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 |
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass Yellow Indiangrass Indian Grass | |
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass Yellow Indiangrass Indian Grass | |
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass Yellow Indiangrass Indian Grass | |
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass Yellow Indiangrass Indian Grass | |
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass Yellow Indiangrass Indian Grass | |
Solidago sempervirens | Seaside Goldenrod | |
Solidago sempervirens | Seaside 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 | |
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 | |
Sophora secundiflora | Texas Mountain Laurel Mountain Laurel Mescal Bean Mescal Bean Sophora Frijolillo Frijolito | |
Solidago tortifolia | Twistleaf Goldenrod | |
Spiranthes cernua | Nodding Ladies'-tresses Ladies'-tresses Nodding Lady's Tresses | |
Spiranthes cernua | Nodding Ladies'-tresses Ladies'-tresses Nodding Lady's Tresses | |
Spigelia marilandica | Woodland Pinkroot Pinkroot Indian Pink | |
Sporobolus pyramidatus | Whorled Dropseed Target Dropseed Madagascar Dropseed | |
Sporobolus silveanus | Silveus' Dropseed | |
Sporobolus silveanus | Silveus' Dropseed | |
Sporobolus silveanus | Silveus' Dropseed | |
Sporobolus silveanus | Silveus' Dropseed | |
Spartina spartinae | Gulf Cordgrass | |
Spartina spartinae | Gulf Cordgrass | |
Spartina spartinae | Gulf Cordgrass | |
Spartina spartinae | Gulf Cordgrass | |
Spartina spartinae | Gulf Cordgrass | |
Spartina spartinae | Gulf Cordgrass | |
Spartina spartinae | Gulf Cordgrass | |
Spartina spartinae | Gulf Cordgrass | |
Spartina spartinae | Gulf Cordgrass | |
Spartina spartinae | Gulf Cordgrass | |
Spiranthes vernalis | Spring Ladies'-tresses Spring Lady's Tresses | |
Spiranthes vernalis | Spring Ladies'-tresses Spring Lady's Tresses | |
Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia Virginia Stewartia Round-fruited Stewartia | |
Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia Virginia Stewartia Round-fruited Stewartia | |
Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia Virginia Stewartia Round-fruited Stewartia | |
Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia Virginia Stewartia Round-fruited Stewartia | |
Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia Virginia Stewartia Round-fruited Stewartia | |
Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia Virginia Stewartia Round-fruited Stewartia | |
Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia Virginia Stewartia Round-fruited Stewartia | |
Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia Virginia Stewartia Round-fruited Stewartia | |
Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia Virginia Stewartia Round-fruited Stewartia | |
Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia Virginia Stewartia Round-fruited Stewartia | |
Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia Virginia Stewartia Round-fruited Stewartia | |
Stenaria nigricans | Bluets Diamond-flowers | |
Symphyotrichum pratense | Barrens Silky Aster Meadow Aster | |
Symphyotrichum pratense | Barrens Silky Aster Meadow Aster | |
Symphyotrichum pratense | Barrens Silky Aster Meadow Aster | |
Tephrosia onobrychoides | Multibloom Hoarypea Multibloom Tephrosia | |
Tephrosia onobrychoides | Multibloom Hoarypea Multibloom Tephrosia | |
Tephrosia onobrychoides | Multibloom Hoarypea Multibloom Tephrosia | |
Thalia dealbata | Powdery Alligator-flag Powdery Thalia Water Canna | |
Thalia dealbata | Powdery Alligator-flag Powdery Thalia Water Canna | |
Thalia dealbata | Powdery Alligator-flag Powdery Thalia Water Canna | |
Thurovia triflora | Threeflower Snakeweed | |
Thurovia triflora | Threeflower Snakeweed | |
Thurovia triflora | Threeflower Snakeweed | |
Thurovia triflora | Threeflower Snakeweed | |
Thurovia triflora | Threeflower Snakeweed | |
Thurovia triflora | Threeflower Snakeweed | |
Thurovia triflora | Threeflower Snakeweed | |
Toxicodendron radicans | Eastern Poison Ivy Poison Ivy | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass Fakahatchee Grass | |
Triantha glutinosa | Sticky Tofieldia False Asphodel | |
Triantha glutinosa | Sticky Tofieldia False Asphodel | |
Triantha glutinosa | Sticky Tofieldia False Asphodel | |
Triantha glutinosa | Sticky Tofieldia False Asphodel | |
Trillium gracile | Slender Trillium Slender Wake-robin Graceful Trillium Graceful Wake-robin Sabine River Trillium Sabine River Wake-robin | |
Trillium gracile | Slender Trillium Slender Wake-robin Graceful Trillium Graceful Wake-robin Sabine River Trillium Sabine River Wake-robin | |
Trillium gracile | Slender Trillium Slender Wake-robin Graceful Trillium Graceful Wake-robin Sabine River Trillium Sabine River Wake-robin | |
Trillium gracile | Slender Trillium Slender Wake-robin Graceful Trillium Graceful Wake-robin Sabine River Trillium Sabine River Wake-robin | |
Trillium gracile | Slender Trillium Slender Wake-robin Graceful Trillium Graceful Wake-robin Sabine River Trillium Sabine River Wake-robin | |
Trillium gracile | Slender Trillium Slender Wake-robin Graceful Trillium Graceful Wake-robin Sabine River Trillium Sabine River Wake-robin | |
Trillium gracile | Slender Trillium Slender Wake-robin Graceful Trillium Graceful Wake-robin Sabine River Trillium Sabine River Wake-robin | |
Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio Spiderwort Bluejacket | |
Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio Spiderwort Bluejacket | |
Tridens strictus | Longspike Tridens | |
Tridens strictus | Longspike Tridens | |
Tridens strictus | Longspike Tridens | |
Trillium texanum | Texas Trillium Texas Wakerobin | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |