Native Plants
Braden, Al
You will most likely find Al Braden outdoors photographing environmental subjects with a passion - in Texas or beyond. Wildflowers have become a real attraction. His work takes many forms including writing, photography and video.Al has been published in many national and regional publications - including Texas Highways and Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine. Images from his photo book The Connecticut River: A Photographic Journey into the Heart of New England, published with Wesleyan University Press, allow him to continue supporting conservation efforts through the Connecticut River Conservancy.
Raised in El Paso, Al moved to Boston in 1967 to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At MIT, he studied with both Minor White and Harold Edgerton. White was the poet, muse and spirit. Doc Edgerton, inventor of the strobe and high-speed photography, never ceased to be excited when showing someone high-speed phenomena for the first time. Those two sources, with their blend of technology and spirit drive Al’s outlook on photography.
Al worked in various capacities in graphic design, advertising and marketing and, in 1986, founded an offset printing company in Keene, New Hampshire. He was able to return to work on photography upon returning to Texas and settling in Austin in 2004.
In 2007, Al earned a BA degree in Photocommunication from St. Edward’s University, completing a course of photographic study begun some 40 years earlier at MIT.
For portfolios of Al’s work on many topics, go to albradenphoto.com.
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scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Agave havardiana | Havard's Century Plant Havard Agave | |
Agave havardiana | Havard's Century Plant Havard Agave | |
Agave lechuguilla | Lechuguilla Tula Ixtle Maguey Lechuguilla Shindagger | |
Agave lechuguilla | Lechuguilla Tula Ixtle Maguey Lechuguilla Shindagger | |
Argemone albiflora | Bluestem Pricklypoppy White Pricklypoppy White Prickly Poppy | |
Argemone albiflora | Bluestem Pricklypoppy White Pricklypoppy White Prickly Poppy | |
Castilleja indivisa | Texas Indian Paintbrush Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush Texas Paintbrush Indian Paintbrush Scarlet Paintbrush | |
Castilleja indivisa | Texas Indian Paintbrush Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush Texas Paintbrush Indian Paintbrush Scarlet Paintbrush | |
Castilleja indivisa | Texas Indian Paintbrush Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush Texas Paintbrush Indian Paintbrush Scarlet Paintbrush | |
Castilleja indivisa | Texas Indian Paintbrush Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush Texas Paintbrush Indian Paintbrush Scarlet Paintbrush | |
Castilleja indivisa | Texas Indian Paintbrush Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush Texas Paintbrush Indian Paintbrush Scarlet Paintbrush | |
Cirsium horridulum | Bristle Thistle Yellow Thistle Horrid Thistle Purple Thistle Spiny Thistle Bull Thistle | |
Cirsium horridulum | Bristle Thistle Yellow Thistle Horrid Thistle Purple Thistle Spiny Thistle Bull Thistle | |
Cirsium texanum | Texas Thistle | |
Coreopsis basalis | Goldenmane Tickseed Golden-wave | |
Coreopsis basalis | Goldenmane Tickseed Golden-wave | |
Coreopsis basalis | Goldenmane Tickseed Golden-wave | |
Coreopsis basalis | Goldenmane Tickseed Golden-wave | |
Coreopsis basalis | Goldenmane Tickseed Golden-wave | |
Commelina erecta | Dayflower Widow's Tears White-mouth Dayflower Whitemouth Dayflower | |
Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis | |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Common Sotol Sotol Desert Spoon Desert Candle | |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Common Sotol Sotol Desert Spoon Desert Candle | |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Common Sotol Sotol Desert Spoon Desert Candle | |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Common Sotol Sotol Desert Spoon Desert Candle | |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Common Sotol Sotol Desert Spoon Desert Candle | |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Common Sotol Sotol Desert Spoon Desert Candle | |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Common Sotol Sotol Desert Spoon Desert Candle | |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Common Sotol Sotol Desert Spoon Desert Candle | |
Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya | |
Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya | |
Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya | |
Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya | |
Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya | |
Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya | |
Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya | |
Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya | |
Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya | |
Engelmannia peristenia | Engelmann's Daisy Engelmann Daisy Cutleaf Daisy | |
Engelmannia peristenia | Engelmann's Daisy Engelmann Daisy Cutleaf Daisy | |
Engelmannia peristenia | Engelmann's Daisy Engelmann Daisy Cutleaf Daisy | |
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 | 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 | 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 | |
Gaillardia amblyodon | Maroon Blanketflower Red Gaillardia Red Indian Blanket | |
Gaillardia amblyodon | Maroon Blanketflower Red Gaillardia Red Indian Blanket | |
Gaillardia amblyodon | Maroon Blanketflower Red Gaillardia Red Indian Blanket | |
Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket Firewheel Girasol Rojo | |
Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket Firewheel Girasol Rojo | |
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower Annual Sunflower | |
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower Annual Sunflower | |
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower Annual Sunflower | |
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower Annual Sunflower | |
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower Annual Sunflower | |
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower Annual Sunflower | |
Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis | Railroad Vine Brazilian Bayhops Goat's-foot Morning-glory | |
Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis | Railroad Vine Brazilian Bayhops Goat's-foot Morning-glory | |
Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis | Railroad Vine Brazilian Bayhops Goat's-foot Morning-glory | |
Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis | Railroad Vine Brazilian Bayhops Goat's-foot Morning-glory | |
Lesquerella fendleri | Fendler's Bladderpod Popweed | |
Lesquerella fendleri | Fendler's Bladderpod Popweed | |
Lesquerella fendleri | Fendler's Bladderpod Popweed | |
Leucophyllum frutescens | Cenizo Purple Sage Texas Ranger Texas Barometer Bush Texas Silverleaf Texas Sage Silverleaf | |
Leucophyllum frutescens | Cenizo Purple Sage Texas Ranger Texas Barometer Bush Texas Silverleaf Texas Sage Silverleaf | |
Leucophyllum frutescens | Cenizo Purple Sage Texas Ranger Texas Barometer Bush Texas Silverleaf Texas Sage Silverleaf | |
Leucophyllum frutescens | Cenizo Purple Sage Texas Ranger Texas Barometer Bush Texas Silverleaf Texas Sage Silverleaf | |
Lupinus havardii | Big Bend Bluebonnet Big Bend Lupine Havard Bluebonnet Chisos Bluebonnet | |
Lupinus havardii | Big Bend Bluebonnet Big Bend Lupine Havard Bluebonnet Chisos Bluebonnet | |
Lupinus havardii | Big Bend Bluebonnet Big Bend Lupine Havard Bluebonnet Chisos Bluebonnet | |
Lupinus havardii | Big Bend Bluebonnet Big Bend Lupine Havard Bluebonnet Chisos Bluebonnet | |
Lupinus havardii | Big Bend Bluebonnet Big Bend Lupine Havard Bluebonnet Chisos Bluebonnet | |
Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet Bluebonnet Texas Lupine Buffalo Clover Wolf Flower | |
Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet Bluebonnet Texas Lupine Buffalo Clover Wolf Flower | |
Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet Bluebonnet Texas Lupine Buffalo Clover Wolf Flower | |
Oenothera speciosa | Pink Evening Primrose Showy Evening Primrose Mexican Evening Primrose Showy Primrose Pink Ladies Buttercups Pink Buttercups | |
Opuntia engelmannii | Cactus Apple Prickly Pear | |
Opuntia rufida | Blind Pricklypear Blind Prickly Pear | |
Phlox drummondii | Annual Phlox Drummond Phlox Pride-of-Texas Texas Pride | |
Tradescantia occidentalis | Prairie Spiderwort Western Spiderwort Spiderwort | |
Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma | |
Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma | |
Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma | |
Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma | |
Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma | |
Yucca treculeana | Spanish Dagger Spanish Bayonet Don Quixote's Lance Palma Pita Palma De Datil Palmito | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |