Native Plants
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia
Bill (W.D.) (1913-1996) and Dolphia Bransford (1915-2015) moved from San Angelo to Kingsland, Texas in 1950. There they established the first fish camp in the area. A carpenter, Bill built small cabins and a larger building which served as a general store.Bill was interested in photography so he and Dolphia would set out in their camper taking pictures of wildflowers and scenery along the way. After plants were photographed, Dolphia researched them and recorded their botanical name, family and common name on each slide. The Bransfords would travel for two or three months at a time and eventually visited nearly every corner of the United States and Canada. They spent 40 years pursuing their favorite pastime and stopped only when Bill’s vision diminished.
At the beginning, Bill photographed plants mostly from a distance, often too far to see enough detail necessary to identify his subjects. Dolphia encouraged him to get close-ups of the plants so that they could be identified and so that their full beauty could be appreciated. Many times he would lie flat on the ground to get the perfect shot. His extra effort shows in the quality of his photographs.
Bill enjoyed presenting prints of his photographs in collections, displaying images of entire genera or families in a single frame. In one case, it took six years of effort to get the photograph of a single species necessary to complete one of these framed collections.
Wishing to find a suitable, permanent home for their work, Mr. and Mrs. Bransford began donating their slide collection to the National Wildflower Research Center in 1987 and were privileged to enjoy Mrs. Johnson’s company on several occasions. Over the years, countless thousands of visitors to this website have enjoyed the work and study of this devoted couple.
Today, the nearly 4500 native plant slides contributed to the Wildflower Center by Bill and Dolphia Bransford remain one of the largest image collections in the NPIN Image Gallery.
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is committed to developing the premier resource for native plant images in North America through continued growth of the Plant Image Gallery. You can help us achieve our mission ...to increase the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, plants, and landscapes... by becoming a contributor.
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Erythrina herbacea | Coralbean Cherokee Bean Red Cardinal | |
Erysimum inconspicuum | Shy Wallflower | |
Erysimum insulare ssp. suffrutescens | Island Wallflower | |
Erysimum insulare ssp. suffrutescens | Island Wallflower | |
Erysimum insulare ssp. suffrutescens | Island Wallflower | |
Eriophyllum lanatum | Common Woolly Sunflower Oregon Sunshine | |
Eryngium leavenworthii | Leavenworth's Eryngo Eryngo False Purple Thistle | |
Erigeron linearis | Desert Yellow Fleabane | |
Erigeron linearis | Desert Yellow Fleabane | |
Erigeron linearis | Desert Yellow Fleabane | |
Erigeron linearis | Desert Yellow Fleabane | |
Ericameria linearifolia | Narrowleaf Goldenbush Mojave Goldenbush | |
Ericameria linearifolia | Narrowleaf Goldenbush Mojave Goldenbush | |
Ericameria linearifolia | Narrowleaf Goldenbush Mojave Goldenbush | |
Erigeron melanocephalus | Blackhead Fleabane Black-head Fleabane | |
Erigeron modestus | Plains Fleabane Prairie Fleabane | |
Erythronium montanum | White Avalanche-lily Avalanche-lily | |
Erythronium montanum | White Avalanche-lily Avalanche-lily | |
Eriophyllum multicaule | Manystem Woolly Sunflower | |
Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum | Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not Pale Alpine Forget-me-not | |
Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum | Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not Pale Alpine Forget-me-not | |
Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum | Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not Pale Alpine Forget-me-not | |
Erigeron oreophilus | Chaparral Fleabane | |
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale | Cushion Buckwheat | |
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale | Cushion Buckwheat | |
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium | Cushion Buckwheat | |
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum | Cushion Buckwheat Purple Cushion Buckwheat | |
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum | Cushion Buckwheat Purple Cushion Buckwheat | |
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum | Cushion Buckwheat Purple Cushion Buckwheat | |
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum | Cushion Buckwheat Purple Cushion Buckwheat | |
Eriodictyon parryi | Common Turricula Poodle-dog Bush | |
Eremalche parryi ssp. parryi | Parry's Mallow | |
Eremalche parryi ssp. parryi | Parry's Mallow | |
Erigeron peregrinus | Subalpine Fleabane Coastal Fleabane Mountain Daisy Fleabane | |
Erigeron peregrinus | Subalpine Fleabane Coastal Fleabane Mountain Daisy Fleabane | |
Erigeron peregrinus | Subalpine Fleabane Coastal Fleabane Mountain Daisy Fleabane | |
Erigeron peregrinus | Subalpine Fleabane Coastal Fleabane Mountain Daisy Fleabane | |
Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane Fleabane Daisy | |
Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane Fleabane Daisy | |
Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane Fleabane Daisy | |
Erigeron pinnatisectus | Featherleaf Fleabane | |
Erigeron pinnatisectus | Featherleaf Fleabane | |
Eriastrum pluriflorum | Tehachapi Woollystar | |
Eriastrum pluriflorum | Tehachapi Woollystar | |
Eriastrum pluriflorum | Tehachapi Woollystar | |
Erigeron poliospermus | Purple Cushion Fleabane | |
Eriophyllum pringlei | Pringle's Woolly Sunflower | |
Erythronium purpurascens | Purple Fawnlily | |
Erigeron pulcherrimus | Basin Fleabane | |
Erigeron quercifolius | Oakleaf Fleabane Southern Fleabane Oak-leaf Fleabane | |
Eriogonum racemosum | Redroot Buckwheat Red-root Wild Buckwheat | |
Eriogonum racemosum | Redroot Buckwheat Red-root Wild Buckwheat | |
Eriogonum racemosum | Redroot Buckwheat Red-root Wild Buckwheat | |
Eremalche rotundifolia | Desert Fivespot | |
Eremalche rotundifolia | Desert Fivespot | |
Erigeron simplex | Onestem Fleabane | |
Erigeron speciosus | Aspen Fleabane Showy Fleabane | |
Erigeron speciosus | Aspen Fleabane Showy Fleabane | |
Erigeron speciosus | Aspen Fleabane Showy Fleabane | |
Erigeron speciosus var. macranthus | Aspen Fleabane | |
Erigeron speciosus var. macranthus | Aspen Fleabane | |
Erigeron strigosus | Prairie Fleabane Daisy Fleabane Common Eastern Fleabane | |
Erigeron strigosus | Prairie Fleabane Daisy Fleabane Common Eastern Fleabane | |
Eriophyllum stoechadifolium | Seaside Woolly Sunflower | |
Eriophyllum stoechadifolium | Seaside Woolly Sunflower | |
Erigeron subtrinervis | Three-nerve Fleabane Hairy Showy Daisy | |
Erigeron subtrinervis | Three-nerve Fleabane Hairy Showy Daisy | |
Erigeron subtrinervis | Three-nerve Fleabane Hairy Showy Daisy | |
Erodium texanum | Texas Stork's Bill Stork's Bill Pine Needle Fillaree | |
Erodium texanum | Texas Stork's Bill Stork's Bill Pine Needle Fillaree | |
Eriogonum umbellatum | Sulphur-flower Buckwheat Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat Sulphur Buckwheat Sulphur-flower | |
Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum | Sulphur-flower Buckwheat Golden Sulphur-flower | |
Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus | Subalpine Sulfur Flower Sulfur-flower Buckwheat | |
Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense | Sulphur-flower Buckwheat Modoc Sulphur Flower | |
Eriogonum umbellatum var. nevadense | Sulphur-flower Buckwheat Nevada Sulphur Flower | |
Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum | Sulphur-flower Buckwheat Common Sulphur Flower | |
Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum | Sulphur-flower Buckwheat Common Sulphur Flower | |
Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum | Sulphur-flower Buckwheat Common Sulphur Flower | |
Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum | Sulphur-flower Buckwheat Common Sulphur Flower | |
Erigeron ursinus | Bear River Fleabane | |
Erigeron utahensis | Utah Fleabane | |
Erigeron vernus | Early Whitetop Fleabane | |
Eschscholzia caespitosa | Tufted Poppy Tufted-poppy | |
Eschscholzia caespitosa | Tufted Poppy Tufted-poppy | |
Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy California Gold Poppy | |
Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy California Gold Poppy | |
Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy California Gold Poppy | |
Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy California Gold Poppy | |
Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy California Gold Poppy | |
Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana | Mexican Gold Poppy California Poppy | |
Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana | Mexican Gold Poppy California Poppy | |
Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana | Mexican Gold Poppy California Poppy | |
Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana | Mexican Gold Poppy California Poppy | |
Eschscholzia glyptosperma | Desert Poppy | |
Eschscholzia minutiflora | Pygmy Poppy | |
Escobaria missouriensis | Missouri Foxtail Cactus Plains Nipple Cactus | |
Escobaria vivipara var. vivipara | Spinystar | |
Eupatorium altissimum | Tall Thoroughwort Tall Boneset | |
Eucnide bartonioides | Yellow Rocknettle Rocknettle Yellow Stingbush | |
Eucnide bartonioides | Yellow Rocknettle Rocknettle Yellow Stingbush | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |