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Bruce Leander Collection
Toting tripod and a camera bag, Bruce Leander is a familiar site at the Wildflower Center. He got interested in botanical photography in his wife's garden-she is a master gardener and a regular contributor to Texas Gardener magazine. "We loved the Wildflower Center, and I thought perhaps they could use my photography to help communicate what a special place it is and how fortunate we are to have it right here in Austin," Bruce said. "Meanwhile, I'm having a great time and learning a lot about native plants and all the wildlife I see here." The Wildflower Center is grateful for the relationship and contribution of his magnificent fine art photography, which will be used as exhibits as well as enhancing our Native Plant Information Network image database.
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Acer grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple Big-toothed Maple Uvalde Bigtooth Maple Southwestern Bigtooth Maple Canyon Maple Sabinal Maple Western Sugar Maple |  |
| Acleisanthes longiflora | Angel's Trumpets Angel Trumpets |  |
| Acalypha radians | Cardinal's Feather Cardinal Feather |  |
| Acalypha radians | Cardinal's Feather Cardinal Feather |  |
| Acalypha radians | Cardinal's Feather Cardinal Feather |  |
| Adiantum capillus-veneris | Southern Maidenhair Fern Common Maidenhair Fern Maidenhair Fern Venus Hair Fern |  |
| Allium drummondii | Drummond's Onion Wild Garlic Drummond Wild Onion |  |
| Amorpha fruticosa | Indigo Bush False Indigo Bush False Indigo Desert False Indigo |  |
| Amorpha fruticosa | Indigo Bush False Indigo Bush False Indigo Desert False Indigo |  |
| Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed |  |
| Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed |  |
| Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed |  |
| Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed |  |
| Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed |  |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed Butterfly Weed Butterfly Milkweed Orange Milkweed Pleurisy Root Chigger Flower Chiggerweed |  |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed Butterfly Weed Butterfly Milkweed Orange Milkweed Pleurisy Root Chigger Flower Chiggerweed |  |
| Bauhinia lunarioides | Anacacho Orchid Tree Anacacho Bauhinia Orchid Tree Texas Plume |  |
| Bauhinia lunarioides | Anacacho Orchid Tree Anacacho Bauhinia Orchid Tree Texas Plume |  |
| Bauhinia lunarioides | Anacacho Orchid Tree Anacacho Bauhinia Orchid Tree Texas Plume |  |
| Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya |  |
| Berlandiera lyrata | Chocolate Daisy Chocolate Flower Lyreleaf Greeneyes Green-eyed Lyre Leaf |  |
| Berlandiera lyrata | Chocolate Daisy Chocolate Flower Lyreleaf Greeneyes Green-eyed Lyre Leaf |  |
| Berlandiera lyrata | Chocolate Daisy Chocolate Flower Lyreleaf Greeneyes Green-eyed Lyre Leaf |  |
| Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry French Mulberry |  |
| Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry French Mulberry |  |
| Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry French Mulberry |  |
| Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry French Mulberry |  |
| Calylophus berlandieri | Berlandier's Sundrops Square-bud Primrose Sundrops |  |
| Calylophus berlandieri | Berlandier's Sundrops Square-bud Primrose Sundrops |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Centaurea americana | American Basket-flower American Star-thistle Basket-flower Star Thistle Shaving Brush Basket Flower |  |
| Centaurea americana | American Basket-flower American Star-thistle Basket-flower Star Thistle Shaving Brush Basket Flower |  |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas Redbud |  |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas Redbud |  |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas Redbud |  |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas Redbud |  |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata | Partridge Pea Showy Partridge-pea Beeflower |  |
| Chasmanthium latifolium | Inland Sea Oats Indian Wood Oats Wild Oats River Oats Flathead Oats Upland Oats Upland Sea Oats |  |
| Chrysactinia mexicana | Damianita |  |
| Chrysactinia mexicana | Damianita |  |
| Chrysactinia mexicana | Damianita |  |
| Chloris verticillata | Tumble Windmill Grass Windmillgrass |  |
| Chloris verticillata | Tumble Windmill Grass Windmillgrass |  |
| Cirsium texanum | Texas Thistle |  |
| Clematis pitcheri | Purple Leatherflower Purple Clematis Leatherflower Bluebill Bellflower Clematis Pitcher's Clematis |  |
| Conoclinium greggii | Gregg's Mistflower Palmleaf Thoroughwort Palm-leaf Mistflower Palm-leaf Thoroughwort Purple Palmleaf Mistflower Purple Palmleaf Eupatorium |  |
| Conoclinium greggii | Gregg's Mistflower Palmleaf Thoroughwort Palm-leaf Mistflower Palm-leaf Thoroughwort Purple Palmleaf Mistflower Purple Palmleaf Eupatorium |  |
