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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 |
| Leptosiphon grandiflorus | Largeflower Linanthus Large-flower Desert-trumpets Mountain Phlox |  |
| Linum lewisii | Wild Blue Flax Prairie Flax Lewis Flax Lewis's Flax |  |
| Linum lewisii | Wild Blue Flax Prairie Flax Lewis Flax Lewis's Flax |  |
| Linum lewisii | Wild Blue Flax Prairie Flax Lewis Flax Lewis's Flax |  |
| Linum lewisii | Wild Blue Flax Prairie Flax Lewis Flax Lewis's Flax |  |
| Linum lewisii | Wild Blue Flax Prairie Flax Lewis Flax Lewis's Flax |  |
| Linum lewisii | Wild Blue Flax Prairie Flax Lewis Flax Lewis's Flax |  |
| Linum lewisii | Wild Blue Flax Prairie Flax Lewis Flax Lewis's Flax |  |
| Liatris pycnostachya | Prairie Blazing Star Prairie Gayfeather Prairie Liatris Kansas Blazing Star Kansas Gayfeather Kansas Liatris Cat-tail Blazing Star Cat-tail Gayfeather Cat-tail Liatris Hairy Button-snakeroot |  |
| Liatris pycnostachya | Prairie Blazing Star Prairie Gayfeather Prairie Liatris Kansas Blazing Star Kansas Gayfeather Kansas Liatris Cat-tail Blazing Star Cat-tail Gayfeather Cat-tail Liatris Hairy Button-snakeroot |  |
| Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star Dense Gayfeather Dense Liatris Marsh Blazing Star Marsh Gayfeather Marsh Liatris |  |
| Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star Dense Gayfeather Dense Liatris Marsh Blazing Star Marsh Gayfeather Marsh Liatris |  |
| Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star Dense Gayfeather Dense Liatris Marsh Blazing Star Marsh Gayfeather Marsh Liatris |  |
| Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star Dense Gayfeather Dense Liatris Marsh Blazing Star Marsh Gayfeather Marsh Liatris |  |
| Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star Dense Gayfeather Dense Liatris Marsh Blazing Star Marsh Gayfeather Marsh Liatris |  |
| Lupinus bicolor | Miniature Lupine Miniature Annual Lupine Pygmy-leaved Lupine |  |
| Lupinus bicolor | Miniature Lupine Miniature Annual Lupine Pygmy-leaved Lupine |  |
| Lupinus bicolor | Miniature Lupine Miniature Annual Lupine Pygmy-leaved Lupine |  |
| Lupinus bicolor | Miniature Lupine Miniature Annual Lupine Pygmy-leaved Lupine |  |
| Lupinus densiflorus | Whitewhorl Lupine |  |
| Lupinus densiflorus | Whitewhorl Lupine |  |
| Lupinus densiflorus | Whitewhorl Lupine |  |
| Lupinus densiflorus | Whitewhorl Lupine |  |
| Lupinus nanus | Ocean-blue Lupine Sky Lupine |  |
| Lupinus nanus | Ocean-blue Lupine Sky Lupine |  |
| Lupinus succulentus | Hollowleaf Annual Lupine Hollow-leaf Annual Lupine Arroyo Lupine Succulent Lupine |  |
| Lupinus succulentus | Hollowleaf Annual Lupine Hollow-leaf Annual Lupine Arroyo Lupine Succulent Lupine |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet Bluebonnet Texas Lupine Buffalo Clover Wolf Flower |  |
| Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Tahoka Daisy Tansy-aster Tansey-leaf Tansy-aster Tansyleaf Tansyaster |  |
| Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Tahoka Daisy Tansy-aster Tansey-leaf Tansy-aster Tansyleaf Tansyaster |  |
| Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Tahoka Daisy Tansy-aster Tansey-leaf Tansy-aster Tansyleaf Tansyaster |  |
| Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Tahoka Daisy Tansy-aster Tansey-leaf Tansy-aster Tansyleaf Tansyaster |  |
| Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Tahoka Daisy Tansy-aster Tansey-leaf Tansy-aster Tansyleaf Tansyaster |  |
| Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Tahoka Daisy Tansy-aster Tansey-leaf Tansy-aster Tansyleaf Tansyaster |  |
| Mentzelia lindleyi | Lindley's Blazingstar Evening Star |  |
| Mentzelia lindleyi | Lindley's Blazingstar Evening Star |  |
| Mentzelia lindleyi | Lindley's Blazingstar Evening Star |  |
| Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm Purple Horsemint Lemon Mint Plains Horsemint Lemon Horsemint Horsemint Purple Lemon Mint |  |
| Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm Purple Horsemint Lemon Mint Plains Horsemint Lemon Horsemint Horsemint Purple Lemon Mint |  |
| Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm Purple Horsemint Lemon Mint Plains Horsemint Lemon Horsemint Horsemint Purple Lemon Mint |  |
| Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm Purple Horsemint Lemon Mint Plains Horsemint Lemon Horsemint Horsemint Purple Lemon Mint |  |
| Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm Purple Horsemint Lemon Mint Plains Horsemint Lemon Horsemint Horsemint Purple Lemon Mint |  |
| Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm Purple Horsemint Lemon Mint Plains Horsemint Lemon Horsemint Horsemint Purple Lemon Mint |  |
| Nemophila maculata | Fivespot |  |
| Nemophila maculata | Fivespot |  |
| Nemophila maculata | Fivespot |  |
| Nemophila maculata | Fivespot |  |
| Nemophila maculata | Fivespot |  |
| Nemophila maculata | Fivespot |  |
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes Menzies Baby Blue Eyes |  |
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes Menzies Baby Blue Eyes |  |
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes Menzies Baby Blue Eyes |  |
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes Menzies Baby Blue Eyes |  |
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes Menzies Baby Blue Eyes |  |
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes Menzies Baby Blue Eyes |  |
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes Menzies Baby Blue Eyes |  |
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes Menzies Baby Blue Eyes |  |
| Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri | Hooker's Evening-primrose Giant Evening-primrose |  |
| Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri | Hooker's Evening-primrose Giant Evening-primrose |  |
| Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri | Hooker's Evening-primrose Giant Evening-primrose |  |
| Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri | Hooker's Evening-primrose Giant Evening-primrose |  |
| Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri | Hooker's Evening-primrose Giant Evening-primrose |  |
| Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri | Hooker's Evening-primrose Giant Evening-primrose |  |
| Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri | Hooker's Evening-primrose Giant Evening-primrose |  |
| Oenothera grandiflora | Largeflower Evening Primrose Florida Tree-primrose |  |
| Oenothera grandiflora | Largeflower Evening Primrose Florida Tree-primrose |  |
| Oenothera grandiflora | Largeflower Evening Primrose Florida Tree-primrose |  |
| Oenothera grandiflora | Largeflower Evening Primrose Florida Tree-primrose |  |
| Oenothera grandiflora | Largeflower Evening Primrose Florida Tree-primrose |  |
| Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa | Bigfruit Evening-primrose Fluttermill Missouri Evening Primrose |  |
| Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa | Bigfruit Evening-primrose Fluttermill Missouri Evening Primrose |  |
| Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa | Bigfruit Evening-primrose Fluttermill Missouri Evening Primrose |  |
| Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa | Bigfruit Evening-primrose Fluttermill Missouri Evening Primrose |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Oenothera speciosa | Pink Evening Primrose Showy Evening Primrose Mexican Evening Primrose Showy Primrose Pink Ladies Buttercups Pink Buttercups |  |
| Penstemon strictus | Rocky Mountain Penstemon Rocky Mountain Beardtongue |  |
| Penstemon strictus | Rocky Mountain Penstemon Rocky Mountain Beardtongue |  |
| Penstemon strictus | Rocky Mountain Penstemon Rocky Mountain Beardtongue |  |
| Penstemon strictus | Rocky Mountain Penstemon Rocky Mountain Beardtongue |  |
| Phacelia campanularia | Desert Bells Desert Canterbury Bells Desert Bluebells Bluebells |  |
| Phacelia campanularia | Desert Bells Desert Canterbury Bells Desert Bluebells Bluebells |  |
| Phacelia campanularia | Desert Bells Desert Canterbury Bells Desert Bluebells Bluebells |  |
| Phacelia campanularia | Desert Bells Desert Canterbury Bells Desert Bluebells Bluebells |  |
| Phacelia campanularia | Desert Bells Desert Canterbury Bells Desert Bluebells Bluebells |  |
| Phacelia campanularia | Desert Bells Desert Canterbury Bells Desert Bluebells Bluebells |  |
| Phlox drummondii | Annual Phlox Drummond Phlox Pride-of-Texas Texas Pride |  |
| Phlox drummondii | Annual Phlox Drummond Phlox Pride-of-Texas Texas Pride |  |
| Phlox drummondii | Annual Phlox Drummond Phlox Pride-of-Texas Texas Pride |  |
| Phlox drummondii | Annual Phlox Drummond Phlox Pride-of-Texas Texas Pride |  |
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