Native Plants
DiQuilio, Carol
Carol DiQuilio explains how she became interested in wildflower photography, "I've always been involved in photography since I was a little kid, borrowing my mother's camera and waiting impatiently at the drug store for my pictures to come in. I would mainly take pictures of our kitty cats and the flowers in the garden. My mother and uncle were great photographers and were very encouraging in my photography endeavors."After moving to Houston in the 1980s, Carol worked for commercial photo labs for 20 years and learned from some of the best photographers in Houston. During this time, a transition occurred and the digital age of photography began to take over. Carol decided to go back to college for graphic design and gained proficiency in Adobe Photoshop ™ and Illustrator ™. She recalls, "I had a few great jobs in a graphic design in the Houston area, but my most memorable time was being flown to Colorado to photograph prairie dogs for a brochure that I was working on."
Relocating to the Texas Hill Country and eventually purchasing a cabin in Fort Davis in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, Carol discovered numerous opportunities for nature photography. These successes inspired her to market her images, mainly of wildlife. During this time, Carol enrolled in the Texas Master Gardener Program. That experience resulted in an expanded focus and, during a particularly rainy season, she started noticing and photographing all the unique plants flowering in the Davis Mountains. Needing help identifying some of the plants she had photographed, Carol contacted the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and also Sul Ross University. After she learned that not only were a few of those plants pretty rare, but many were not yet represented in the NPIN Image Gallery, Carol decided to help out by donating her images to the Wildflower Center. Carol says, "It's been an exciting journey!"
More of Carol's photographic work can be seen, enjoyed and purchased at Carolsnaturephotography.com.
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.
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Acourtia wrightii | Brownfoot Pink Perezia | |
Acourtia wrightii | Brownfoot Pink Perezia | |
Acourtia wrightii | Brownfoot Pink Perezia | |
Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya | |
Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya | |
Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya | |
Bouvardia ternifolia | Scarlet Bouvardia Firecracker Bush Trompetilla Clavillo | |
Bouvardia ternifolia | Scarlet Bouvardia Firecracker Bush Trompetilla Clavillo | |
Bouvardia ternifolia | Scarlet Bouvardia Firecracker Bush Trompetilla Clavillo | |
Cercocarpus montanus var. paucidentatus | Hairy Mountain-mahogany Shaggy Mountain-mahogany Littletooth Mountain-mahogany Eastern Mountain-mahogany | |
Cercocarpus montanus var. paucidentatus | Hairy Mountain-mahogany Shaggy Mountain-mahogany Littletooth Mountain-mahogany Eastern Mountain-mahogany | |
Cologania angustifolia | Longleaf Cologania | |
Cologania angustifolia | Longleaf Cologania | |
Commelina dianthifolia | Birdbill Dayflower Bird-bill Dayflower | |
Commelina dianthifolia | Birdbill Dayflower Bird-bill Dayflower | |
Conoclinium greggii | Gregg's Mistflower Palmleaf Thoroughwort Palm-leaf Mistflower Palm-leaf Thoroughwort Purple Palmleaf Mistflower Purple Palmleaf Eupatorium | |
Conoclinium greggii | Gregg's Mistflower Palmleaf Thoroughwort Palm-leaf Mistflower Palm-leaf Thoroughwort Purple Palmleaf Mistflower Purple Palmleaf Eupatorium | |
Dichromanthus cinnabarinus | Scarlet Ladies'-tresses | |
Dichromanthus cinnabarinus | Scarlet Ladies'-tresses | |
Ipomopsis aggregata | Scarlet Gilia Scarlet Standing-cypress Skyrocket Skunkflower | |
Ipomopsis aggregata | Scarlet Gilia Scarlet Standing-cypress Skyrocket Skunkflower | |
Ipomoea costellata | Crestrib Morning-glory Crest-rib Morning-glory Crested Morning-glory | |
Ipomoea costellata | Crestrib Morning-glory Crest-rib Morning-glory Crested Morning-glory | |
Ipomoea costellata | Crestrib Morning-glory Crest-rib Morning-glory Crested Morning-glory | |
Ipomoea cristulata | Transpecos Morning-glory Scarlet Creeper Trans-Pecos Morning Glory | |
Ipomoea cristulata | Transpecos Morning-glory Scarlet Creeper Trans-Pecos Morning Glory | |
Ipomoea cristulata | Transpecos Morning-glory Scarlet Creeper Trans-Pecos Morning Glory | |
Ipomoea lindheimeri | Lindheimer's Morning-glory Blue Morning Glory | |
Ipomoea lindheimeri | Lindheimer's Morning-glory Blue Morning Glory | |
Ipomoea lindheimeri | Lindheimer's Morning-glory Blue Morning Glory | |
Paronychia monticola | Livermore Nailwort | |
Pellaea ternifolia | Trans-pecos Cliffbrake | |
Pellaea ternifolia | Trans-pecos Cliffbrake | |
Proboscidea louisianica ssp. fragrans | Sweet Unicorn Plant Ram's-horn Devil's Claw | |
Proboscidea louisianica ssp. fragrans | Sweet Unicorn Plant Ram's-horn Devil's Claw | |
Schoenocrambe linearifolia | Slimleaf Plainsmustard Mountain Mustard Hesper Mustard | |
Schoenocrambe linearifolia | Slimleaf Plainsmustard Mountain Mustard Hesper Mustard | |
Seymeria scabra | Limpia Blacksenna | |
Seymeria scabra | Limpia Blacksenna | |
Seymeria scabra | Limpia Blacksenna | |
Sida neomexicana | New Mexico Fanpetals | |
Solanum citrullifolium | Watermelon Nightshade Melonleaf Nightshade | |
Solanum citrullifolium | Watermelon Nightshade Melonleaf Nightshade | |
Sphaeralcea angustifolia | Narrowleaf Globemallow Copper Globemallow Copper Mallow | |
Sphaeralcea fendleri | Fendler's Globemallow | |
Sphaeralcea fendleri ssp. fendleri | Fendler's Globemallow | |
Tiquilia greggii | Plumed Crinklemat Plume Tiquilia Plume Coldenia Gregg Coldenia Hierba Del Cenizo | |
Tiquilia greggii | Plumed Crinklemat Plume Tiquilia Plume Coldenia Gregg Coldenia Hierba Del Cenizo | |
Tiquilia greggii | Plumed Crinklemat Plume Tiquilia Plume Coldenia Gregg Coldenia Hierba Del Cenizo | |
Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia Rocky Mountain Zinnia Prairie Zinnia Little Golden Zinnia Yellow Zinnia | |
Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia Rocky Mountain Zinnia Prairie Zinnia Little Golden Zinnia Yellow Zinnia | |
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