In Pictures: Botanical art

London's Kew Gardens has opened the world's first gallery dedicated to botanical art works. Credit: RBG Kew

The £3m attraction will exhibit art from the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and from collector Dr Shirley Sherwood

Some of the illustrations of extinct species are thought to be the only surviving record.

The public will be able to visit Kew's Shirley Sherwood Gallery all year round.

Until now, most of the exhibition - which includes work by artists from 30 different countries - has not been seen in public.

The gallery is the first in the world dedicated to botanical art and boasts work by more than 200 artists.

Kew believes the gallery can help raise the profile of the organisation's role in delivering plant conservation. Credit: RBG Kew

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