Native Plants
Schwartzman, Steven
Long-time photographer Steven Schwartzman became interested in native plants in 1999, and since then he has striven to portray them artistically. That has often meant kneeling down or lying on the ground in order to see them in new ways. In addition to photographing flowers, he has focused on other features and stages in a plant’s development, including buds, new growth, tendrils, and leaves or stems changing color. He has been fascinated by some of the forms that plants take on as they go to seed and even after they dry out.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 |
Giliastrum incisum | Splitleaf Gilia Split-leaf Gilia Cut-leaf Gilia | |
Giliastrum incisum | Splitleaf Gilia Split-leaf Gilia Cut-leaf Gilia | |
Giliastrum rigidulum | Bluebowls Blue Gilia | |
Hedeoma acinoides | Slender False Pennyroyal Annual Pennyroyal Slender Hedeoma | |
Helenium amarum | Yellow Sneezeweed Bitterweed Yellow Bitterweed Yellowdicks Slender-leaved Sneezeweed Fine-leaved Sneezweed Yellow Dog-fennel | |
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower Annual Sunflower | |
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower Annual Sunflower | |
Helianthus californicus | California Sunflower | |
Helianthus californicus | California Sunflower | |
Helianthus californicus | California Sunflower | |
Helenium quadridentatum | Longdisk Sneezeweed Sneezeweed | |
Hypericum hypericoides | St. Andrew's-cross | |
Hymenopappus scabiosaeus var. corymbosus | Carolina Woollywhite Old Plainsman | |
Ilex decidua | Possumhaw Possumhaw Holly Deciduous Holly Meadow Holly Prairie Holly Swamp Holly Welk Holly Deciduous Yaupon Bearberry Winterberry | |
Iris missouriensis | Rocky Mountain Iris Western Blue Flag | |
Iva angustifolia | Narrowleaf Marshelder Narrow-leaf Sumpweed Narrowleaf Marsh Elder | |
Iva angustifolia | Narrowleaf Marshelder Narrow-leaf Sumpweed Narrowleaf Marsh Elder | |
Iva angustifolia | Narrowleaf Marshelder Narrow-leaf Sumpweed Narrowleaf Marsh Elder | |
Iva angustifolia | Narrowleaf Marshelder Narrow-leaf Sumpweed Narrowleaf Marsh Elder | |
Iva angustifolia | Narrowleaf Marshelder Narrow-leaf Sumpweed Narrowleaf Marsh Elder | |
Jatropha dioica | Leatherstem Leather Stem Rubber Plant | |
Justicia americana | American Water-willow Water-willow | |
Juniperus ashei | Ashe Juniper Ashe's Juniper Mountain Cedar Rock Cedar Post Cedar Texas Cedar Brake Cedar Mexican Juniper Blueberry Juniper Ozark White Cedar Sabino Enebro | |
Juniperus deppeana | Alligator Juniper Checkerbark Juniper Western Juniper Oakbark Cedar Thickbark Cedar Mountain Cedar Tascate Tacate Tlascal | |
Justicia pilosella | Hairy Tube-tongue Gregg's Tube-tongue False Honeysuckle | |
Krameria erecta | Littleleaf Ratany Range Ratany | |
Liatris punctata var. mucronata | Texas Gayfeather Texas Blazing Star Texas Liatris Cusp Liatris Cusp Blazing Star Cusp Gayfeather Narrow-leaf Blazing Star Narrow-leaf Gayfeather Purples | |
Liatris punctata var. mucronata | Texas Gayfeather Texas Blazing Star Texas Liatris Cusp Liatris Cusp Blazing Star Cusp Gayfeather Narrow-leaf Blazing Star Narrow-leaf Gayfeather Purples | |
Liatris punctata var. mucronata | Texas Gayfeather Texas Blazing Star Texas Liatris Cusp Liatris Cusp Blazing Star Cusp Gayfeather Narrow-leaf Blazing Star Narrow-leaf Gayfeather Purples | |
Linum rupestre | Rock Flax | |
Lindheimera texana | Texas Yellowstar Texas Star Texas Yellow-star Lindheimer Daisy | |
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii | Turk's Cap Drummond's Turk's Cap Drummond Turk's Cap Wax Mallow Drummond's Wax Mallow Drummond Wax Mallow Red Mallow Texas Mallow Mexican Apple Sleeping Hibiscus Bleeding Hearts Manzanita | |
Marshallia caespitosa | Barbara's-buttons Puffballs White Barbara's-buttons Barbara's Buttons | |
Malvella sagittifolia | Arrow-leaf Mallow Arrowleaf Mallow | |
Malvella sagittifolia | Arrow-leaf Mallow Arrowleaf Mallow | |
Mimosa roemeriana | Roemer's Mimosa Sensitive Briar | |
Neptunia pubescens | Tropical Puff | |
Neptunia pubescens | Tropical Puff | |
Notholaena standleyi | Star Cloak Fern Northern Desert Star Cloakfern | |
Notholaena standleyi | Star Cloak Fern Northern Desert Star Cloakfern | |
Oenothera calcicola | Texas Beeblossom Limestone Gaura | |
Oenothera calcicola | Texas Beeblossom Limestone Gaura | |
Oenothera curtiflora | Velvetweed Velvetleaf Gaura Lizard-tail Gaura Willow Gaura | |
Oenothera curtiflora | Velvetweed Velvetleaf Gaura Lizard-tail Gaura Willow Gaura | |
Oligomeris linifolia | Lineleaf Whitepuff | |
Opuntia engelmannii | Cactus Apple Prickly Pear | |
Orbexilum pedunculatum | Sampson's Snakeroot | |
