Field of yellow dryad (yellow mountain-avens) (Dryas drummondii) in the seed-pod stage, Jasper National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alberta, Rocky Mountains, Canada, North America

The Global Seed Vault just outside the town of Longyearbyen on the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Woman grinding argan seeds to get oil, Saadia family, Tagante village, Anti-Atlas, Morocco

Sun drying of Kai Paen, dried river weed sheets sprinkled with sesame seeds, thinly sliced tomatoes and garlic, northern Laos

The Global Seed Vault just outside the town of Longyearbyen on the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Fruits of Acacia, Botanical Garden on El Nabatat Island (Kitchener's Island), Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Aerial view, Loreley rock, Sankt Goarshausen, Rhine River, low water, Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage site, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Poppy seed meadow, Convent and Basilica of San Francesco, Assisi, Province of Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Tractor seeding a field while it is vaporating from the warm ground, Unesco world heritage site Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia