Myrica gale - bog-myrtle
Myrica gale - common names include bog-myrtle, sweet willow, Dutch myrtle, and sweetgale. Enlargements: A. Male catkin with four stamens, anthers nearly sessile, no perianth (x10). B. Female catkin, perianth adhering to base of ovary, with two lateral projecting lobes, two stigmas linear (x10). Bentham and Hooker No 910, Dandy 333/1
Picture No
13791855
Media ID
47498898
Size
4171px x 5766px
(3.1MB)
Credit
© Medici / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Watercolour illustration by J. Heather Child
Date
1953
