Native Plants
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia
Bill (W.D.) (1913-1996) and Dolphia Bransford (1915-2015) moved from San Angelo to Kingsland, Texas in 1950. There they established the first fish camp in the area. A carpenter, Bill built small cabins and a larger building which served as a general store.Bill was interested in photography so he and Dolphia would set out in their camper taking pictures of wildflowers and scenery along the way. After plants were photographed, Dolphia researched them and recorded their botanical name, family and common name on each slide. The Bransfords would travel for two or three months at a time and eventually visited nearly every corner of the United States and Canada. They spent 40 years pursuing their favorite pastime and stopped only when Bill’s vision diminished.
At the beginning, Bill photographed plants mostly from a distance, often too far to see enough detail necessary to identify his subjects. Dolphia encouraged him to get close-ups of the plants so that they could be identified and so that their full beauty could be appreciated. Many times he would lie flat on the ground to get the perfect shot. His extra effort shows in the quality of his photographs.
Bill enjoyed presenting prints of his photographs in collections, displaying images of entire genera or families in a single frame. In one case, it took six years of effort to get the photograph of a single species necessary to complete one of these framed collections.
Wishing to find a suitable, permanent home for their work, Mr. and Mrs. Bransford began donating their slide collection to the National Wildflower Research Center in 1987 and were privileged to enjoy Mrs. Johnson’s company on several occasions. Over the years, countless thousands of visitors to this website have enjoyed the work and study of this devoted couple.
Today, the nearly 4500 native plant slides contributed to the Wildflower Center by Bill and Dolphia Bransford remain one of the largest image collections in the NPIN Image Gallery.
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 |
Moneses uniflora | Single Delight Shy Maiden Wood Nymph St. Olaf's Candlestick One-flowered Wintergreen | |
Monotropa uniflora | Indianpipe Indian Pipe | |
Monotropa uniflora | Indianpipe Indian Pipe | |
Monardella villosa | Coyote Mint | |
Monardella viridis | Green Monardella | |
Muilla maritima | Sea Muilla | |
Myosotis laxa | Bay Forget-me-not | |
Nama aretioides | Ground Nama | |
Narthecium californicum | California Bog Asphodel | |
Nama demissum | Purplemat Purple Mat | |
Nama hispidum | Sand Bells Bristly Nama Sand-bell | |
Nama rothrockii | Rothrock's Fiddleleaf | |
Nekemias arborea | Peppervine | |
Nerisyrenia camporum | Bicolor Fanmustard Mesa Greggia | |
Nerisyrenia camporum | Bicolor Fanmustard Mesa Greggia | |
Nerisyrenia camporum | Bicolor Fanmustard Mesa Greggia | |
Nerisyrenia camporum | Bicolor Fanmustard Mesa Greggia | |
Nerisyrenia camporum | Bicolor Fanmustard Mesa Greggia | |
Nerisyrenia camporum | Bicolor Fanmustard Mesa Greggia | |
Nerisyrenia camporum | Bicolor Fanmustard Mesa Greggia | |
Nemastylis geminiflora | Prairie Celestials Celestials Prairie Pleatleaf | |
Nemastylis geminiflora | Prairie Celestials Celestials Prairie Pleatleaf | |
Nemastylis geminiflora | Prairie Celestials Celestials Prairie Pleatleaf | |
Nemastylis geminiflora | Prairie Celestials Celestials Prairie Pleatleaf | |
Nelumbo lutea | American Lotus Yellow Water Lotus Yellow Lotus | |
Nelumbo lutea | American Lotus Yellow Water Lotus Yellow Lotus | |
Nemophila maculata | Fivespot | |
Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes Menzies Baby Blue Eyes | |
Nemophila phacelioides | Texas Baby Blue Eyes Large-flower Baby-blue-eyes Baby Blue-eyes Flannel Breeches | |
Nemophila phacelioides | Texas Baby Blue Eyes Large-flower Baby-blue-eyes Baby Blue-eyes Flannel Breeches | |
Nestotus stenophyllus | Narrowleaf Mock Goldenweed Narrowleaf Goldenweed | |
Nicotiana attenuata | Coyote Tobacco | |
Nicotiana attenuata | Coyote Tobacco | |
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii | Bigelow's Tobacco | |
Nicotiana repanda | Fiddleleaf Tobacco Fiddle-leaf Tobacco | |
Nicotiana repanda | Fiddleleaf Tobacco Fiddle-leaf Tobacco | |
Nicotiana repanda | Fiddleleaf Tobacco Fiddle-leaf Tobacco | |
Nicotiana repanda | Fiddleleaf Tobacco Fiddle-leaf Tobacco | |
Nothocalais alpestris | Alpine Lake Prairie-dandelion | |
Nothocalais cuspidata | Sharppoint Prairie-dandelion Wavy-leaf Prairie-dandelion Prairie Dandelion | |
Noccaea montana var. fendleri | Fendler's Pennycress Wild Candytuft Penny Cress | |
Noccaea montana var. fendleri | Fendler's Pennycress Wild Candytuft Penny Cress | |
Noccaea montana var. fendleri | Fendler's Pennycress Wild Candytuft Penny Cress | |
Noccaea montana var. fendleri | Fendler's Pennycress Wild Candytuft Penny Cress | |
Nolina microcarpa | Sacahuista Sacahuista Beargrass | |
Nothochelone nemorosa | Woodland Beardtongue Woodland-beardtongue Woodland Penstemon | |
Nolina texana | Texas Sacahuista Texas Beargrass Basket Grass Sacahuista Bunchgrass Texas Bear-grass | |
Nuphar lutea ssp. advena | Common Spatterdock Spatterdock Yellow Cow-lily Cow-lily Yellow Pond-lily Brandy-bottle | |
Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala | Rocky Mountain Pond Lily Pond Lily Pond-lily | |
Nuphar lutea ssp. pumila | Yellow Pond-lily | |
Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata | Varigated Yellow Pond-lily Spatterdock | |
Nuttallanthus texanus | Texas Toadflax Texas Toad-flax Toadflax | |
Nuttallanthus texanus | Texas Toadflax Texas Toad-flax Toadflax | |
Nuttallanthus texanus | Texas Toadflax Texas Toad-flax Toadflax | |
Nymphoides aquatica | Big Floatingheart Floating Hearts | |
Nyctaginia capitata | Devil's Bouquet Scarlet Muskflower | |
Nyctaginia capitata | Devil's Bouquet Scarlet Muskflower | |
Nymphaea odorata | American White Water-lily Fragrant White Water-lily Fragrant Water-lily White Water-lily Sweet-scented White Water-lily Sweet-scented Water-lily Beaver Root | |
Nymphaea odorata | American White Water-lily Fragrant White Water-lily Fragrant Water-lily White Water-lily Sweet-scented White Water-lily Sweet-scented Water-lily Beaver Root | |
Nymphaea odorata ssp. tuberosa | American White Waterlily Mississippi Waterlily | |
Oclemena acuminata | Whorled Wood Aster | |
Oclemena acuminata | Whorled Wood Aster | |
Oclemena acuminata | Whorled Wood Aster | |
Oclemena nemoralis | Bog Aster | |
Oclemena reticulata | Pine Barren Whitetop Aster White-top Aster | |
Oclemena reticulata | Pine Barren Whitetop Aster White-top Aster | |
Oclemena reticulata | Pine Barren Whitetop Aster White-top Aster | |
Oenothera albicaulis | Whitest Evening-primrose White-stem Evening-primrose Pale Evening-primrose | |
Oenothera albicaulis | Whitest Evening-primrose White-stem Evening-primrose Pale Evening-primrose | |
Oenothera albicaulis | Whitest Evening-primrose White-stem Evening-primrose Pale Evening-primrose | |
Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-primrose King's Cure-all Common Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-primrose King's Cure-all Common Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-primrose King's Cure-all Common Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-primrose King's Cure-all Common Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-primrose King's Cure-all Common Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera brachycarpa | Shortfruit Evening-primrose Short-fruit Evening-primrose Shortfruit Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera brachycarpa | Shortfruit Evening-primrose Short-fruit Evening-primrose Shortfruit Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera caespitosa | Tufted Evening Primrose Gumbo Evening Primrose Gumbo Lily Fragrant Evening Primrose Tufted Evening-primrose | |
Oenothera caespitosa | Tufted Evening Primrose Gumbo Evening Primrose Gumbo Lily Fragrant Evening Primrose Tufted Evening-primrose | |
Oenothera caespitosa | Tufted Evening Primrose Gumbo Evening Primrose Gumbo Lily Fragrant Evening Primrose Tufted Evening-primrose | |
Oenothera caespitosa | Tufted Evening Primrose Gumbo Evening Primrose Gumbo Lily Fragrant Evening Primrose Tufted Evening-primrose | |
Oenothera caespitosa | Tufted Evening Primrose Gumbo Evening Primrose Gumbo Lily Fragrant Evening Primrose Tufted Evening-primrose | |
Oenothera caespitosa | Tufted Evening Primrose Gumbo Evening Primrose Gumbo Lily Fragrant Evening Primrose Tufted Evening-primrose | |
Oenothera caespitosa | Tufted Evening Primrose Gumbo Evening Primrose Gumbo Lily Fragrant Evening Primrose Tufted Evening-primrose | |
Oenothera cinerea | Woolly Beeblossom High Plains Beeblossom Woolly Gaura High Plains Gaura | |
Oenothera coronopifolia | Crownleaf Evening-primrose Crownleaf Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera coronopifolia | Crownleaf Evening-primrose Crownleaf Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera coronopifolia | Crownleaf Evening-primrose Crownleaf Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera deltoides | Birdcage Evening-primrose Fragrant Primrose Desert Evening-primrose Birdcage Primrose Dune Evening Primrose Devil's-lantern | |
Oenothera deltoides | Birdcage Evening-primrose Fragrant Primrose Desert Evening-primrose Birdcage Primrose Dune Evening Primrose Devil's-lantern | |
Oenothera deltoides | Birdcage Evening-primrose Fragrant Primrose Desert Evening-primrose Birdcage Primrose Dune Evening Primrose Devil's-lantern | |
Oenothera deltoides | Birdcage Evening-primrose Fragrant Primrose Desert Evening-primrose Birdcage Primrose Dune Evening Primrose Devil's-lantern | |
Oenothera deltoides | Birdcage Evening-primrose Fragrant Primrose Desert Evening-primrose Birdcage Primrose Dune Evening Primrose Devil's-lantern | |
Oenothera drummondii | Beach Evening-primrose Beach Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera drummondii | Beach Evening-primrose Beach Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera drummondii | Beach Evening-primrose Beach Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera drummondii | Beach Evening-primrose Beach Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera drummondii | Beach Evening-primrose Beach Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera drummondii | Beach Evening-primrose Beach Evening Primrose | |
Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri | Hooker's Evening-primrose Giant Evening-primrose | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |