Slim, cylindrical flower cluster with inconspicuous or no petals. an inflorescence consisting of a spike, usually hanging, of much reduced flowers of either sex: occurs in birch, hazel, etc

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Four plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

A willow (Salix violacea): leafy and flowering branches with floral segments. Coloured engraving, c. 1804, after H. Andrews.

Hazel twig (Corylus avellana) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Spanish chestnut (Castanea sativa): leafy and flowering twigs. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Four plant stems with catkins, all from types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Three plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Oak (Quercus robur), hazel (Corylus avellana) and hornbeam (Carpinus betulus): fruiting and flowering twigs. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Four twigs with catkins, all from named types of poplar or aspen (Populus species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Birch (Betula species): twigs and catkins. Pen and pencil drawings.

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Catkin-bearing plants

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Birch (Betula species): twigs and catkins. Pen and pencil drawings.

Four plant stems with catkins, all from types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Spanish chestnut (Castanea sativa): leafy and flowering twigs. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Four plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Four plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Catkin-bearing plants

Images from the collections

Images referencing Catkin-bearing plants

Works from the collections

Birch (Betula species): twigs and catkins. Pen and pencil drawings.

Four plant stems with catkins, all from types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Spanish chestnut (Castanea sativa): leafy and flowering twigs. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Four plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Four plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

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