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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 |
| Oenothera speciosa | Pink Evening Primrose Showy Evening Primrose Mexican Evening Primrose Showy Primrose Pink Ladies Buttercups Pink Buttercups |  |
| Oenothera speciosa | Pink Evening Primrose Showy Evening Primrose Mexican Evening Primrose Showy Primrose Pink Ladies Buttercups Pink Buttercups |  |
| Onosmodium bejariense var. bejariense | Soft-hair Marbleseed False Gromwell |  |
| Palafoxia hookeriana | Sand Palafox Showy Palafox Hooker Palafoxia Sand Palafoxia Hooker's Palafoxia |  |
| Palafoxia hookeriana | Sand Palafox Showy Palafox Hooker Palafoxia Sand Palafoxia Hooker's Palafoxia |  |
| Palafoxia hookeriana | Sand Palafox Showy Palafox Hooker Palafoxia Sand Palafoxia Hooker's Palafoxia |  |
| Pavonia lasiopetala | Rock Rose Rose Pavonia Rose Mallow Pavonia |  |
| Pavonia lasiopetala | Rock Rose Rose Pavonia Rose Mallow Pavonia |  |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper |  |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper |  |
| Penstemon wrightii | Wright's Penstemon Wright's Beardtongue Wright Penstemon Wright Beardtongue |  |
| Phacelia congesta | Caterpillars Blue Curls Fiddleneck |  |
| Phacelia congesta | Caterpillars Blue Curls Fiddleneck |  |
| Phacelia congesta | Caterpillars Blue Curls Fiddleneck |  |
| Phlox drummondii ssp. mcallisteri | Mcallister's Phlox Drummond Phlox |  |
| Physostegia intermedia | Spring Obedient Plant Marsh Obedient Plant Slender False Dragonhead Intermediate False Dragonhead |  |
| Phyla nodiflora | Texas Frogfruit Turkey Tangle Fogfruit Frogfruit |  |
| Pontederia cordata | Pickerelweed Pickerel Rush |  |
| Pontederia cordata | Pickerelweed Pickerel Rush |  |
| Prunus angustifolia | Chickasaw Plum Sandhill Plum |  |
| Prunus mexicana | Mexican Plum Bigtree Plum Inch Plum |  |
| Prunus mexicana | Mexican Plum Bigtree Plum Inch Plum |  |
| Prunus mexicana | Mexican Plum Bigtree Plum Inch Plum |  |
| Quercus shumardii | Shumard Oak Shumard's Oak Shumard Red Oak Southern Red Oak Swamp Red Oak Spotted Oak |  |
| Ratibida columnifera | Mexican Hat Red-spike Mexican Hat Upright Prairie Coneflower Prairie Coneflower Long-headed Coneflower Thimbleflower |  |
| Ratibida columnifera | Mexican Hat Red-spike Mexican Hat Upright Prairie Coneflower Prairie Coneflower Long-headed Coneflower Thimbleflower |  |
| Ranunculus macranthus | Large Buttercup |  |
| Rhynchospora colorata | Whitetop Sedge White-topped Sedge Starrush Whitetop Star Sedge Star Rush |  |
| Rhynchospora colorata | Whitetop Sedge White-topped Sedge Starrush Whitetop Star Sedge Star Rush |  |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan Common Black-eyed Susan Brown-eyed Susan Blackeyed Susan |  |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan Common Black-eyed Susan Brown-eyed Susan Blackeyed Susan |  |
| Rudbeckia maxima | Giant Coneflower Great Coneflower Giant Brown-eyed Susan Cabbage Coneflower |  |
| Rudbeckia maxima | Giant Coneflower Great Coneflower Giant Brown-eyed Susan Cabbage Coneflower |  |
| Rudbeckia maxima | Giant Coneflower Great Coneflower Giant Brown-eyed Susan Cabbage Coneflower |  |
| 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 |  |
| Senna lindheimeriana | Lindheimer's Senna Velvet Leaf Senna Velvetleaf Senna Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant Puppy-dog Ears |  |
| Senegalia wrightii | Wright Acacia Wright's Acacia Catclaw Acacia Catclaw |  |
| Sisyrinchium chilense | Swordleaf Blue-eyed Grass Sword-leaf Blue-eyed Grass |  |
| Silene laciniata | Cardinal Catchfly Southern Indian Pink Mexican Campion Catchfly |  |
| Silphium radula | Roughstem Rosinweed |  |
| Solidago nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod Prairie Goldenrod Oldfield Goldenrod Grayleaf Goldenrod Gray-leaved Goldenrod Dyersweed Goldenrod Dwarf Goldenrod Field Goldenrod |  |
| Sophora secundiflora | Texas Mountain Laurel Mountain Laurel Mescal Bean Mescal Bean Sophora Frijolillo Frijolito |  |
| Sophora secundiflora | Texas Mountain Laurel Mountain Laurel Mescal Bean Mescal Bean Sophora Frijolillo Frijolito |  |
| Sophora secundiflora | Texas Mountain Laurel Mountain Laurel Mescal Bean Mescal Bean Sophora Frijolillo Frijolito |  |
| Stenosiphon linifolius | False Gaura |  |
| Stenosiphon linifolius | False Gaura |  |
| Stenosiphon linifolius | False Gaura |  |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |