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Monocot Collection (page 21)

Monocots, a diverse group of plants, showcase their unique beauty in various forms

Background imageMonocot Collection: Phragmites oeningensis

Phragmites oeningensis
Fossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department

Background imageMonocot Collection: Carex arenaria, sand sedge

Carex arenaria, sand sedge
Illustration from Agnes Ibbetsons sketchbook of grasses, c.1809 -1822. Volume 3. No. 35. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Ixia crocata L. saffron coloured ixia

Ixia crocata L. saffron coloured ixia
Watercolour on vellum by Sydney Parkinson (1745 - 1771). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common spotted orchid

Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common spotted orchid
Common spotted orchid on chalk mound, a project to establish british orchigs in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, May 2003

Background imageMonocot Collection: Plantation scene, Levuka, Ovalau Island, Fiji

Plantation scene, Levuka, Ovalau Island, Fiji
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageMonocot Collection: Allium ursinum, wild garlic

Allium ursinum, wild garlic
Ramsons, or wild garlic is an attractive flower in the woodlands area of the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, April 2003

Background imageMonocot Collection: Bartholina burmanniana, spider orchid

Bartholina burmanniana, spider orchid
Lithograph by Gebhart from an original pencil drawing by Franz Bauer, published in Iconographia generum plantarum (1838) by Stephan Endlicher

Background imageMonocot Collection: Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth

Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth
Drawing 759 by Arthur Harry Church, 1904. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Nymphaea lotus, water lily of Malabar

Nymphaea lotus, water lily of Malabar
Watercolour by T. Reichel, 1789. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Lilium tigrinum, tiger lily

Lilium tigrinum, tiger lily
Illustration of tiger lily (Lilium tigrinum) from A Monograph of the Genus Lilium (1880) by John Henry Elwes

Background imageMonocot Collection: Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperial lily

Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperial lily
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Iris sp. iris

Iris sp. iris
Watercolour No. 38 from the Round Small Collection by Frank Harold Round, 1919. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Alpinia zerumbet, shell ginger

Alpinia zerumbet, shell ginger
Plate 1037 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Iris pumila, dwarf pogon iris

Iris pumila, dwarf pogon iris
Watercolour No. 36 from the Round Small Collection by Frank Howard Round, c. 1920. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Iris reticulata, reticulated iris

Iris reticulata, reticulated iris
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 1908. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Iris pallida, bearded iris

Iris pallida, bearded iris
Watercolour No. 22 from the Round Large Collection by Frank Howard Round, c. 1920. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Guzmania lingulata, scarlet star

Guzmania lingulata, scarlet star

Background imageMonocot Collection: Orchis morio, green-winged orchid

Orchis morio, green-winged orchid
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, May 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Galanthus nivalis, snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis, snowdrop
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 1904. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: A group of fragments of fossil crinoids

A group of fragments of fossil crinoids
Watercolour of a group of fragments of fossil crinoids (feather-stars or sea-lilies) by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever

Background imageMonocot Collection: Iris germanica, bearded iris

Iris germanica, bearded iris

Background imageMonocot Collection: Borassus flabellifer, wine palm

Borassus flabellifer, wine palm
Plate 882 from the John Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Nymphaea capensis, cape blue water lily

Nymphaea capensis, cape blue water lily
Unsigned artwork from early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Cymbopogon iwarancusa, oilgrass

Cymbopogon iwarancusa, oilgrass
Plate 624 from the John Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, sedge warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, sedge warbler
Plate 125 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background imageMonocot Collection: Lilium candidum, madonna lily

Lilium candidum, madonna lily
Illustration No. 2 by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Nymphaea ampla, water lily

Nymphaea ampla, water lily
Watercolour no. 15 by Ralph Stennett, 1806. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Various bird eggs from western Asia

Various bird eggs from western Asia
Various common Indian birds eggs from the Hume Collection. Specimens housed at Natural History Museum at Tring

Background imageMonocot Collection: Tritonia crocata, corn lily

Tritonia crocata, corn lily
Illustration no.8 by Sydney Parkinson, 1767. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Lilium lancifolium, tiger lily

Lilium lancifolium, tiger lily
Watercolour by Jacobus Perkois from the Dutch Collection, c. late 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Lilium suffureum, sulphur lily

Lilium suffureum, sulphur lily
Illustration 1 from the Large Collection by Lilian Snelling, 1936. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum

Background imageMonocot Collection: Lawson plant specimens

Lawson plant specimens
Part of the plant collection attributed to John Lawson, collected in Carolina in 1710. Specimens held in the Sloane Herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Narcissus, daffodil

Narcissus, daffodil
Engraving by Gouy after a painting from Choix Des Plus Belles Fleurs by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840)

Background imageMonocot Collection: Iris germanica, flag iris

Iris germanica, flag iris
Flag iris (Iris germanica) from Icones Plantarum medicinalium (1788) by Joseph Jacob von Plenck

Background imageMonocot Collection: Cistothorus palustris, marsh wren

Cistothorus palustris, marsh wren
Plate 98 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Cattleya aurantiaca (orchid)

Cattleya aurantiaca (orchid) growing in a shade coffee plantation in El Salvador

Background imageMonocot Collection: Papaver rhoeas L, corn poppy

Papaver rhoeas L, corn poppy. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium. Seed from Poland, plant collected in 1952

Background imageMonocot Collection: Tulipa greigii, red hiding hood tulip

Tulipa greigii, red hiding hood tulip. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium. 22.iv.1902

Background imageMonocot Collection: Orthoceras, nautiloid

Orthoceras, nautiloid
Shown here is Orthoceras, a straight Ordovician nautiloid

Background imageMonocot Collection: Cistothorus platensis, sedge wren

Cistothorus platensis, sedge wren
Plate 175 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Dendroica palmarum, palm warbler

Dendroica palmarum, palm warbler
Plate 163 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageMonocot Collection: Sabal lamanonis Brongniart

Sabal lamanonis Brongniart
A fossil palm frond from Aix en Provence, France. It is recorded as Upper Eocene, about 45 and 55 million years ago. This specimen is 32 cm long. The specimen number is V16880

Background imageMonocot Collection: Calochilus paludosus, R. Br

Calochilus paludosus, R. Br
Annotated drawing by Ferdinand Bauer, Calochilus paludosus R. Br. Prodr.: 320 (1810) Irchidaceae. Br. 204. From a specimen from New South Wales, Australia

Background imageMonocot Collection: Plate 77 from British Orchids

Plate 77 from British Orchids

Background imageMonocot Collection: Pterostylis nutans R. Br

Pterostylis nutans R. Br
Annotated drawing by Ferdinand Bauer of Pterostylis nutans, 1810, Orchidaceae

Background imageMonocot Collection: Quiscalus quiscula, common grackle

Quiscalus quiscula, common grackle
Plate 7 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved by W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh

Background imageMonocot Collection: Bromelia anticantha

Bromelia anticantha
Watercolour by Margaret Ursula Mee, c. 1958. Mees name will be forever associated with her interest in conserving the Amazon rainforests

Background imageMonocot Collection: Narcissus tazetta, daffodil

Narcissus tazetta, daffodil
Drawing by Georg Dionysius Ehret. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, page 199



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Monocots, a diverse group of plants, showcase their unique beauty in various forms. The Narcissus tazetta, commonly known as the tazetta daffodil, enchants with its delicate white petals and golden trumpet-shaped center. Meanwhile, the Livistona humilis or sand palm stands tall and graceful with its slender trunk and fan-like leaves. In contrast to these gentle blooms, the Elaeis guineensis Jacq. , an African oil palm, exudes strength and resilience as it thrives in tropical regions. The Strelitzea sp. , also known as the bird of paradise flower, captivates onlookers with its vibrant colors resembling a majestic bird in flight. Even amidst snow-covered landscapes like Buckinghamshire's winter wonderland in England's UK, the Snowdrop (Galanthus Sp. ) emerges delicately—a solitary flower braving freezing temperatures. In springtime scenes like Eype Down with Colmers Hill in the background, Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) carpet the ground beneath towering trees. The Macrozamia communis or burrawang palm showcases its prehistoric charm with large fronds that have witnessed centuries pass by. On another note, Flame lilies (Gloriosa sp. ) ignite passion through their fiery red petals that curl dramatically at their edges. Nature continues to amaze us with intricate designs such as Ophrys apifera or bee orchid—its blossom mimicking a bee to attract pollinators—and Cypripedium reginae or lady's slipper orchid boasting elegant pink petals reminiscent of royalty. Traveling all the way from Madagascar is Angraecum sesquipedale—an enchanting Madagascan orchid whose long nectar spur entices only one specific moth species for pollination.