Michael Quinton / Yellowstone fire, sprouting wildflower near burnt Lodgepole pine cone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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Jim Brandenburg / Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) seedling sprouting after fire, Minnesota
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Scott Leslie / Plant emerging from burnt tree stump after forest fire, Canada
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Laurie Campbell / Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) germinating, Isle of Rum National Nature Reserve, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, May
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Adrian Davies / Onion (Allium cepa). Cross section of a germinating bulb.
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Christian Ziegler / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) establishing itself between the aerial roots of a Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans), Twin Cays, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize
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Christian Ziegler / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) new growth, Twin Cays, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize
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Nature Production / Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata) seeds germinating, Kyushu, Japan
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Nature Production / Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) seedlings germinating, Kyushu, Japan
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Nature Production / Rice (Oryza sativa) grain germinating with shoot and roots 25 days after sowing seeds, Shiga, Japan, sequence 4/4
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Nature Production / Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus ssp. Japonicus) germinating in sand, Kyushu, Japan, April
Nature Production / Maize / corn plant (Zea mays) seed germinating, shoot and root clearly visible
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Nature Production / Rice (Oryza sativa) grain germinating with shoot and roots 15 days after sowing seeds, Shiga, Japan, sequence 3/4
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Nature Production / Rice (Oryza sativa) grain germinating with shoot and root 8 days after sowing seeds, Shiga, Japan, sequence 2/4
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Nature Production / Rice (Oryza sativa) grain germinating with shoot and root 3 days after sowing seeds, Shiga, Japan, sequence 1/4
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Nature Production / Rice (Oryza sativa) grain germinating with shoot and root 3 days after sowing seeds, Shiga, Japan
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Nature Production / Sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus) germinating, growth of primary root and cotyledons, seed leaves, Japan, sequence 5/8
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Nature Production / Sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus) germinating, growth of primary root and cotyledons, Japan, sequence 4/8
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Nature Production / Sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus) germinating, growth of primary root, Japan, sequence 3/8
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Nature Production / Sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus) germinating, growth of primary root, Japan, sequence 2/8
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Nature Production / Sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus) germinating, growth of primary root, Japan, sequence 1/8
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Kevin Schafer / Trees sprouting from cassowary droppings, Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia
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Chien Lee / Meranti (Shorea sp) seedling, Gunung Penrissen, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
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Chien Lee / Mango (Mangifera pajang) seedling that has just germinated on the forest floor and will only survive to maturity if a gap opens in the canopy above, Gunung Braang, Padawan, Malaysia
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Thomas Marent / Ulin (Eusideroxylon zwageri) fruit with sprouting root, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia
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Thomas Marent / Ulin (Eusideroxylon zwageri) fruit with sprouting root, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia
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Pete Oxford / Ello Sphinx Moth (Erinnyis ello) caterpillar on mangrove sprout, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Nick Garbutt / RF- Germinating seed / seedling of Barringtonia sp. Washed up on beach. Masoala Peninsula, Masoala National Park, Madagascar. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Tim Laman / Strangler fig (Ficus stupenda) seedling germinating from seeds deposited in moss on a branch high in the canopy. Lowland rainforest, Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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Murray Cooper / Seed sprouting in the Amazon
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Philippe Clement / Oak (Quercus robur) acorns germinating on forest floor in autumn, Belgium
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Thomas Marent / Sprout growing from seed, Masoala National Park, Madagascar
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Ross and Diane Armstrong / Mangrove (Rhizophoraceae) forest with underwater roots and sprouts, Matapouri Estuary, Northland, New Zealand
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Ross and Diane Armstrong / Mangrove (Rhizophoraceae) roots sprouting, Matapouri Estuary, Northland, New Zealand
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Mitsuaki Iwago / Sprouting bamboo in giant panda habitat, China
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Tim Laman / Coconut palm seedling (Cocos nucifera) germinating in sand on the beach, Turtle Islands, Sabah, Malaysia.
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Thomas Marent / Fern (Blechnum sp) sprouting, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia
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Thomas Marent / Plant seed with sprout, Amacayacu National Park, Colombia
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Jean E. Roche / Seeds transported by Wood ant {Formica rufa} germinating on ant hill. Jura, France
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Nature Production / Coconut palm nut {Cocos nucifera} germinating on beach after being washed ashore
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Nature Production / First seed leaf of germinating Morning Glory {Ipomoea nil} Japan
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Nature Production / Morning glory seed {Ipomeae nil} germinating in earth, seed germination sequence 2/5, Japan
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Nature Production / Morning Glory {Ipomoea nil} seed, (from left to right) before watering, after watering, germinating, Japan
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Nature Production / Common Bean {Phaseolus vulgaris} germinating seed has strength to raise a stone, Japan
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Nature Production / Mouse-ear Chickweed {Cerastium holosteoides var. hallaisanense} germinating under a fallen leaf in autumn, Japan
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Nature Production / Morning glory seed {Ipomeae nil} germinating in earth, seed germination sequence 4/5, Japan
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Nature Production / Morning glory seed {Ipomeae nil} germinating in earth, seed germination sequence 3/5, Japan
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Nature Production / Tulip {Tulipa gesneriana} germinating bulb in earth during winter, Japan
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Nature Production / Common Bean {Phaseolus vulgaris} seed germinating, Japan
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Nick Gordon / Bromeliad seedlings germinating on branch in canopy, Amazonia, Brazil
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David Welling / Seeds germinating on rainforest floor, Canaima NP, Venezuela, South America
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Jose B. Ruiz / Pine tree {Pinus} germinating on forest floor, Spain. Seed leaves
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Adam White / Broad Bean {Vicia faba} seed, germinating sequence 3/3 Note - developing root visible
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Adam White / Broad Bean {Vicia faba} seed, germinating sequence 2/3
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Adam White / Broad Bean {Vicia faba} seed, germinating sequence 1/3
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Martin Gabriel / Desert lily germinating in rainy season, Namib desert, Namibia
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Adam White / Germinating Broad bean seed {Vicia faba} with developing root
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Adam White / Germinating Broad bean {Vicia faba} developing root and sprouting shoot, UK.
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Adam White / Germinating Broad bean {Vicia faba} developing root, UK.
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Flip de Nooyer / European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) seedling sprouting from forest floor, Europe
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Mark Moffett / Seedling emerging from forest floor, Maine
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Sumio Harada / Tree seedling, Rocky Mountains, North America