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Yarrow Achillea millefolium botanical illustration completed for FSC English Ecosystem Surveys i.d. chart

Hemp cloth string and plant Cannabis sativa.  Hemp fibres can be used to make tough, linen-like cloth, as well as rope and twine. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Arapaima with scales Arapaima gigas Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Arapaima gigas fish showiung its distinctive scales and “etched” head Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini.  These aquatic microscopic animals are almost bomb proof, and certainly are some of the toughest animals on planet Earth.  Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Terebinth Pistacia palastina spray with leaves and flowers on branch

Terebinth Pistacia palastina tree showing habit and growth form

Hornbeam Carpinus betula leaves spray of winged fruit

Hornbeam Carpinus betulus tree showing typical growth and shape

Rye grass Lolium perenne and individual spikelet

Rattan Palm Calamus frond and showing spiked stem, pen and ink

Moss campion Silene acaulis tuft with detail of individual toothed leaf and flowers in bloom

Mat grass Nardus scticta tuft with residual basal growth and detail of individual lemma

Italian Rye grass Lolium multiflorum and individual spikelet

Heath rush Juncus squarrosus with detail of fruit and on cross section of a leaf

Gorse Ulex europaeus sprig

Common knapweed Centaurea nigra flowers