Little and large

Plants and fungi come in a range of sizes, from those that need to be seen under a microscope to others that are big enough to be seen from space. Browse a selection of plants and fungi that sit on opposing ends of the size spectrum.

Leaf of Alocasia macrorrhizos

Alocasia macrorrhizos
elephant ear taro

Titan arum flowering

Amorphophallus titanum
titan arum

Aristolochia grandiflora in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew

Aristolochia grandiflora
pelican flower

Calvatia gigantea

Calvatia gigantea
giant puffball

Carnegiea gigantea forest

Carnegiea gigantea
saguaro cactus

Dioscorea wallichii (kruo)

Dioscorea wallichii
kruo

Gymnosiphon afro-orientalis

Gymnosiphon afro-orientalis
 

Isoetes eludens

Isoetes eludens
 

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii in its natural habitat. Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
plantpot dapperling

Flower of Nymphaea thermarum

Nymphaea thermarum
 

Rafflesia arnoldii found to the east of the Lake Maninjau, Sumatra, Indonesia (Image: Henrik Hansson)

Rafflesia arnoldii
corpse flower

Sequoiadendron giganteum regeneration in Converse Basin

Sequoiadendron giganteum
giant redwood

Close up of Tahina spectabilis

Tahina spectabilis
dimaka

Thunbergia mysorensis

Thunbergia mysorensis
clock vine

Inside Kew's Waterlily House

Victoria amazonica
giant waterlily

Welwitschia mirabilis in Namibian desert

Welwitschia mirabilis
tree tumbo


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