Parkinsonia aculeata | Retama Paloverde Mexican Paloverde Jerusalem Thorn Horsebean Lluvia De Oro | |
Palafoxia callosa | Small Palafox Small Palafoxia | |
Parthenium confertum | Gray's Feverfew | |
Parthenium confertum | Gray's Feverfew | |
Parthenium confertum | Gray's Feverfew | |
Parthenium confertum | Gray's Feverfew | |
Packera obovata | Golden Groundsel Roundleaf Groundsel Roundleaf Ragwort | |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper | |
Packera tampicana | Yellowtop Great Plains Ragwort Butterweed | |
Paronychia virginica | Whitlow-wort Broom Nailwort Yellow Nailwort Park's Nailwort | |
Penstemon cobaea | Prairie Penstemon Prairie Beardtongue Foxglove Penstemon Foxglove Beardtongue False Foxglove Large-flowered Penstemon Large-flowered Beardtongue Cobaea Penstemon Cobaea Beardtongue Wild Foxglove | |
Penstemon fendleri | Fendler's Penstemon Fendler's Beardtongue Fendler Penstemon Fendler Beardtongue Purple Foxglove | |
Pectis papposa | Manybristle Cinchweed Chinchweed | |
Pectis papposa | Manybristle Cinchweed Chinchweed | |
Pectis papposa var. papposa | Manybristle Chinchweed Chinchweed | |
Pectis papposa var. papposa | Manybristle Chinchweed Chinchweed | |
Phoradendron leucarpum | Oak Mistletoe Mistletoe | |
Platanus occidentalis | American Sycamore Eastern Sycamore American Plane Tree Plane Tree Buttonwood Buttonball Tree | |
Platanus occidentalis | American Sycamore Eastern Sycamore American Plane Tree Plane Tree Buttonwood Buttonball Tree | |
Polytaenia texana | Texas Prairie Parsley Texas-parsley Texas Parsley | |
Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite Glandular Mesquite Algarroba | |
Proboscidea louisianica | Louisiana Devil's-claw Devil's claw Ram's-horn Unicorn Plant Proboscis Flower | |
Proboscidea louisianica | Louisiana Devil's-claw Devil's claw Ram's-horn Unicorn Plant Proboscis Flower | |
Prunus serotina var. eximia | Escarpment Black Cherry Edwards Plateau Black Cherry Escarpment Cherry | |
Ptelea trifoliata | Wafer Ash Common Hoptree Hop Tree | |
Rhus lanceolata | Prairie Flameleaf Sumac Flameleaf Sumac Prairie Sumac Lance-leaf Sumac Lance-leaved Sumac Texas Sumac Tree Sumac Limestone Sumac Prairie Shining Sumac | |
Rhus lanceolata | Prairie Flameleaf Sumac Flameleaf Sumac Prairie Sumac Lance-leaf Sumac Lance-leaved Sumac Texas Sumac Tree Sumac Limestone Sumac Prairie Shining Sumac | |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan Common Black-eyed Susan Brown-eyed Susan Blackeyed Susan | |
Ruellia humilis | Prairie Petunia Fringeleaf Wild Petunia Hairy Ruellia Low Wild Petunia Low Ruellia Fringeleaf Ruellia Fringe-leaf Wild Petunia | |
Ruellia humilis | Prairie Petunia Fringeleaf Wild Petunia Hairy Ruellia Low Wild Petunia Low Ruellia Fringeleaf Ruellia Fringe-leaf Wild Petunia | |
Rubus trivialis | Southern Dewberry Dewberry | |
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis | Common Elderberry Black Elder Mexican Elderberry Common Elder Elderberry Tapiro Sauco | |
Salvia roemeriana | Cedar Sage | |
Senecio flaccidus | Threadleaf Ragwort Threadleaf Groundsel | |
Senna lindheimeriana | Lindheimer's Senna Velvet Leaf Senna Velvetleaf Senna Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant Puppy-dog Ears | |
Senna lindheimeriana | Lindheimer's Senna Velvet Leaf Senna Velvetleaf Senna Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant Puppy-dog Ears | |
Senna lindheimeriana | Lindheimer's Senna Velvet Leaf Senna Velvetleaf Senna Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant Puppy-dog Ears | |
Senna lindheimeriana | Lindheimer's Senna Velvet Leaf Senna Velvetleaf Senna Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant Puppy-dog Ears | |
Silphium albiflorum | White Rosinweed White-flowered Rosinweed Compass Plant | |
Silene antirrhina | Sleepy Silene Sleepy Catchfly | |
Silene antirrhina | Sleepy Silene Sleepy Catchfly | |
Silene antirrhina | Sleepy Silene Sleepy Catchfly | |
Silene antirrhina | Sleepy Silene Sleepy Catchfly | |
Silphium radula | Roughstem Rosinweed | |
Smilax bona-nox | Sawbriar Saw Greenbriar Catbriar Bullbriar Stretchberry Vine | |
Solidago altissima | Tall Goldenrod Late Goldenrod Canadian Goldenrod Canada Goldenrod | |
Solidago altissima | Tall Goldenrod Late Goldenrod Canadian Goldenrod Canada Goldenrod | |
Solanum dimidiatum | Western Horsenettle Western Horse-nettle | |
Solanum dimidiatum | Western Horsenettle Western Horse-nettle | |
Solanum dimidiatum | Western Horsenettle Western Horse-nettle | |
Sphaeralcea incana | Gray Globemallow | |
Sphaeralcea incana ssp. incana | Gray Globemallow | |
Streptanthus bracteatus | Bracted Twistflower Bracted Jewelflower | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |