Solitary fern leaf on the stalk of native South African plant grown from 200 year old seeds seized by a British pirate in 1806

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Detail of Plant grown your 200-year-old seeds stolen by a British pirate from a ship returning from the South African cape in 1806. The seeds have been kept in the National Archives, The Tower of London & Chatham house before being given to Kew's seed bank in 2006 to grow. The plants and seeds are part of Kew Gardens millennium seed bank collection at the satellite research facility Wakehurst place, West Sussex.

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Location: Kew Gardens Millennium seed bank, Wakehurst placce, West Sussex, England
Photo credit: © David Allan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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