As mentioned, CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is celebrating its 50 th year which means that for the past five decades, it has worked to ...

Glow Wild doesn’t just celebrate the diversity of animals and seeds on land: it also shines a light on the incredible variety ...

Plants and fungi have been used by humans from earliest times. From food, to clothing, weapons and materials, our collection has over 100,000 objects representing how life depends on plants all around ...

This unique collection of botanical art celebrates the beauty of nature in exquisite scientific detail – from an age before photography until the present day. The gallery captures the endless variety ...

A valuable resource on the history of the discovery, study, transfer and use of the world’s plants and fungi. Our Archives contain the official records of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew).

Sir Joseph Hooker brought back many new specimens of rhododendron from his travels to the Himalaya in the mid-19th century. Struck by the spectacular beauty of these colourful flowers, he exclaimed: ...

Kew's Herbarium contains around seven million vascular plant specimens. Find out below how to access the Herbarium online, arrange a research visit, request a loan or send in specimens or donated ...