| Conoclinium greggii | Gregg's Mistflower Palmleaf Thoroughwort Palm-leaf Mistflower Palm-leaf Thoroughwort Purple Palmleaf Mistflower Purple Palmleaf Eupatorium |  |
| Conoclinium greggii | Gregg's Mistflower Palmleaf Thoroughwort Palm-leaf Mistflower Palm-leaf Thoroughwort Purple Palmleaf Mistflower Purple Palmleaf Eupatorium |  |
| Conoclinium greggii | Gregg's Mistflower Palmleaf Thoroughwort Palm-leaf Mistflower Palm-leaf Thoroughwort Purple Palmleaf Mistflower Purple Palmleaf Eupatorium |  |
| Conoclinium greggii | Gregg's Mistflower Palmleaf Thoroughwort Palm-leaf Mistflower Palm-leaf Thoroughwort Purple Palmleaf Mistflower Purple Palmleaf Eupatorium |  |
| Cooperia pedunculata | Hill Country Rain Lily Prairie Lily Rain Lily Flor De Mayo |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Crinum americanum | American Crinum Lily Seven Sisters Swamp Lily Southern Swamp Lily String Lily Crinum Lily |  |
| Dalea purpurea var. purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover Violet Prairie Clover |  |
| Datura wrightii | Jimsonweed Sacred Thorn-apple Thorn-apple Angel Trumpet Sacred Datura Western Jimson Weed |  |
| Datura wrightii | Jimsonweed Sacred Thorn-apple Thorn-apple Angel Trumpet Sacred Datura Western Jimson Weed |  |
| Datura wrightii | Jimsonweed Sacred Thorn-apple Thorn-apple Angel Trumpet Sacred Datura Western Jimson Weed |  |
| Datura wrightii | Jimsonweed Sacred Thorn-apple Thorn-apple Angel Trumpet Sacred Datura Western Jimson Weed |  |
| Datura wrightii | Jimsonweed Sacred Thorn-apple Thorn-apple Angel Trumpet Sacred Datura Western Jimson Weed |  |
| Dyschoriste linearis | Snake Herb Polkadots Narrowleaf Dyschoriste |  |
| Echinacea purpurea | Eastern Purple Coneflower Purple Coneflower |  |
| Echinocactus texensis | Horse Crippler Horse Crippler Cactus Devil's Head Chisos Hedgehog Cactus Chisos Hedgehog |  |
| Echinocereus triglochidiatus | Claret Cup Claret Cup Cactus Hedgehog Cactus Kingcup Cactus Mojave Mound Mohave Mound |  |
| Engelmannia peristenia | Engelmann's Daisy Engelmann Daisy Cutleaf Daisy |  |
| Equisetum hyemale var. affine | Scouring-rush Horsetail |  |
| Eryngium leavenworthii | Leavenworth's Eryngo Eryngo False Purple Thistle |  |
| Euphorbia bicolor | Snow On The Prairie Snow-on-the-prairie |  |
| Euphorbia bicolor | Snow On The Prairie Snow-on-the-prairie |  |
| Euphorbia bicolor | Snow On The Prairie Snow-on-the-prairie |  |
| Euphorbia bicolor | Snow On The Prairie Snow-on-the-prairie |  |
| Euphorbia bicolor | Snow On The Prairie Snow-on-the-prairie |  |
| Euphorbia cyathophora | Wild Poinsettia Poinsettia Fire On The Mountain |  |
| Euphorbia cyathophora | Wild Poinsettia Poinsettia Fire On The Mountain |  |
| Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum | Texas Bluebells Texas Bluebell Bluebell Showy Prairie Gentian Prairie Gentian |  |
| Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum | Texas Bluebells Texas Bluebell Bluebell Showy Prairie Gentian Prairie Gentian |  |
| Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum | Texas Bluebells Texas Bluebell Bluebell Showy Prairie Gentian Prairie Gentian |  |
| Eupatorium serotinum | White Boneset Lateflowering Thoroughwort Late Boneset Late-flowering Boneset |  |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket Firewheel Girasol Rojo |  |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket Firewheel Girasol Rojo |  |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket Firewheel Girasol Rojo |  |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket Firewheel Girasol Rojo |  |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket Firewheel Girasol Rojo |  |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket Firewheel Girasol Rojo |  |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket Firewheel Girasol Rojo |  |
| Gelsemium sempervirens | Carolina Jessamine Yellow Jessamine Evening Trumpetflower Poor Man's Rope |  |
| Helenium amarum | Yellow Sneezeweed Bitterweed Yellow Bitterweed Yellowdicks Slender-leaved Sneezeweed Fine-leaved Sneezweed Yellow Dog-fennel |  |
| Helenium amarum | Yellow Sneezeweed Bitterweed Yellow Bitterweed Yellowdicks Slender-leaved Sneezeweed Fine-leaved Sneezweed Yellow Dog-fennel |  |
| Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower Annual Sunflower |  |
| Heliotropium angiospermum | Scorpion's-tail Scorpion-tail |  |
| Heliotropium angiospermum | Scorpion's-tail Scorpion-tail |  |
| Hesperaloe parviflora | Red Yucca Coral Yucca Red-flowered False Yucca Redflower False Yucca Yellow Yucca Hummingbird Yucca Samandoque |  |
| Hesperaloe parviflora | Red Yucca Coral Yucca Red-flowered False Yucca Redflower False Yucca Yellow Yucca Hummingbird Yucca Samandoque |  |
| Hibiscus laevis | Halberdleaf Rosemallow Halberdleaf Hibiscus Scarlet Rose Mallow Halberd-leaved Hibiscus Halberd-leaved Rose-mallow |  |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |