Native Plants
Fannon, Carolyn
Carolyn has a lifelong interest in drawing, painting, and photography. In the early 80’s, not long after she and her daughter moved to Houston, a neighbor gave her a very old Minolta SR-1 camera with a Vivatar 210 lens. That lens really helped her to “see” and she began exploring quiet off-the-road places to photograph wildflowers and insects.In 1995 she bought a new camera and a year later joined the Native Prairies Association of Texas and Native Plant Society of Texas – Houston Chapter. Through these associations she made lifelong friends who encouraged her to give slide presentations on grasses and wildflowers.
The late Dr. Glenn Aumann gave Carolyn the privilege of photographing a tallgrass coastal prairie and, from the fall of 1995 through 2014, she made more than 315 visits to photograph this same prairie through all the seasons.
In 2003 a friend introduced Carolyn to the Big Thicket and they photographed amazing plant associations - carnivorous plants and wild orchids. In 2005 she purchased her first digital camera, a Canon 20D. In 2014, after many of years of photographing and studying God’s creation, she sold her camera equipment to devote more free time in getting to know the Creator through the study of His Word.
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is committed to developing the premier resource for native plant images in North America through continued growth of the Plant Image Gallery. You can help us achieve our mission ...to increase the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, plants, and landscapes... by becoming a contributor.
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Oenothera lindheimeri | White Gaura Butterfly Gaura Lindheimer's Beeblossom Lindheimer's Gaura | |
Oenothera lindheimeri | White Gaura Butterfly Gaura Lindheimer's Beeblossom Lindheimer's Gaura | |
Oenothera lindheimeri | White Gaura Butterfly Gaura Lindheimer's Beeblossom Lindheimer's Gaura | |
Oenothera lindheimeri | White Gaura Butterfly Gaura Lindheimer's Beeblossom Lindheimer's Gaura | |
Oenothera lindheimeri | White Gaura Butterfly Gaura Lindheimer's Beeblossom Lindheimer's Gaura | |
Oenothera lindheimeri | White Gaura Butterfly Gaura Lindheimer's Beeblossom Lindheimer's Gaura | |
Oenothera spachiana | Spach's Evening-primrose | |
Oenothera speciosa | Pink Evening Primrose Showy Evening Primrose Mexican Evening Primrose Showy Primrose Pink Ladies Buttercups Pink Buttercups | |
Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | |
Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | |
Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | |
Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | |
Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | |
Ostrya virginiana | Eastern Hop-hornbeam American Hop-hornbeam Woolly Hop-hornbean Eastern Ironwood Roughbark Ironwood Ironwood Deerwood Leverwood | |
Oxalis dichondrifolia | Peonyleaf Woodsorrel | |
Paspalum floridanum | Florida Paspalum | |
Paspalum floridanum | Florida Paspalum | |
Paspalum floridanum | Florida Paspalum | |
Panicum hemitomon | Maidencane | |
Passiflora incarnata | Maypop Purple Passionflower Purple Passion Vine Apricot Vine | |
Passiflora incarnata | Maypop Purple Passionflower Purple Passion Vine Apricot Vine | |
Passiflora incarnata | Maypop Purple Passionflower Purple Passion Vine Apricot Vine | |
Paspalum plicatulum | Brownseed Paspalum Brownseed Paspale | |
Paspalum plicatulum | Brownseed Paspalum Brownseed Paspale | |
Paspalum plicatulum | Brownseed Paspalum Brownseed Paspale | |
Paspalum plicatulum | Brownseed Paspalum Brownseed Paspale | |
Paspalum plicatulum | Brownseed Paspalum Brownseed Paspale | |
Palafoxia rosea | Rosy Palafox Rose Palafoxia | |
Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass Wand Panic Grass | |
Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass Wand Panic Grass | |
Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass Wand Panic Grass | |
Pedicularis canadensis | Canadian Lousewort Wood Betony | |
Phytolacca americana | American Pokeweed Great Pokeweed Pokeweed Pokeberry Red Ink Plant Pigeonberry | |
Phlox cuspidata | Pointed Phlox | |
