Steven David Miller / Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) hanging from tree branch with wing open, Sydney Botanical Gardens, New South Wales, Australia

Philippe Clement / Magnolia 'Heaven scent' tree in flower, garden cultivar, Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Close-up of ears of Rice {Oryza genus} Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Close-up of ears of Rice {Oryza genus} Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Close-up of Pineapple {Ananas comosus} fruit, Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Close-up of Sensitive plant {Mimosa pudica} Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Close-up of Tortoise shell bamboo {Phyllostachys edulis} stems, Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Bamboo {Bambusa} in botanical garden, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Magnolia 'Heaven scent' tree in flower, garden cultivar, Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Close-up of ears of Rice {Oryza genus} Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Close-up of Bamboo {Phyllostachys pubescens / Bambusa} stem split in half showing node, Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Beech {Fagus sylvatica} roots and wood anemones in park, Botanical garden, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Bunch of Blood Bananas {Musa zebrina} Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Close-up of Tortoise shell bamboo stems {Phyllostachys edulis} Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Philippe Clement / Close-up of Agave thorns {Agave salmiana}, Botanical gardens, Belgium.

Larry Michael / Golden barrel cactus close up {Echinocactus grusonii} Milwaukee Botanical Gardens, USA

Jose B. Ruiz / Beach morning glory on coastal sand dune {Calystegia soldanella} Alicante, Spain.

Neil Lucas / Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) with ant. Botanical Gardens, North Carolina, USA

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti) hummingbird piercing Heliconia flower, Wilson Botanical Gardens, Costa Rican rainforest

Tui De Roy / Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male in full display, Isodora Cusino Botanical Ark, Lota, Chile

Bernard Castelein / Common sundew {Drosera rotundifolia}, Kalmthoute, Belguim.

Steven David Miller / Male fidler crab. Queensland {Uca pugilator} Australia Cairns Botanical Gardens

Neil Lucas / Hooded Pitcher plant seed head. (Sarracenia minor) USA Botanical Gardens Chapel Hill NC

Christoph Becker / Tree paeony flower {Paeonia suffruticosa} Berlin Botanical Gardens, Germany, Europe

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of Rafflesia arnoldi, hand tinted copperplate engraving from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' BD XI, No 14, plate CLXXIII. c1820 around the time of the flower's first description. The largest sing...

Paul D Stewart / Portrait of Carl Linnaeus mezzotint engraving by H. Kingsbury with later hand colouring, published by 'Dr. Thornton 1805 from an original in his possesion'. The original was by Martin Hoffman, painted...

Tim Fitzharris / Botanical Beach, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Tom Vezo / Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) butterfly, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona

Tom Vezo / Male Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion) butterfly, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona

Tom Vezo / Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara) butterfly, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona

Tom Vezo / Postman Butterfly (Heliconius melpomene) feeding on flower nectar, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona

Tom Vezo / Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale) butterfly, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona

Tom Vezo / Citrus Butterfly (Papilio demodocus), Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona

Tom Vezo / Tailed Jay Butterfly (Graphium agamemnon), Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona

Tom Vezo / Common Green Birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus) butterfly, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona

Tom Vezo / Clipper (Parthenos sylvia) butterfly, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona

Barry Bland / Grey-headed flying fox / Fruit bat (Pteropus poliocephalus) hanging in a tree, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia.

Barry Bland / Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) in flight, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia.

Mike Read / Southern red bishop {Euplectes orix} male perched, Durban Botanical Garden, South Africa, November

Mike Read / Hadada ibis {Hagedashia / Bostrychia hagedash} Durban Botanical Garden, South Africa, November

Mike Read / Egyptian goose {Alopochen aegyptiacus} on water, Durban Botanical Garden, South Africa, November

Barry Bland / Grey-headed flying fox / Fruit bat (Pteropus poliocephalus) in flight, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia.

Barry Bland / Grey-headed flying fox / Fruit bat (Pteropus poliocephalus) hanging in a tree, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia.

Barry Bland / Grey-headed flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) hanging in a tree, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia.

Barry Bland / Grey-headed flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) hanging in a tree, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia.

Adam White / Camerman Gavin Thurston filming Coco de Mer catkins. Mahe, Seychelles Botanical gardens

Winfried Wisniewski / Orchid (Epidendrum latilabre) close up, Botanical Garden of Oahu, Hawaii

Jean E. Roche / Botanical survey Camargue France