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Lavender pollen grain, SEM

Lavender pollen grain. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a pollen grain (yellow) amongst the petal (papilla) cells (purple) of a French lavender (Lavandula dentata) flower. The pollen shows the round, sculpted protein coat characteristic of lavender. Pollen is produced by the male sex organs in lavender flowers and dispersed by insects to the female sex organs of other lavender flowers, where the eggs (ova) are fertilised. Magnification: x2476 when printed 10 centimetres wide

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WAT-13965 Lavandin - Lavender - with single Sunflower

WAT-13965
Lavandin - Lavender - with single Sunflower.
Sault, Vaucluse, France.
Lavandula latifolia X lavandula
Lavender properties: anti-infective, spasmolytic, analgesic, local anesthetic, diuretics, worming, calming, anti-depressive, healing.
M. Watson
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Field of lavender

Field of lavender (Lavandula spica) plants planted in rows. Lavender has several medicinal properties. Lavender oil is a very good antiseptic and can also be used as an insecticide. Preparations of this plant can also relieve coughs and prevent involuntary muscle spasms. It is cultivated throughout Europe as a source of scent and oil. Photographed at the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Senanque, Provence, France

© David Nunuk/Science Photo Library