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Seedling Recognition Project
The Seedling Recognition Project was carried out at the Wildflower Center between 1985 and 1989 in an effort to photo document the different growth stages (cradle to grave) of wildflower species commonly found in mail order seed packets. About 100 species were tracked, about 75% of which were native to the U.S. Aerial and side views of the plants were taken at the first true leaves stage, mid-growth, and flowering stage.
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Abronia villosa | Desert Sand Verbena Desert Sand-verbena Desert Sandverbena |  |
| Abronia villosa | Desert Sand Verbena Desert Sand-verbena Desert Sandverbena |  |
| Abronia villosa | Desert Sand Verbena Desert Sand-verbena Desert Sandverbena |  |
| Abronia villosa | Desert Sand Verbena Desert Sand-verbena Desert Sandverbena |  |
| Abronia villosa | Desert Sand Verbena Desert Sand-verbena Desert Sandverbena |  |
| Abronia villosa | Desert Sand Verbena Desert Sand-verbena Desert Sandverbena |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil |  |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis | Western Yarrow Woolly Yarrow White Yarrow |  |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis | Western Yarrow Woolly Yarrow White Yarrow |  |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis | Western Yarrow Woolly Yarrow White Yarrow |  |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis | Western Yarrow Woolly Yarrow White Yarrow |  |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis | Western Yarrow Woolly Yarrow White Yarrow |  |
| Allium praecox | Early Onion |  |
| Allium praecox | Early Onion |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya |  |
| Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya |  |
| Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya |  |
| Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya |  |
| Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya |  |
| Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya |  |
| Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss Buffalo Grass |  |
| Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss Buffalo Grass |  |
| Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss Buffalo Grass |  |
| Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss Buffalo Grass |  |
| Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss Buffalo Grass |  |
| Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss Buffalo Grass |  |
| Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss Buffalo Grass |  |
| Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss Buffalo Grass |  |
| Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. cheiranthifolia | Beach Suncup Beach Evening-primrose |  |
| Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. cheiranthifolia | Beach Suncup Beach Evening-primrose |  |
| 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 |  |
| Clarkia amoena | Farewell To Spring Farewell-to-spring Herald-of-summer |  |
| Clarkia amoena | Farewell To Spring Farewell-to-spring Herald-of-summer |  |
| Clarkia amoena | Farewell To Spring Farewell-to-spring Herald-of-summer |  |
| Clarkia concinna | Red Ribbons Redribbons |  |
| Clarkia concinna | Red Ribbons Redribbons |  |
| Clarkia concinna | Red Ribbons Redribbons |  |
| Clarkia unguiculata | Elegant Clarkia Elegant Fairyfan Mountain Garland |  |
| Clarkia unguiculata | Elegant Clarkia Elegant Fairyfan Mountain Garland |  |
| Clarkia unguiculata | Elegant Clarkia Elegant Fairyfan Mountain Garland |  |
| Clarkia unguiculata | Elegant Clarkia Elegant Fairyfan Mountain Garland |  |
| Clarkia unguiculata | Elegant Clarkia Elegant Fairyfan Mountain Garland |  |
| Clarkia unguiculata | Elegant Clarkia Elegant Fairyfan Mountain Garland |  |
| Clarkia unguiculata | Elegant Clarkia Elegant Fairyfan Mountain Garland |  |
| Collinsia heterophylla | Purple Chinese Houses Harlequin Blue-eyed Mary Chinese Houses |  |
| Collinsia heterophylla | Purple Chinese Houses Harlequin Blue-eyed Mary Chinese Houses |  |
| Collinsia heterophylla | Purple Chinese Houses Harlequin Blue-eyed Mary Chinese Houses |  |
| Collinsia heterophylla | Purple Chinese Houses Harlequin Blue-eyed Mary Chinese Houses |  |
| Collinsia heterophylla | Purple Chinese Houses Harlequin Blue-eyed Mary Chinese Houses |  |
| Collinsia heterophylla | Purple Chinese Houses Harlequin Blue-eyed Mary Chinese Houses |  |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf Coreopsis Lance-leaved Coreopsis Lanceleaf Tickseed Sand Coreopsis |  |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf Coreopsis Lance-leaved Coreopsis Lanceleaf Tickseed Sand Coreopsis |  |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf Coreopsis Lance-leaved Coreopsis Lanceleaf Tickseed Sand Coreopsis |  |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf Coreopsis Lance-leaved Coreopsis Lanceleaf Tickseed Sand Coreopsis |  |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf Coreopsis Lance-leaved Coreopsis Lanceleaf Tickseed Sand Coreopsis |  |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf Coreopsis Lance-leaved Coreopsis Lanceleaf Tickseed Sand Coreopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis |  |
| Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover |  |
| Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover |  |
| Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover |  |
| Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover |  |
| Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover |  |
| Desmanthus illinoensis | Illinois Bundleflower Bundleflower Prairie Bundle Flower Prickleweed Illinois Desmanthus Prairie Mimosa |  |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |