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Paramotorists collect rare plant species from Peruvian desert oases

Kew scientists use paramotorists to collect rare plant species from Peruvian desert oases

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Paramotorists prepare to cross the Peruvian desert oases

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Rare corpse flower that stinks of rotting flesh blooms at Kew Gardens

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Orchids feed their young through underground fungal connections

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The common spotted-orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii)
2MGE43Y Supporters of the Rhodes Must Fall group, wearing protective masks against the spread of coronavirus, participate in a protest calling for the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes, a Victorian imperialist in southern Africa who made a fortune from mines and endowed the university's Rhodes scholarships, beneath the statue which stands on the facade of Oriel College, in Oxford, England, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. More statues of imperialist figures could be removed from Britain's streets, following the toppling of a monument to slave trader Edward Colston in the city of Bristol, the mayor of London s

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Is it time to do away with species names that honour odious people?

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Hydnora bolinii

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Odd parasitic plant with fleshy flowers identified as new species

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The surprising origin of sprouts, the vegetable we either love or hate

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The surprising origin of sprouts, the vegetable we either love or hate

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Experienced inspector or investigator in protective suite collecting evidence and taking photos about crime scene in the forest.

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Planting Clues review: Intriguing tales about plants’ role in crime

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2FMXHTK Red thick Lord of the Rings book lies on Middle-Earth map

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Don’t Miss: A fantastical journey through The Science of Middle Earth

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plane destroyed in Hurricane Gilbert

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Hurricane that hit Jamaica helped low-lying trees spread to mountains

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water lily

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Newly identified species is the world’s largest known giant water lily

A giant water lily that grows in Bolivia has been confirmed as a distinct species that is the world's largest water lily - now named Victoria boliviana

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mignonette leek orchid

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Rediscovered orchid was presumed extinct for almost a century

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Beautiful images illustrate the dawn of modern botany

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Beautiful images illustrate the dawn of modern botany

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Uvariopsis dicaprio

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Newly identified tree species named in honour of Leonardo DiCaprio

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Date palm

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‘Near impossible’ plant-growing technique could revolutionise farming

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