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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 |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Phlox drummondii | Annual Phlox Drummond Phlox Pride-of-Texas Texas Pride |  |
| Phlox drummondii | Annual Phlox Drummond Phlox Pride-of-Texas Texas Pride |  |
| Phacelia tanacetifolia | Lacy Phacelia Lacy Scorpion-weed |  |
| Phacelia tanacetifolia | Lacy Phacelia Lacy Scorpion-weed |  |
| Phacelia tanacetifolia | Lacy Phacelia Lacy Scorpion-weed |  |
| Phacelia tanacetifolia | Lacy Phacelia Lacy Scorpion-weed |  |
| Phacelia tanacetifolia | Lacy Phacelia Lacy Scorpion-weed |  |
| Phacelia tanacetifolia | Lacy Phacelia Lacy Scorpion-weed |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 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 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 |  |
| Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage Mealy Sage Mealycup Sage |  |
| Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage Mealy Sage Mealycup Sage |  |
| Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage Mealy Sage Mealycup Sage |  |
| Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage Mealy Sage Mealycup Sage |  |
| Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage Mealy Sage Mealycup Sage |  |
| Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage Mealy Sage Mealycup Sage |  |
| Sisyrinchium bellum | Western Blue-eyed Grass California Blue-eyed-grass |  |
| Sisyrinchium bellum | Western Blue-eyed Grass California Blue-eyed-grass |  |
| Sisyrinchium bellum | Western Blue-eyed Grass California Blue-eyed-grass |  |
| Sisyrinchium bellum | Western Blue-eyed Grass California Blue-eyed-grass |  |
| Sisyrinchium bellum | Western Blue-eyed Grass California Blue-eyed-grass |  |
| Trillium grandiflorum | White Wake-robin White Trillium Large-flower Wake-robin Large-flower Trillium Large-flowered Wake-robin Large-flowered Trillium |  |
| Vernonia lindheimeri | Woolly Ironweed |  |
| Vernonia lindheimeri | Woolly Ironweed |  |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |