Carpinus betulus - common hornbeam
Carpinus betulus - the European or common hornbeam. Found in Sherrardswood, Welwyn Garden City. 1. Spring shoot with male and female catkins. 2. The leaves and fruits in late summer. 3. Female inflorescence (x10). 4. Ovary an stigma (x11). 5. Male inflorescence (x11). 6. Ripe fruit. Bentham and Hooker No 914, Dandy 337/1
Picture No
13791861
Media ID
47498989
Size
4129px x 5607px
(3.6MB)
Credit
© Medici / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Watercolour illustration by Helen Dorothy Garside
Date
1950





























