paint

Leaf and prickly seed case along with one chestnut

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris cones, one mature and one less ripe

Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum conkers both in, and out of, their seed case

Small-leaved Lime leaf and seeds Tilia cordata with bract

Wych Elm Ulmus glabra leaf and seeds with close up of one seed

Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus winged seeds showing ripe and unripe paired seeds

Guelder rose Viburnum opulus leaf and fruit showing shiny red berries

Spindle Euonymus europaeus bright coloured autumn leaf and berries

Norway spruce Picea abies cone and individual seed

London plane Platanus × acerifolia leaf and seeds, with details of individual seeds

Hornbeam Carpinus betulus mature dry seed with bracts

Field maple Acer campestre sprig showing leaves and developing seeds and close up of mature seeds

Anopheles gambiae African Malaria mosquito unfed female, posing in typical diagonal position

Larva of Anopheles gambiae Malaria mosquito showing typical position, parallel to the water surface

Pupa of Anopheles mosquito based on Anopheles gambiae at water surface

Feeding African Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae showing stylets as she feeds, and swollen belly with tergites forced apart and excess liquid excreted during feeding

African Malaria Mosquito Life cycle Anopheles gambiae

Dry stone wall with Maidenhair spleenwort, Wall rue, and Soft Shield fern growing; all of which are Leptosporangiate ferns.  Polypoidy ferns growing on a distant tree behind.

Yellow waterlily Nuphar luteum floating on water with developing “brandy bottle” seed flask

Yew Taxus baccata sprig from tree showing red berries

Wood rush sketch Luzula sylvatica in flower and seed, showing the distinctive long hairs on the leaves

Wood or Upright Bitter-vetch sketch Vicia orobus with pinnate paired leaves and pale mauve flowers.

White waterlily Nymphaea alba shown floating on water with lily pads

White & Yellow waterlily Nymphaea alba & Nuphar luteum comparison, shown in water.