Native Plants
Beckers, Eric
Eric Beckers’ love for plants began at an early age. His love of mountains began at about the same time. So it’s understandable that much of Eric’s wildflower photography takes place in pristine, high places.He comes by his loves naturally. Eric’s father, Norman, instilled in him a love of the outdoors and a passion for adventure while his mother, Billie, taught him a love for living things, especially for plants and wildflowers. Going back farther, Eric’s ancestor, Captain William Banta, wrote in his book, Twenty-Seven Years on the Texas Frontier, “In the year of 1850, in the beautiful month of May, and on the fifteenth day, when everything in nature seemed to invite a smile from every human being, the beautiful green foliage overhead, the earth covered with its green carpet, dotted with beautiful flowers shedding forth their fragrant odor in the pleasant sunshine…”
With a camera in his hand, Eric’s father was always looking for a great shot. In that way, Eric inherited the photography bug, too. So whether he’s exploring nature in North America’s mountains or appreciating nature with his wife Lori in their garden on Beacon Hill south of Austin, Texas, Eric is sure to have a camera in hand to capture splendid moments in his life.
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scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Abies fraseri | Fraser Fir She-balsam | |
Abies fraseri | Fraser Fir She-balsam | |
Abies fraseri | Fraser Fir She-balsam | |
Abies fraseri | Fraser Fir She-balsam | |
Abies lasiocarpa | Subalpine Fir | |
Aconitum columbianum | Columbian Monkshood | |
Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye Scarlet Buckeye Firecracker Plant | |
Agave americana | American Century Plant Century Plant | |
Agave americana | American Century Plant Century Plant | |
Agave americana | American Century Plant Century Plant | |
Amelanchier alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry Western Serviceberry Juneberry | |
Anemone narcissiflora | Narcissus Anemone Narcissus-flower Thimbleweed Narcissis-flowered Anemone | |
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii | Flame Acanthus Hummingbird Bush Wright's Desert Honeysuckle Wright Acanthus Mexican Flame Wright's Mexican Flame | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia flavescens | Yellow Mountain Columbine Yellow Columbine Golden Columbine | |
Arnica mollis | Hairy Arnica | |
Arnica mollis | Hairy Arnica | |
Arnica mollis | Hairy Arnica | |
Arnica mollis | Hairy Arnica | |
Arisaema triphyllum | Jack In The Pulpit Indian Jack In The Pulpit Jack-in-the-pulpit | |
Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed | |
Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed | |
Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed | |
Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed | |
Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed | |
Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed | |
Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed | |
Astragalus schmolliae | Schmoll's Milkvetch | |
Astragalus schmolliae | Schmoll's Milkvetch | |
Astragalus schmolliae | Schmoll's Milkvetch | |
Astragalus schmolliae | Schmoll's Milkvetch | |
Astragalus schmolliae | Schmoll's Milkvetch | |
Astragalus schmolliae | Schmoll's Milkvetch | |
Astragalus schmolliae | Schmoll's Milkvetch | |
Bignonia capreolata | Crossvine | |
Cardamine cordifolia | Heartleaf Bittercress | |
Cardamine cordifolia | Heartleaf Bittercress | |
Cardamine cordifolia | Heartleaf Bittercress | |
Calochortus gunnisonii | Gunnison's Mariposa Lily Sego Lily | |
Castilleja miniata | Giant Red Indian Paintbrush Meadow Paintbrush | |
Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush Rosy Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush Rosy Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush Rosy Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush Rosy Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush Rosy Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush Rosy Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush Rosy Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush Rosy Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush Rosy Indian Paintbrush | |
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush Rosy Indian Paintbrush | |
Cerastium arvense | Field Chickweed | |
Cephalanthus occidentalis | Common Buttonbush Buttonbush Button Willow Honey Bells Honeybells Honey Balls Honeyballs Button-bush | |
Chamerion angustifolium | Fireweed Willow Herb Great Willow Herb | |
Chamerion angustifolium | Fireweed Willow Herb Great Willow Herb | |
Chamerion angustifolium | Fireweed Willow Herb Great Willow Herb | |
Chamerion angustifolium | Fireweed Willow Herb Great Willow Herb | |
Chamerion angustifolium | Fireweed Willow Herb Great Willow Herb | |
Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium | Fireweed Narrow-leaf Fireweed Willow Herb | |
Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium | Fireweed Narrow-leaf Fireweed Willow Herb | |
Cirsium foliosum | Elk Thistle | |
Cirsium scopulorum | Mountain Thistle | |
Clintonia borealis | Bluebead Yellow Bluebead-lily Clintonia Blue-bead Lily | |
Clintonia borealis | Bluebead Yellow Bluebead-lily Clintonia Blue-bead Lily | |
Claytonia megarhiza | Alpine Springbeauty | |
Clematis occidentalis var. grosseserrata | Western Blue Virginsbower | |
Clematis occidentalis var. grosseserrata | Western Blue Virginsbower | |
Clematis occidentalis var. grosseserrata | Western Blue Virginsbower | |
Clintonia uniflora | Bride's Bonnet Queen Cup Bead Lily | |
Cnidoscolus texanus | Texas Bullnettle Bull Nettle Tread-softly Spurge Nettle | |
Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood Virginia Dogwood Florida Dogwood White Cornel Arrowwood American Boxwood False Box St. Peter's Crown Corona De San Pedro | |
Corallorhiza mertensiana | Pacific Coralroot | |
Cymopterus macrorhizus | Bigroot Springparsley Big-root Cymopterus | |
Cymopterus macrorhizus | Bigroot Springparsley Big-root Cymopterus | |
Cymopterus macrorhizus | Bigroot Springparsley Big-root Cymopterus | |
Cymopterus macrorhizus | Bigroot Springparsley Big-root Cymopterus | |
Cymopterus macrorhizus | Bigroot Springparsley Big-root Cymopterus | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |