, as…

"Encope emarginata. Encope is a genus of irregular clypeastroid sea-urchins, of the family Mellitidae." -Whitney, 1911

Encope

"Encope emarginata. Encope is a genus of irregular clypeastroid sea-urchins, of the family Mellitidae."…

Encyrtus cecidomyiae is a species of wasp in the Encyrtidae family of parasitic wasps.

Parasitic Wasp

Encyrtus cecidomyiae is a species of wasp in the Encyrtidae family of parasitic wasps.

The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal in the Mustelidae family of weasels.

Sea Otter

The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal in the Mustelidae family of weasels.

The flower of the Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus), the sole species in the Butomaceae family.

Flowering Rush

The flower of the Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus), the sole species in the Butomaceae family.

The Northern Plains Gray Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) is a primate in the Cercopithecidae family of Old World monkeys.

Gray Langur

The Northern Plains Gray Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) is a primate in the Cercopithecidae family…

Chrysocharis imbrasus is an insect in the Chalcidoidea family of Chalcid wasps.

Chalcid Wasp

Chrysocharis imbrasus is an insect in the Chalcidoidea family of Chalcid wasps.

The flowering branch of the Common Heath (Epacris impressa), a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

Common Heath

The flowering branch of the Common Heath (Epacris impressa), a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

The flower of the Common Heath (Epacris impressa), a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

Common Heath

The flower of the Common Heath (Epacris impressa), a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

The flower of Eperua grandiflora, a legume in the Fabaceae family.

Legume

The flower of Eperua grandiflora, a legume in the Fabaceae family.

Epicauta pardalis is a species of blister beetle in the Meloidae family.

Blister Beetle

Epicauta pardalis is a species of blister beetle in the Meloidae family.

Epicauta maculata is a species of blister beetle in the Meloidae family.

Blister Beetle

Epicauta maculata is a species of blister beetle in the Meloidae family.

The Ringed Boa (Epicrates cenchria) is a non-venomous snake in the Boidae family of boas.

Ringed Boa

The Ringed Boa (Epicrates cenchria) is a non-venomous snake in the Boidae family of boas.

The Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) is a spreading shrub in Ericaceae family of heaths.

Trailing Arbutus

The Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) is a spreading shrub in Ericaceae family of heaths.

Epilachna borealis is a species of squash beetle in the Coccinellidae family of ladybugs.

Ladybug

Epilachna borealis is a species of squash beetle in the Coccinellidae family of ladybugs.

The Great Sickle-Bill (Epimachus speciosus) is a bird of paradise in the Paradisaeidae family.

Great Sickle-Bill Bird of Paradise

The Great Sickle-Bill (Epimachus speciosus) is a bird of paradise in the Paradisaeidae family.

The Common Ponyfish (Leiognathus equulus) is a species of ponyfish in the Leiognathidae family.

Common Ponyfish

The Common Ponyfish (Leiognathus equulus) is a species of ponyfish in the Leiognathidae family.

The Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) is a European plant in the Ranunculaceae family of buttercups.

Winter Aconite

The Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) is a European plant in the Ranunculaceae family of buttercups.

Efferia aestuans (or Erax bastardi) is an insect in the Asilidae family of robber flies.

Robber Fly

Efferia aestuans (or Erax bastardi) is an insect in the Asilidae family of robber flies.

The pupa of Efferia aestuans (or Erax bastardi), an insect in the Asilidae family of robber flies.

Robber Fly Pupa

The pupa of Efferia aestuans (or Erax bastardi), an insect in the Asilidae family of robber flies.

The larva of Efferia aestuans (or Erax bastardi), an insect in the Asilidae family of robber flies.

Robber Fly Larva

The larva of Efferia aestuans (or Erax bastardi), an insect in the Asilidae family of robber flies.

An illustration of the anteridium of a bracken. An antheridium (plural: antheridia) is a haploid structure or organ producing and containing male gametes (called antherozoids or sperm). Brackens (Pteridium) are a genus of about ten species of large, coarse ferns, in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. The genus has probably the widest distribution of any fern genus in the world, being found on all continents except Antarctica and in all environments except for hot and cold deserts. Therefore it is considered to have a cosmopolitan distribution.

Antheridium of Bracken

An illustration of the anteridium of a bracken. An antheridium (plural: antheridia) is a haploid structure…

The Shore or Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a bird in the Alaudidae family of larks.

Shore Lark

The Shore or Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a bird in the Alaudidae family of larks.

The Semipalmated Sandpiper (Ereunetes pusillus) is a bird in Scolopacidae family of waders.

Semipalmated Sandpiper

The Semipalmated Sandpiper (Ereunetes pusillus) is a bird in Scolopacidae family of waders.

The Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) is a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

Bell Heather

The Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) is a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

The magnified flower of the Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) is a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

Bell Heather

The magnified flower of the Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) is a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

Lphioglossum (adder's-tongue) is a genus of about 25-30 species of Ophioglossales in the family Ophioglossaceae, with a cosmopolitan but primarily tropical and subtropical distribution. The name Ophioglossum comes from the Greek, and means "snake-tongue". Adders-tongues are so-called because the spore-bearing stalk is thought to resemble a snake's tongue. Each plant typically sends up a small, undivided leaf blade with netted venation, and the spore stalk forks from the leaf stalk, terminating in sporangia which are partially concealed within a structure with slitted sides.

Adderstongue

Lphioglossum (adder's-tongue) is a genus of about 25-30 species of Ophioglossales in the family Ophioglossaceae,…

The Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) is a seal in the Phocidae family of true or earless seals.

Bearded Seal

The Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) is a seal in the Phocidae family of true or earless seals.

A pod of the Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) is a tree in the Malvaceae family of mallows that produces a cotton-like fiber.

Kapok

A pod of the Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) is a tree in the Malvaceae family of mallows that produces a cotton-like…

Eriocaulon setaceum is a plant species in the Eriocaulaceae family of pipeworts.

Pipewort

Eriocaulon setaceum is a plant species in the Eriocaulaceae family of pipeworts.

The Southern Muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) is a wooly spider monkey in the Atelidae family of New World monkeys.

Southern Muriqui

The Southern Muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) is a wooly spider monkey in the Atelidae family of New…

The West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is a small mammal in the Erinaceidae family of hedgehogs.

West European Hedgehog

The West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is a small mammal in the Erinaceidae family of hedgehogs.