Loic Poidevin / Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in flower in botanic garden, Vendee, France, July.

Guy Edwardes / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) and Gorse (Ulex europaeus) on Corfe Common, Corfe Castle in background, Dorset, England, UK. May 2017.

Phil Savoie / Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius), visiting Clover (Trifolium) flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Ross Hoddinott / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on cliff tops, Bedruthan Steps, near Newquay, north Cornwall, UK. April 2017.

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) in bloom with Foothill paloverde (Cercidium microphyllum) Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona, USA, April.

Willem Kolvoort / Water filled ditch with shadow of a tree on water with Fringed waterlily (Nymphoides peltata) Star duckweed (Lemna trisulca) Netherlands. July 2015. Commended in the Underwater World Category of the G...

Andres M. Dominguez / Blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, May.

Wim van den Heever / Ancient dead Camelthorn tree (Vachellia erioloba) trees with red dunes, Namib desert, Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia. August 2015.

Wim van den Heever / Ancient dead Camelthorn tree (Vachellia erioloba) trees with red dunes and mist, Namib desert, Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia. August 2015.

Wim van den Heever / Ancient dead Camelthorn trees (Vachellia erioloba) with red dunes, and star trails, Namib desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia. Composite.

Wim van den Heever / Ancient dead Camelthorn trees (Vachellia erioloba) with red dunes and the milky way behind, Namib desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia. Composite.

Wim van den Heever / Ancient dead Camelthorn trees (Vachellia erioloba) at night with red dunes behind. Namib desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia. Composite.

Wim van den Heever / Ancient dead Camelthorn trees (Vachellia erioloba) with sand dunes, Namib desert, Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia.

Wim van den Heever / Ancient dead Camelthorn trees (Vachellia erioloba) with sand dunes, Namib desert, Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia.

Pascal Pittorino / Mimosa (Acacia dealbata) flowers covered in snow , Var, Provence, France, February

Pal Hermansen / Sprouting Soy beans (Glycine max) against white background

Nick Upton / Pollen and nectar flower mix strip with Mustard (Brassicaceae), Common sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and Red clover (Trifolium pratense) bordering a Barley crop (Hordeum vulgare), Marlborough Downs...

Pal Hermansen / Meadow vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) and brambles (Rubus) growing on the dashboard of the abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Bastnas, Sweden, July

Pat Tuson / Wild Perennial Lupin (Lupinus perennis) Gillespie Park Local Nature Reserve an urban ecology park with tower blocks in background, Highbury, London Borough of Islington, England UK

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

Peter Lewis / Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) perched on flowering Gorse (Ulex europaeus) Surrey, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) roots with root nodules formed by Bacteria (Rhizobium sp) for nitrogen fixation.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) seed in velvet lined pod, ripe and ready for harvest. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Faba bean rust pustules on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf caused by Fungus (Uromyces viciae-fabae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Faba bean rust pustules on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf caused by Fungus (Uromyces viciae-fabae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) seed in velvet lined pod, ripe and ready for harvest. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Faba bean rust pustules on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf caused by Fungus (Uromyces viciae-fabae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Faba bean rust pustules on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf caused by Fungus (Uromyces viciae-fabae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Lupin (Lupinus sp) leaves with powdery mildew caused by Fungus (Erysiphales). Cultivated in garden, Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Common vetch (Vicia sativa) with Red ant (Myrmica rubra) on bud. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Germinating Broad bean (Vicia faba) with severe Slug (Gastropoda) damage to seed. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) young plant with early leaves and roots, uprooted and germinated seed split to show food reserve.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba), close up of roots and cross section of germinated seed to show food reserve.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba), young plant with germinated seed, early leaves and roots, above and below ground.

Nigel Cattlin / Field bean rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) damage to Field bean (Vicia faba) crop. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Field bean rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) damage to Field bean (Vicia faba) crop. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean rust (Uromyces vicia-fabae) on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf, notches made by Bean weevil (Chrysomelidae) around edge. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean rust (Uromyces vicia-fabae) on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf, notches made by Bean weevil (Chrysomelidae) around leaf edge. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septem-punctata) larva predating Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) on Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus). Bean with buds. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) infestation on Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus), stem twining up bamboo cane. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) infestation on flowering Broad bean (Vicia faba). Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) infestation on Broad bean (Vicia faba) plant. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Manila tamarind (Pithecellobium dulce) seedpods for sale at food market, Bangkok, Thailand.

Heather Angel / Black coral vine (Kennedia nigricans) flowers, pollinated by honeyeaters (flowers triggered by honeyeater, releasing the stamens, style and stigma), Western Australia Sequence 2 of 2

Heather Angel / Black coral vine (Kennedia nigricans) flowers, pollinated by honeyeaters (showing untriggered flowers), Western Australia Sequence 1 of 2

Juan Carlos Munoz / Trees coming into leaf and blossoming surrounded by flowering Gorse (Ulex sp), aerial view. Merindad de Montija, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain. May 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Gorse (Ulex sp) scrub flowering in network of fields with scattered trees and surrounded by hedgerows and woodlands, aerial view. Merindad de Montija, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain. May 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Gorse (Ulex sp) scrub flowering amongst woodland in spring, aerial view. Merindad de Montija, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain. May 2019.

Nick Garbutt / Alpine Wildflower meadow, a diversity of species including Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Sainfoin (Onobrychis sp) and Rattle (Rhinanthus sp). North Tyrol, Austria. June.

Nick Upton / Raven (Corvus corax) perched on fence post among flowering Common gorse bushes (Ulex europaeus) on a clifftop with the sea in the background, Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Raven (Corvus corax) perched on fence post among flowering Common gorse bushes (Ulex europaeus) on a clifftop with the sea in the background, Cornwall, UK, April.

