Cyril Ruoso / Fruit of a Dipterocarp tree (Dipterocarpaceae) seed falling to the ground, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Alex Hyde / Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) backlit at sunset. Isle of Mull, Scotland. June. Highly commended in the Botanical Britain Category of the British Widllife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competi...

Dong Lei / Poppy (Meconopsis punicea) in habitat, Serxu, Shiqu county, Sichuan Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. August.

Dong Lei / Poppy (Meconopsis racemosa) flower in habitat. Serxu, Shiqu county, Sichuan Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. August.

Ross Hoddinott / Ice on black volcanic sand beach with waves, Jokulsarlon, Southeast Iceland, February.

Gabriel Rojo / Close up of Passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) La Pampa, Argentina.

Pal Hermansen / Composite of flying butterflies (Lepidoptera) on sphere.

Claudio Contreras / Boat on canal between chinampas, a wetland agricultural system. Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, September

Ole Jorgen Liodden / White anemone (Anemone nemorosa) against pink background, Ringerike, Norway, May.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Heartsease / Wild pansy (Viola tricolor) flower, Norway, May.

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in flower at night, with The Milky Way behind, Sonoran Desert National Monument, Sierra Estrella Mountain Wilderness, Arizona, USA, May.

Juergen Freund / Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.