Fruits Collection (#96)

Star anise fruits for sale
Star anise fruits (Illicium verum) on sale at a market. The star-shaped fruit of this plant are harvested, dried, and used as a spice in cooking

Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) in flower (centre), with a fruit (left). This plant, found on chalk downlands, is also known as doves foot scabious. Photographed in Hampshire, England

Candelabra cactus (J. thouarsii)
Candelabra cactus (Jasminocereus thouarsii var. sclerocarpus). Cacti are arid-adapted plants that are found in the barren areas of the Galapagos, such as the coastal volcanic rocks

Blackberries (Rubus fruticosus)
Blackberries. These are the fruits of the blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) plant, a type of bramble. The black fruit are ripe whilst the red and green ones are not

Magnolia sinensis fruit

Knopper gall on acorn. Close-up of two acorns from an Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) tree. The lower one has been infected by the parasitic larva of a gall wasp (Andricus quercuscalicis)

Harvested organic apples (Malus sp.). Photographed in Gura Humorulu, Southern Bucovina, Romania, in autumn

Apples (Malus Lord Hindlip )

Gunnera prorepens
Foliage and fruit of Gunnera prorepens

Fuchsia sp
Flowers and fruit of Fuchsia sp

Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus wislizenii)
Fishhook Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus wislizenii) in fruit. Photographed in Arizona, USA

Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum)
Flowers and seed pod of Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum). Photographed in France

Mexican Hawthorn (Crataegus mexicana)
Fruit and foliage of Mexican Hawthorn (Crataegus mexicana), also known as Tejocote. Photographed in Mexico

Thorn Apple (Datura stramonium)
Fruit, flowers and foliage of Thorn Apple (Datura stramonium). This plant had naturalised in the UK

Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
A single fruit of Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

Marsh Hair Moss (Polytrichum commune)
Reproductive fruiting capsules of Marsh Hair Moss (Polytrichum commune)

Honeysuckle (Lonicera sp. )
Honeysuckle (Lonicera sp.) berries in the Autumn

Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) fruits, also known as Cowberry, growing with moss (Hylocomium splendens)

Cricket Ball Hakea (Hakea platysperma). Fallen fruits in the Spring in Kwongan Heath in Alexander Morrison National Park, western Australia

Mouldy apple. Food turns mouldy when contaminated by a fungus. Microscopic fungal spores have landed on this apple, forming a fungal body

Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) flowers and fruits. All parts of this plant are mildly poisonous, though it is used in herbal medicine to treat warts and skin diseases

Sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
Sessile oak tree (Quercus petraea) laden with acorns

Prickly pear cacti (Opuntia sp. )
Prickly pear cacti (Opuntia sp.) bearing fruit. Photographed in Illora, Granada, Spain

Cane cholla (Cylrindropuntia spinosior)
Cane cholla (Cylindropuntia spinosior). The drought-resistant cactus bears yellow fruit, as shown here, during the winter months. Photographed in the Chihuahan desert, USA

Leonardo da Vincis oak leaves and acorns
Oak leaves and acorns. Historical artwork of the leaves and fruit (acorns) of the oak tree (Quercus robur). Also seen at left are the leaves and pods of the Dyers woad plant (Isatis tinctoria)

Organic tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) ripening on a vine

Trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata)
Trifoliate orange fruits (Poncirus trifoliata) on their tree. This plant is closely related to Citrus, and is used as a rootstock for Citrus grafts

Roxburgh fig fruit (Ficus auriculata). Photographed in Asia

Sargent viburnum fruits (Viburnum sargentii). Photographed in Russia

Crabapple (Malus Evereste )
Crabapple fruits (Malus Evereste ) on their tree

Rose hips (Rosa sp. )
Rose hips, the fruit of the rose (Rosa sp.). Photographed in the Maritime Alps, Italy

Argan fruit (Argania spinosa). Argan tree bearing ripening fruit. The argan tree is endemic to the semi-desert Sous valley in Morocco

Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) ripening on a carambola tree. This plant is native to Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka and is found throughout southeast and eastern Asia

Physalis fruit (Physalis sp.)

Malabar gourd fruits (Cucurbita ficifolia). This plant is native to Latin America, where it inhabits mountainous areas at elevations between around 900 and 2700 metres

Sessile oak acorns (Quercus petraea) on their tree

Chinese dates (Zizyphus zizyphus). Photographed in the South of France

Figs (Ficus carica) on a fig tree. Photographed in Alhaudin el Grande, Malaga, Spain, in August

Siberian crabapple (Malus baccata var. mandshurica) fruits on their tree

Snow totara berry (Podocarpus nivalis). Photographed at Tongariro, North Island, New Zealand

Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) growing on its tree. The breadfruit, so called because of its bread-like taste and texture, is native to the Polynesian Islands

Horse chestnuts
Horse chesthuts. Seeds of the Horse chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum). The seeds may be ground and used as a type of edible flour

Holly berries. The holly genus (Ilex) consists of more than 400 species, most of which are evergreen shrubs growing up to 15 metres, found in woodland throughout the world

Cyclamen fruits (Cyclamen sp. )
Cyclamen fruits (Cyclamen sp.) surrounded by a coiled stem. The stem begins to coil around the fruit after flowering. At maturity, the coil springs open to scatter the seed

Sloe berries (Prunus spinosa)

Wild carrot fruits (Daucus carota)

Nutmeg fruits. The first fruit has split open, revealing its seed. The aril (red) surrounding the seed is removed and dried to make mace, while the seed is dried and then ground or grated before use

Blueberries (Vaccinium sp. )
Blueberries (Vaccinium sp.) ripening on a branch. Blueberries are edible when ripe and contain phytochemicals called anthocyanidins, which protect the body against damage by free radicals

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