Adrian Davies / Long exposure of a Sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica), showing movement of leaves and stem following irritation.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Spring beans (Vicia faba) under cultivation at RSPB's Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK, May 2011.

Erlend Haarberg / Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) with food in beak on flowering garden Lupin (Lupinus sp) Telemark, Norway, June

Michael & Patricia Fogden / White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) hummingbird male feeding on nectar of Fairy Duster (Calliandra sp) flower in cloud forest, Tandayapa Valley, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Nick Garbutt / Acacia sp. at night, with a herd of Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) beneath. Near Ndutu, Nogorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Red clover {Trifolium pratense} flowering growing in hay meadow at Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June 2011.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis), blooming, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March.

Floris van Breugel / Lupins (Lupinus sp) flowering on a hillside in Spring, California, USA, April 2010

Andy Sands / Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) close up of flower, Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England. England, UK, June

Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) flowering in wildflower field, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) flowering in wildflower field, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Edwin Giesbers / Star clover (Trifolium stellatum) flower with pink flower in background, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Edwin Giesbers / Star clover (Trifolium stellatum) flower, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Haresfoot clover (Trifolium arvense) in flower, Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008

David Kjaer / Male Twite (Carduelis flavirostris) perched on gorse, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Perfoliate alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum) flowers and Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) Bastasi area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Flowering Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) and Buttercup (Ranunculus) in the meadows of Nuglasica area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 20...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Blue leaf wattle (Acacia cyanophylla) close-up of flowers, Limassol, Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) flower, Burren National Park, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Carob trees / St John's bread (Ceratonia siliqua) in a meadow, Akamas Peninsula, Cyprus, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Spiny broom (Calicotome villosa) flowers, Omalos, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Carob tree / St. John's bread (Ceratonia siliqua) in meadow, Lachi, Cyprus, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Carob tree / St. John's bread (Ceratonia siliqua) in a meadow, Lachi, Cyprus, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Black veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) on red clover (Trifolium pratense) Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008 WWE BOOK, WWE INDOOR, WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION. Wild Wonders ki...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Silk tree (Albiyia julibrissin) close-up of flower, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / White mimosa tree (Acacia dealbata) flowers, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Broad leaved everlasting pea (Lathyrus latifolius) in flower, Queyras, France, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Broad leaved everlasting pea (Lathyrus latifolius) in flower, Queyras, France, June 2009

Martin Gabriel / Woody / Monkey ladder vine (Bauhinia glabra) Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica

Martin Gabriel / Woody / Monkey ladder vine (Bauhinia glabra) Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica

Jack Dykinga / Wildflower meadow with Silvery lupin {Lupinus argenteus}, Indian paintbrush {Castilleja miniatus} and Alpine penstemon {Penstemon alpinus} Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Italian sainfoin (Hedysarum coronarium) flowering in meadow, San Marino, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Rautiainen / Vetch (Lathyrus odoratus) in flower, Matsalu National Park, Estonia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Close-up of Red clover (Trifolium pratense) flowers, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, June 2009

Tim Fitzharris / Paradise Meadow and Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / Alibek glacier in Alibek vally with Purple trefoil (Trifolium) growing in the foreground, near Dombay, Caucasus, Russia, July 2008

Stephen Belcher / Camelthorn Acacia (Acacia erioloba) dead tree with dunes in background, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Jose B. Ruiz / Ancient Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), Alfaz del Pi, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Ancient Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), Alfaz del Pi, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Camelthorn tree in Namib desert {Vachellia erioloba} Sossus Vlei, Namibia

Michael Durham / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker collecting nectar from Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) flowers, note the pollen baskets on the legs, northwest Oregon

Gerry Ellis / Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) tree over savannah, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Mitsuaki Iwago / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) feeding on Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd staying cool in the shade of an Acacia tree, Botswana

Gerry Ellis / Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) and moon, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Mitsuaki Iwago / Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) tree on savannah at sunset, Serengeti

Gerry Ellis / Umbrella Thorn (Acacia tortilis) trees at sunrise on savannah, Masai Mara, Kenya

Shin Yoshino / Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) trees, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Violet Sabre-wing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) immature hummingbird feeding and pollinating Coral Tree (Erythrina sp) flowers, cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) hummingbird feeding on and pollinating Coral Tree (Erythrina sp) flowers, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Tim Fitzharris / Western Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) among Lupine (Lupinus sp) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp), North America

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) calf walking in meadow of Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis), North America

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) flowers and Large-leaved Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) in summer, Pryor Mountain, Montana

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Nymphalid Butterfly (Pteronymia sp) at Coral Tree (Erythrina sp) flowers, cloud forest, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) group drink nectar from Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree and protect the tree from leaf eating enemies ensuring mutual survival, Costa Rica

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) flowers, Hill Country, Texas

Mark Moffett / Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) gathers carrot-like growths from Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree for delivery to larva in nest, in return for baby food, ant protects Acacia, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) gathers carrot-like growths from Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia for delivery to larva in nest, in return for baby food Ant protects Acacia, Costa Rica

Doug Wechsler / Man by buttress root of Mora tree {Mora excelsa}, valuable timber tree. Guyana, South America

Adrian Davies / Sensitive plant {Mimosa pudica} with leaves untouched. sequence 1/2

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / View of upland agricultural landscape in the Cambrian Mountains, part of the Pumlumon Living Landscape project, with flowering Gorse (Ulex europaeus) in foreground, Ceredigion, Wales, May 2012.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / View of upland agricultural landscape in the Cambrian Mountains, part of the Pumlumon Living Landscape project, with flowering Gorse (Ulex europaeus) in foreground, Ceredigion, Wales, May 2012.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Black Locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) with details of leaves and flowers. Pencil and watercolor painting.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Narrow-leaved crimson clover (Trifolium angustifolium) Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) silhouetted on gorse bush at sunset, Wales, UK, May.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Thrift / Sea pink (Armeria maritima) flowering on cliff top, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales, UK, May.

Tim Fitzharris / Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowers at coast with moon, Westport-Union Landing State Beach, California

Adrian Davies / Sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) in flower, Eden Project, Cornwall, England, UK, native to South and Central America, July.

Adrian Davies / Common dodder (Cuscuta epithymum) parasitising Gorse (Ulex europaeus), Devon, England, July.

Adrian Davies / Common dodder (Cuscuta epithymum) parasitising Gorse (Ulex europaeus), Devon, England, July.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus) and Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) trees in northern coastal scrubland, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Andrew Cooper / Flowerig Gorse (Ulex europaeus) and Heather. Haytor, Dartmoor, Devon, August 2011.

Mike Read / Mountain hut near the top of the Valley de Combeau, with wildflower meadow containing Bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) and Mountain cornflower (Centaurea),...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Birds foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) Brasov County, South Carpathian Mountains, Romania, August

Ingo Arndt / Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) making home in acacia thorn in return protecting the plant from herbivores, Costa Rica

Ingo Arndt / Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) in field of Nootka Lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis), Alaska

Christophe Courteau / Aerial view of the Mopane Forest (Colophospernum mopane) belt of North-West Botswana, Africa

Colin Varndell / White clover flowers (Trifolium sp) Dorset, UK June

Jack Dykinga / Lupins (Lupinus polyphyllus) and Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana) covering Bald Hills in the Redwoods National and State Park. California. May.

Jack Dykinga / Lupins (Lupinus polyphyllus) and Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana) covering Bald Hills in the Redwoods National and State Park. California. May

Ernie Janes / Tree lupin (Lupinus abororeus) growing on cliffs, Trimmingham, Norfolk, UK June

Ernie Janes / Tree lupin (Lupinus abororeus) growing on cliffs, Trimmingham, Norfolk, UK June

Ernie Janes / Bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) growing on shingle coastal defences, Norfolk, UK, June

Andy Trowbridge / Flowering lupins (Lupinus polyphyllus) near Lake Tekapo, South Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. December.

Kerstin Hinze / Yellow flowered European lupin (Lupinus luteus) in flower, Germany, June

Philippe Clement / Common Broom flowers and seed pods (Cytisus scoparius scoparius), La Brenne, France, May

Philippe Clement / Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) low angle view of field cultivated as fodder, La Brenne, France

Philippe Clement / Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) in flower, Ardennes, Belgium, July

Philippe Clement / Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) in flower, Ardennes, Belgium, July

Philippe Clement / Tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) in flower, La Brenne, France, May

Matthew Maran / Gorse (Ulex europaeus) flowering in spring, Aberdeenshire coast, Scotland, UK April

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) flowers, Texas

Sandra Bartocha / Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius) Muritz National Park, Germany. May 2008

Sandra Bartocha / Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius) flowering, Muritz National Park, Germany. May

Alex Hyde / Common Bird's-foot-trefoil {Lotus corniculatus} flowers, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Gary K. Smith / Flowering spikes of Gorse (Ulex europaeus) against blue sky, North Norfolk, UK, April