Flora and Fauna

Botanical description of this family of plants with asymmetric leaves, with technical drawings of Begonia.

Description of members of this family which are mostly tropical trees or shrubs, with photographs of some.

Images of many cactus genera as planted specimens in collections or in natural habitat, with horticultural advice and a discussion forum.

Botanical characteristics of this family with technical drawings of Carica papaya, the pawpaw.

Botanical characteristics of this family of mostly clambering or twining plants with illustrations of several species.

Botanical database and photo gallery of the American Crassulaceae. In English and German.

Botanical characteristics of this family of climbing and trailing plants with technical drawings of several species.

Botanical characteristics of this family of parasitic plants, with drawings of Cuscuta.

Botanical characteristics of this family of trees and shrubs with illustrations of Eucryphia.

Botanical characteristics of this family of xerophytic plants with illustrations of Frankenia.

Botanical characteristics of this family of xerophytic shrubs.

Botanical characteristics of this family of plants with technical drawings of Gunnera.

Botanical characteristics of this family of trees, shrubs and lianas.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew website on Lamiaceae which includes the definition, general uses, list of genera, current research, publications list, Lavandula collection, and Vitex Newsletter covering current research and archives

Botanical characteristics of this family of small trees and shrubs.

Botanical characteristics of this family of shrubs and trees, with illustrations of several species.

Botanical characteristics of this family of low shrubs and plants with technical drawings of Alona and Nolana.

Botanical characteristics of this family with photographs and a brief description of a number of individual species.

Botanical characteristics of this family of trees, shrubs and lianas, with technical drawings of Olax and Aptandra.

Images of seven species.

The characteristics of the Wood Sorrel family.

Information on this family and a photograph and description of Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata).

Botanical characteristics of this family of plants with technical drawings of several species.

The characteristics of the Bedstraw family which includes about 7000 species.

Botanical characteristics of this family of trees and shrubs, with technical drawings of Leptolaena.

Botanical characteristics of this family of carnivorous plants with technical drawings of Sarracenia and Darlingtonia.

Images, identifying characteristics, and habitat information for plants growing in the wilds of Montana. Includes edible, poisonous, and medicinal plants.

Botanical description of this family with illustrations and technical drawings of many species.

Botanical description of this family of trees and shrubs with technical drawings of several species.

Includes family description, range map, list of genera, many images, and articles, including information on the life cycle of Arceuthobium (dwarf mistletoe) and tips on controlling mistletoes (Phoradendron species).

for the Davalliaceae from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

List of genera for "Manual de Flora de Costa Rica" hyperlinked to species lists and specimens.

Expandable thumbnail images of three Hawaiian representatives of this family of mostly epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial ferns comprising about 50 genera and 550 mostly tropical species.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England.

Image and cultivation suggestions for whisk fern.

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Microscopic images of this species, the causal agent of late blight of potatoes.

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A gallery of fine photographs by Wim van Egmond of members of several genera.

Images of male and female feather mites, sometimes classified as Megninia ginglymura. 

About Dermacentor variabilis and its control, with photographs illustrating the life stages of this and other ticks found in the region, including deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum).

Photographs of several engorged female ticks and information on this known vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the cause of spotted fever.

Photograph and information on the natural history of this species.

Photograph and information on the natural history of this species.