Jack Dykinga / Yellow paloverde (Cercidium microphyllum) flowering amongst Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea). In foothills on north side of Santa Catalina Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA. May 2019.

Nick Upton / Spiny broom (Calicotome villosa) with endemic Mouse ear chickweed (Cerastium supramontanum) amongst it. Branched asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus) in background with mountains beyond. Supramonte range, ne...

Nick Upton / Mouse ear chickweed (Cerastium supramontanum) amongst Spiny broom (Calicotome villosa). Branched asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus) in background with mountains beyond. Supramonte range, near Urzulei, Sard...

Nick Upton / Sage-leaved cistus (Cistus salvifolius) and Spiny broom (Calicotome villosa), Supramonte mountain range, near Urzulei, Sardinia, Italy. June.

Yashpal Rathore / Freshly roasted coffee bean packed for sale, Coorg India

Nigel Cattlin / Sensitivity plant (Mimosa pudica) shown before and after touching the sensitive leaves.

Nigel Cattlin / Two spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) webbing and damage to leaves of Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plant. England, UK.

Ernie Janes / Gorse (Ulex europaeus) in flower in mid winter covered in frost and snow. Norfolk, England, UK. January.

Ernie Janes / Lupins growing in herbaceous border, Norfolk, England, UK. May.

Ernie Janes / Gorse (Ulex europaeus) in flower in mid winter covered in frost and snow. Norfolk, England, UK. January.

Nigel Cattlin / Sickle senna (Senna tora) seedlings, self seeding arable weeds near leaves of parent plant. Mississippi, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) leaf with feeding damage caused by Two spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae). England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Comparison of untreated and herbicide treated Soybean (Glycine max) crop. Weeds have resulted in stunting of crop due to competion, Mississippi, USA.

Cyril Ruoso / Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum), grown as green manure. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.

Cyril Ruoso / Women and children working on Bean harvest on Anja Community Reserve. Lemurs look for food in this cultivated area of the reserve. Madagascar.

Heather Angel / Wetland with cultivated areas of rice, Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and other crops. Peaks in background, view from Jade Dragon Peak. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China, 2009.

Heather Angel / Sacred lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera) seeds removed from the enlarged receptacle. Seeds are combined with rice to form a porridge. Puzhehei, Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China. 2009.

Heather Angel / Bumblebee nectaring on Indian bean tree (Catalpa bignonioides) flower, pollen on back. Surrey, England, UK. August.

Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera 'Charles Thomas') flower. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England, UK.

Heather Angel / Bumblebee (Bombus sp) nectaring on Indian bean tree (Catalapa bignoniodes) flower. Pollen on bee's back transferring to stigma. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. July.

Heather Angel / Red trailing bauhinia (Bauhinia kockiana), flowers change from yellow to red with age. Pollinated by butterflies. Cultivated in garden. Native to Malaysia.

Heather Angel / Carpenter bee (Xylocopa fimbriata) nectaring on Quickstick / Mother of cocoa tree (Gliricidia sepium). Chiapas, Mexico.

Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) taken with infra-red thermograph camera. Top of receptacle hottest at 35 degrees Celsius with stamens at 30 degrees Celsius. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England,...

Heather Angel / Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) flowers. Recently opened with yellow nectar guides, purple in older pollinated flowers. Surrey, England, UK. Native to USA.

Heather Angel / Jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) in glasshouse at Kew Gardens, London, UK. Endemic to the Philippines. Pollinated by sunbirds.

Heather Angel / Texas bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) and Indian paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) amongst wildflowers in ditch beside byway. Rains triggered germinaton of annual seeds. Cuero, Texas, USA. April.

Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in visible light. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England, UK. Sequence 1/2.

Heather Angel / Great yellow bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) nectaring on Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria). RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist; Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. July.

Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) seeds embedded in pits in fleshy receptacle. Seeds and rice are made into porridge. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China.

Heather Angel / Raindrops on Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) lily pad. Micro nanostructures create an ultrahydrophobic surface so water slides off leaf. Puzhehai National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China.

Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower with circular receptacle with raised stigmas surrounded by stamens. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China.

Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flowering in Puzhehai Lake with peaks in background. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China. 2009.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Flowering Gorse (Ulex europaeus) seen from above. Hopeman, Scotland, UK, May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Aerial view of Clashach Cove surrounded by flowering Gorse (Ulex europaeus) Hopeman, Scotland, UK, May.

David Woodfall / Harebells (Campanula rotundifolia) with Buttercups (Ranunculus acris) and red clover (Trifolium pratense) growing on machair, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Silverweed (Argentina anserina) and Buttercups (Ranunculus acris) growing on machair habitat, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK,

David Woodfall / Red clover (Trifolium pratense) sward and Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylinium) North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2016.

David Woodfall / Red clover (Trifolium pratense) sward and Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylinium) at abandoned croft. North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2016.

David Woodfall / Red clover (Trifolium pratense) and Silverweed (Argentina anserina) growing with buttercups on machair habitat, North Uist, Scotland, UK. July.

John Shaw / Arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) and lupine Lupinus lepidus) in the dry hills along the eastern end of the Columbia Gorge. Washington, USA. April.

Nick Upton / Yellow restharrow (Ononis hesperia / Onis natrix hesperia) flowering on a coastal headland, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, February.

Edwin Giesbers / Star clover (Trifolium stellatum) flowering in meadow. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Star clover (Trifolium stellatum) flowers. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Orange wattle (Acacia saligna) hanging branches with flowers and leaves. Cyprus. April.