Mycelium: Exploring the hidden dimension of fungi | Kew
Mar 11, 2023 · The mycelium also plays a crucial role in fungal reproduction. The mycelia of two compatible fungi can fuse together, allowing the cells of each fungus to combine and their DNA to mix. After fusing, the cells end up in new spores held inside (like in truffles) or exposed outside (like in mushrooms and crusts) the fungus' reproductive structures.
Christmas at Kew
Member adult: Off peak £21.50 / Peak £26. Family and child tickets available. Book tickets. As one of the UK’s leading and most acclaimed illuminated trails, Christmas at Kew is an unmissable opportunity to herald the start of Christmas or welcome in the New Year. It’s a botanical world brimming with seasonal cheer as twinkling lights and ...
Cacao tree - Theobroma cacao | Plants - Kew
An evergreen tree with shiny, leathery, egg-shaped leaves that start red and turn green. The young leaves are red and droop to deter herbivores. It is cauliflorous, meaning the tiny, yellowish-white to pale pink flowers grow in clusters directly from the trunk and large branches. The oval fruit are yellow to orange when ripe.
Visit Kew | Kew
Find out more about tickets and prices. Opening times. Daily, 10am to 6pm (last entry 5pm) Directions. Only 30 mins from Central London. Our four gates can be accessed by rail, bus or river. Parking is limited. Become a member. Enjoy unlimited entry, special discounts, and exclusive access to events, behind-the-scenes tours and expert talks.
Ginkgo biloba: The tree that outlived the dinosaurs | Kew
May 5, 2020 · The Ginkgo biloba is one of the oldest living tree species in the world. It's the sole survivor of an ancient group of trees that date back to before dinosaurs roamed the Earth – creatures that lived between 245 and 66 million years ago. It’s so ancient, the species is known as a ' living fossil '. Fossils of Ginkgo leaves have been ...
From bean to bar: How to make chocolate | Kew
Apr 9, 2020 · Natural yeasts, added by insects and the workers’ hands, speed the fermentation process and develop the all-important rich chocolate flavours. Turn up the heat. Once the beans have fermented, they need to be dried. The aim of drying is to reduce the water content of the cacao beans from 37% to around 7%.
7 interesting things about moss - Kew
May 23, 2020 · Moss growing on rocks in the Rock Walk, Wakehurst. 1. They're ancient plants. Mosses are non-flowering plants which produce spores and have stems and leaves, but don't have true roots. Mosses, and their cousins liverworts and hornworts, are classified as Bryophyta (bryophytes) in the plant kingdom. They date back 450 million years, and have ...
Ginkgo tree - Ginkgo biloba | Plants - Kew
The ginkgo tree is a large, deciduous tree with an irregular, spreading crown and deeply cracked, brown bark. It has fan-shaped, greenish-yellow leaves that have two or more distinct lobes. In autumn, the leaves of the ginkgo tree turn golden and fall to the ground. Whilst male trees have pollen-producing floral spikes, fertilised female trees ...
Getting here - Kew
Kew Bridge station is 800m from Elizabeth Gate, via Kew Bridge. South West Trains run services from Waterloo, via Vauxhall and Clapham Junction. There is no level access at Kew Bridge. Richmond station has lift and level access. Take 65 bus (in the direction of Ealing Broadway) to Lion or Victoria Gate. Walking time from Richmond station is 15 ...
The first global list of all legume species - Kew
Feb 10, 2022 · The first community-verified global checklist of legumes has been created, improving research and conservation for thousands of species. Legumes are one of the most economically important and versatile plant families. There are nearly 23,000 species (22,939 to be precise) of legumes, including chickpeas, lentils, soya beans, peanuts, and many ...