Wild Catkin flowers growing along the Coventry Canal near Tamworth in Staffordshire, UK.

---

Wild Catkin flowers growing along the Coventry Canal near Tamworth in Staffordshire, UK. A catkin or ament is a slim, cylindrical flower cluster (a spike), with inconspicuous or no petals, usually wind-pollinated (anemophilous) but sometimes insect-pollinated (as in Salix). They contain many, usually unisexual flowers, arranged closely along a central stem that is often drooping. They are found in many plant families, including Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Moraceae, and Salicaceae.

---

Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © David Warren / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ament, betulaceae, canal, catkin, fagaceae, february, flowering, flowers, growing, habitat, moraceae, petal, salicaceae, staffordshire, wild, winter