Native Plants
Smith, R.W.
Robert Smith is not a botanist, but he's been interested in botany for many years, starting as a grade-schooler in West Virginia. If life circumstances had been different, he might have become a botanist.Robert is now retired from the State of Michigan where he was a social worker and administrator, mostly in child welfare. He's been a frequent contributor to the University of Michigan herbarium, and owes much to the staff there, especially Ed Voss, Tony Reznicek and Bev Walter who have mentored his efforts. Robert got his first camera while serving in Viet Nam in 1966, and has been involved in photography periodically ever since. From 1977 to 1982, Robert did regional art fairs. His main photographic interest was natural subjects, particularly wildflowers.
In 1979, Robert stopped near his home in Adrian, Michigan to check out an interesting spot. It turned out to be so interesting he became more involved in botanizing and conservation, and mostly let photography go. That spot became the Nature Conservancy's Ives Road Fen Preserve, a globally endangered habitat.
For Christmas of 2009, Robert's wife gave him a digital Canon camera, and you're now seeing the results. So, Robert has no formal training in botany or photography, but he happily reports, "I sure am having fun in retirement!"
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scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Solanum carolinense | Carolina Horsenettle Carolina Horse-nettle | |
Solanum carolinense | Carolina Horsenettle Carolina Horse-nettle | |
Solanum carolinense | Carolina Horsenettle Carolina Horse-nettle | |
Solanum carolinense | Carolina Horsenettle Carolina Horse-nettle | |
Solidago caesia | Wreath Goldenrod Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Bluestem Goldenrod | |
Solidago canadensis | Canada Goldenrod Canadian Goldenrod Tall Goldenrod Giant Goldenrod | |
Solidago canadensis | Canada Goldenrod Canadian Goldenrod Tall Goldenrod Giant Goldenrod | |
Solidago canadensis | Canada Goldenrod Canadian Goldenrod Tall Goldenrod Giant Goldenrod | |
Solanum elaeagnifolium | Silverleaf Nightshade Silver-leaf Nightshade White Horse Nettle Trompillo Tomato Weed Bull Nettle | |
Solidago fistulosa | Pine Barren Goldenrod Hollow Goldenrod | |
Solidago flexicaulis | Zigzag Goldenrod Broadleaf Goldenrod | |
Solidago flexicaulis | Zigzag Goldenrod Broadleaf Goldenrod | |
Solidago flexicaulis | Zigzag Goldenrod Broadleaf Goldenrod | |
Solidago gigantea | Giant Goldenrod Smooth Goldenrod Tall Goldenrod Late Goldenrod Early Goldenrod | |
Solidago gigantea | Giant Goldenrod Smooth Goldenrod Tall Goldenrod Late Goldenrod Early Goldenrod | |
Solidago gracillima | Virginia Goldenrod | |
Solidago hispida | Hairy Goldenrod | |
Solidago hispida | Hairy Goldenrod | |
Solidago hispida | Hairy Goldenrod | |
Solidago juncea | Early Goldenrod Plume Goldenrod | |
Solidago juncea | Early Goldenrod Plume Goldenrod | |
Solidago juncea | Early Goldenrod Plume Goldenrod | |
Solidago leavenworthii | Leavenworth's Goldenrod | |
Solidago nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod Prairie Goldenrod Oldfield Goldenrod Grayleaf Goldenrod Gray-leaved Goldenrod Dyersweed Goldenrod Dwarf Goldenrod Field Goldenrod | |
Solidago nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod Prairie Goldenrod Oldfield Goldenrod Grayleaf Goldenrod Gray-leaved Goldenrod Dyersweed Goldenrod Dwarf Goldenrod Field Goldenrod | |
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass Yellow Indiangrass Indian Grass | |
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass Yellow Indiangrass Indian Grass | |
Solidago petiolaris | Downy Ragged Goldenrod Downy Goldenrod | |
Solanum ptycanthum | Eastern Black Nightshade West Indian Nightshade Common Nightshade Black Nightshade | |
Solidago puberula | Downy Goldenrod | |
Solanum rostratum | Buffalo Bur Buffalo Bur Nightshade Buffalobur Nightshade | |
Solanum rostratum | Buffalo Bur Buffalo Bur Nightshade Buffalobur Nightshade | |
Solidago rugosa | Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod Rough-leaved Goldenrod Roughleaf Goldenrod Rough-stemmed Goldenrod Roughstem Goldenrod | |
Solidago rugosa | Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod Rough-leaved Goldenrod Roughleaf Goldenrod Rough-stemmed Goldenrod Roughstem Goldenrod | |
Solidago rugosa | Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod Rough-leaved Goldenrod Roughleaf Goldenrod Rough-stemmed Goldenrod Roughstem Goldenrod | |
Solidago sempervirens | Seaside Goldenrod | |
Solidago sempervirens | Seaside Goldenrod | |
Solidago sempervirens | Seaside Goldenrod | |
Solidago simplex | Mt. Albert Goldenrod Narrow Goldenrod | |
Solidago simplex | Mt. Albert Goldenrod Narrow Goldenrod | |
Solidago simplex | Mt. Albert Goldenrod Narrow Goldenrod | |
Solidago simplex | Mt. Albert Goldenrod Narrow Goldenrod | |
Solidago speciosa | Showy Goldenrod Noble Goldenrod | |
Solidago speciosa | Showy Goldenrod Noble Goldenrod | |
Solidago speciosa | Showy Goldenrod Noble Goldenrod | |
Solidago stricta | Wand Goldenrod Wand-like Goldenrod Willowleaf Goldenrod | |
Sophora tomentosa var. truncata | Yellow Necklacepod Silverbush | |
Solidago uliginosa | Bog Goldenrod | |
Solidago ulmifolia | Elmleaf Goldenrod Elm-leaved Goldenrod | |
Solidago ulmifolia | Elmleaf Goldenrod Elm-leaved Goldenrod | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |