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0 1 Augochlora Sweat Bee

Augochlora Sweat Bee

by soul soaring windFlorence, Kentucky, USA

A small sweat bee pollinating wild flowers ...

1 2 Seed pod

Seed pod

by SukanyaDattaཐིམ་ཕུ, Bhutan

One puff and away go the seeds...tiny parachutes into the future.

0 1 Japanese Beech

Japanese Beech

by Ori Fragman-Sapir富山県, Japan

A tall deciduous tree. Leaves entire. Flowers greenish,

1 0 kermes oak

kermes oak

by Ori Fragman-SapirAntalya, Turkey

A common Mediterranean shrubby oak. Leaves rigid and spiny. Flowers greenish, ...

2 0 suaeda

suaeda

by Ori Fragman-SapirGujarat, India

An annual with succulent blunt leaves. Flowers colourless -

0 0 Mediterranean Pellitory-of-the-wall

Mediterranean Pellitory-of-the-wall

by Ori Fragman-SapirJerusalem, מחוז ירושלים, Israel

A small common annual weed with entuire leaves and tuny

5 0 Common glasswort

Common glasswort

by Ori Fragman-Sapirמועצה אזורית חוף הכרמל, מחוז חיפה, Israel

A succulent annual. The stems are articulated, leaves missing. Flowers very ...

1 0 Syrian maple

Syrian maple

by Ori Fragman-Sapirמחוז הצפון, Israel

. Flowers greenish, wind-pollinated. Fruits ...

1 4 Eastern-Tailed Blue Butterfly

Eastern-Tailed Blue Butterfly

by Marianne WellsSeymour, Tennessee

No bigger than your thumbnail. Very hard to shoot with the

0 1 Big Bluestem-Andropogon gerardii

Big Bluestem-Andropogon gerardii

by susan.kirt3Iowa, USA

Big bluestem flowers. Despite the insect, big bluestem is

0 0 White Saxaul

White Saxaul

by Ori Fragman-Sapirالعقبة, Aqaba, Jordan

A tall slender branched, desert shrub. Stems jointed. Flower (which u can see ...

0 1 Thatching Reed - Female

Thatching Reed - Female

by Smith'sZooWestern Cape, South Africa

The plants are wind

0 0 Goldenrod

Goldenrod

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

.), blooming at the same time as the goldenrod, but is

0 0 Goldenrod

Goldenrod

by joanbstanleyDenton, Texas, USA

.), blooming at the same time as the goldenrod, but is

2 5 Touch-me-not or Sensitive Plant

Touch-me-not or Sensitive Plant

by AtulUnion Territory of Dādra and Nagar Haveli, India

.these flowers are pollinated by insects ...

0 0 Sneezeweed

Sneezeweed

by chesterbperryTennessee, USA

, since this plant is insect pollinated, ...

1 0 Curly Dock

Curly Dock

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

color, and are wind-pollinated.

3 2 Ribwort Plantain

Ribwort Plantain

by Debbie StewartRotherham, England, United Kingdom

A common rosette forming herb which is wind ...

0 1 Dandelions

Dandelions

by caitie c.Illinois, USA

is just a bunch of seeds and they blow in the

4 2 Rush

Rush

by drPVirginia, USA

Tall, thin, rounded stems and leaves growing in clumps. Fantastic adaptations ...

2 1 Cattails

Cattails

by GoodyTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

flowering spikes. Typha plants are monoecious and bear unisexual,

0 0 Avellano(es); Common Hazel(en)

Avellano(es); Common Hazel(en)

by adrian gilRedondela, Galicia, Spain

flowers are produced very early in spring, before the leaves, and are ...

1 6 Hickory (empty nut husks)

Hickory (empty nut husks)

by KarenLTennessee, USA

Hickory flowers are small, yellow-green catkins produced in spring. They are ...

0 0 Clearweed

Clearweed

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

between where leaves branch out from the main stem. Flowers are

0 0 Hanging Lobster Claw

Hanging Lobster Claw

by joanbstanleyHawaii, USA

.9 m) long, pendent, zigzagged inflorescences. If

0 0 Texas Tawny Emperor Butterfly

Texas Tawny Emperor Butterfly

by glbnoah109

is female. The butterfly is pollinating a ...

3 0 English Plantain

English Plantain

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

flowers are wind-pollinated, and are ...

15 15 Orange-Fringed Orchid

Orange-Fringed Orchid

by flowntheloopChatsworth, Georgia, United States

totally worth the short trip up the mountain (did I mention I have a phobia of ...

1 0 Goldenrod

Goldenrod

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

They have toothed leaves that usually alternate along the stem and yellow ...

1 3 Late boneset

Late boneset

by Aaron_GPawhuska, Oklahoma, USA

perfoliatum and other members of the genus Eupatorium. Unlike

0 1 Date Palm

Date Palm

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

palms are adapted to wind

1 0 Flannel Flower

Flannel Flower

by MacChristiansen2464, New South Wales, Australia

. Pollination occurs by

1 2 Broad Leaved Anemone / Zvjezdasta šumarica

Broad Leaved Anemone / Zvjezdasta šumarica

by injicaCroatia

through May. This plant is pollinated by ...

1 0 Sotol, Desert Spoon

Sotol, Desert Spoon

by CynthiaMHoriTucson, Arizona, USA

shell and are dispersed by the wind

3 0 Nymphaeaceae

Nymphaeaceae

by MUSEMiami, Florida, USA

parts are pollinated by flies or bees, or ...

3 2 Nymphaeaceae

Nymphaeaceae

by MUSEMiami, Florida, USA

parts are pollinated by flies or bees, or ...

0 0 Common groundsel

Common groundsel

by PatriciaCuadradoDomínguezToledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Standing only between 4 and 16 inches (10 to 41 cm) tall, bright florets mostly ...

1 5 Hoary plantain

Hoary plantain

by Marta RubioTexeiraOlsztyn, województwo warmińsko-mazurskie, Poland

. Delicate pink-white flowers are borne between May and September. P. media is ...

1 0 Smoothleaf Elm

Smoothleaf Elm

by denverwarnerPortland, Oregon, USA

and broad. The apetalous perfect

1 0 Beech

Beech

by sttweetsSchönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

flowers are small single-sex (monoecious), the female flowers borne in pairs, ...

0 0 Beech

Beech

by sttweetsSchönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

flowers are small single-sex (monoecious), the female flowers borne in pairs, ...

0 1 Common Hogweed

Common Hogweed

by LarsKorbSchönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

occurs between June and October. The flowers are

0 2 Silver Birch woods

Silver Birch woods

by LarsKorbSchönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

broad base and pointed tip, and coarsely double-toothed serrated margins. The ...

1 1 Senecio elegans

Senecio elegans

by NielBuysCape Agulhas Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

yellow, full with pollen and nectar which attracts bees and beetles. Once ...

0 0 Hanging Lobster Claw, False Bird of Paradise, Lobster-claw, Crab Claw, Hanging Heliconia

Hanging Lobster Claw, False Bird of Paradise, Lobster-claw, Crab Claw, Hanging Heliconia

by amanda.kurose2013Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

.9 m) long, pendent, zigzagged inflorescences. If

0 0 Winged Elm

Winged Elm

by joanbstanleyDenton, Texas, USA

.8 in) broad, oblong-lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, thin in texture, and ...

0 1 Common Groundsel

Common Groundsel

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

(picture 2 shows flowers in bloom). Seeds look similar to small Dandelion ...

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