Pistacia mexicana | Mexican Pistachio Texas Pistachio American Pistachio Copal Pistachio Wild Pistachio Lentisco Texas Pistache | |
Pinus palustris | Longleaf Pine Georgia Pine Longleaf Yellow Pine Southern Yellow Pine Longstraw Pine Hill Pine Hard Pine Heart Pine | |
Pinus palustris | Longleaf Pine Georgia Pine Longleaf Yellow Pine Southern Yellow Pine Longstraw Pine Hill Pine Hard Pine Heart Pine | |
Pinguicula pumila | Small Butterwort Bog Violet Dwarf Butterwort | |
Pinguicula pumila | Small Butterwort Bog Violet Dwarf Butterwort | |
Pinguicula pumila | Small Butterwort Bog Violet Dwarf Butterwort | |
Pinguicula pumila | Small Butterwort Bog Violet Dwarf Butterwort | |
Pinguicula pumila | Small Butterwort Bog Violet Dwarf Butterwort | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera chapmanii | Chapman's Fringed Orchid Chapman's Platanthera Chapman's Orchid | |
Platanthera nivea | Snowy Orchid Frog Spear Bog Torch White Frog Arrow White Rein Orchid | |
Platanthera nivea | Snowy Orchid Frog Spear Bog Torch White Frog Arrow White Rein Orchid | |
Platanthera nivea | Snowy Orchid Frog Spear Bog Torch White Frog Arrow White Rein Orchid | |
Platanthera nivea | Snowy Orchid Frog Spear Bog Torch White Frog Arrow White Rein Orchid | |
Platanthera nivea | Snowy Orchid Frog Spear Bog Torch White Frog Arrow White Rein Orchid | |
Polygonatum biflorum | Smooth Solomon's Seal Great Solomon's-seal Sealwort | |
Pontederia cordata | Pickerelweed Pickerel Rush | |
Polygala cruciata | Drumheads Candy Root Crossleaf Milkwort Cross-leaved Milkwort | |
Polygala cruciata | Drumheads Candy Root Crossleaf Milkwort Cross-leaved Milkwort | |
Polygala incarnata | Procession Flower Pink Milkwort | |
Polygala incarnata | Procession Flower Pink Milkwort | |
Polygala incarnata | Procession Flower Pink Milkwort | |
Polygala incarnata | Procession Flower Pink Milkwort | |
Polygala mariana | Maryland Milkwort | |
Polygala mariana | Maryland Milkwort | |
Polygala mariana | Maryland Milkwort | |
Polygala mariana | Maryland Milkwort | |
Polygala mariana | Maryland Milkwort | |
Pogonia ophioglossoides | Rose Pogonia Snake-mouth Orchid Beard Flower | |
Podophyllum peltatum | Mayapple Indian Apple Wild Mandrake Pomme De Mai Podophylle Pelt | |
Podophyllum peltatum | Mayapple Indian Apple Wild Mandrake Pomme De Mai Podophylle Pelt | |
Podophyllum peltatum | Mayapple Indian Apple Wild Mandrake Pomme De Mai Podophylle Pelt | |
Podophyllum peltatum | Mayapple Indian Apple Wild Mandrake Pomme De Mai Podophylle Pelt | |
Polytaenia texana | Texas Prairie Parsley Texas-parsley Texas Parsley | |
Polytaenia texana | Texas Prairie Parsley Texas-parsley Texas Parsley | |
Prunus mexicana | Mexican Plum Bigtree Plum Inch Plum | |
Prunus mexicana | Mexican Plum Bigtree Plum Inch Plum | |
Quercus incana | Bluejack Oak Sandjack Oak Upland Willow Oak Cinnamon Oak Shin Oak Turkey Oak | |
Quercus incana | Bluejack Oak Sandjack Oak Upland Willow Oak Cinnamon Oak Shin Oak Turkey Oak | |
Rayjacksonia aurea | Houston Camphor-daisy Houston Tansy-aster Houston Daisy | |
Rayjacksonia aurea | Houston Camphor-daisy Houston Tansy-aster Houston Daisy | |
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 | |
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus | Bristly Buttercup Buttercup | |
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus | Bristly Buttercup Buttercup | |
Ranunculus pusillus | Low Spearwort Weakstem Buttercup | |
Rhododendron canescens | Mountain Azalea Wild Azalea Honeysuckle Azalea Piedmont Azalea Sweet Azalea Hoary Azalea Southern Pinxterflower | |
Rhododendron canescens | Mountain Azalea Wild Azalea Honeysuckle Azalea Piedmont Azalea Sweet Azalea Hoary Azalea Southern Pinxterflower | |
Rhododendron canescens | Mountain Azalea Wild Azalea Honeysuckle Azalea Piedmont Azalea Sweet Azalea Hoary Azalea Southern Pinxterflower | |
Rhododendron canescens | Mountain Azalea Wild Azalea Honeysuckle Azalea Piedmont Azalea Sweet Azalea Hoary Azalea Southern Pinxterflower | |
Rhynchospora colorata | Whitetop Sedge White-topped Sedge Starrush Whitetop Star Sedge Star Rush | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |