Ernie Janes / Organically grown Brussel sprouts (Brassica oleracea) Norfolk, UK, October

Gary K. Smith / Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea gemmifera), commercially grown crop, view of plants ready for harvest in frosty weather, Norfolk, UK, January.

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) during low tide in the mud with areal roots and mangrove sprouts, Sundarbans Mangrove forest, West Bengal, India

Gary K. Smith / Inside a large garden shed with gardening tools and equipment, Norfolk, UK, December 2008

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) field, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Ross and Diane Armstrong / Mangrove (Rhizophoraceae) forest with underwater roots and sprouts, Matapouri Estuary, Northland, New Zealand

Gary K. Smith / Brussel sprouts (Brassica oleracea gemmifera), England, UK, cutout

Nick Turner / Harvesting Brussel sprouts {Brassica oleracea gemmifera} Gloucestershire, UK