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 |
Psilostrophe tagetina | Woolly Paperflower Paperflower | |
Pterospora andromedea | Woodland Pinedrops Pinedrops | |
Pterospora andromedea | Woodland Pinedrops Pinedrops | |
Ptilimnium capillaceum | Herbwilliam | |
Ptelea trifoliata | Wafer Ash Common Hoptree Hop Tree | |
Ptelea trifoliata | Wafer Ash Common Hoptree Hop Tree | |
Ptelea trifoliata | Wafer Ash Common Hoptree Hop Tree | |
Pterocaulon virgatum | Wand Blackroot | |
Pulsatilla occidentalis | White Pasqueflower Western Pasqueflower Western Anemone | |
Pulsatilla occidentalis | White Pasqueflower Western Pasqueflower Western Anemone | |
Pulsatilla occidentalis | White Pasqueflower Western Pasqueflower Western Anemone | |
Pulsatilla occidentalis | White Pasqueflower Western Pasqueflower Western Anemone | |
Pulsatilla occidentalis | White Pasqueflower Western Pasqueflower Western Anemone | |
Pulsatilla occidentalis | White Pasqueflower Western Pasqueflower Western Anemone | |
Pulsatilla patens | Eastern Pasqueflower American Pasqueflower | |
Pulsatilla patens | Eastern Pasqueflower American Pasqueflower | |
Purshia stansburiana | Stansbury Cliffrose Quininebush Cliffrose | |
Purshia stansburiana | Stansbury Cliffrose Quininebush Cliffrose | |
Pyrola americana | American Wintergreen Round-leaved Pyrola Roundleaf Pyrola | |
Pyrrocoma apargioides | Alpineflames | |
Pyrola asarifolia | Liverleaf Wintergreen Pink Wintergreen Pink Pyrola Pink Shinleaf Bog Wintergreen | |
Pyrola asarifolia | Liverleaf Wintergreen Pink Wintergreen Pink Pyrola Pink Shinleaf Bog Wintergreen | |
Pyrola asarifolia | Liverleaf Wintergreen Pink Wintergreen Pink Pyrola Pink Shinleaf Bog Wintergreen | |
Pyrola asarifolia | Liverleaf Wintergreen Pink Wintergreen Pink Pyrola Pink Shinleaf Bog Wintergreen | |
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus | Carolina Desert-chicory Texas Dandelion False Dandelion | |
Pyrola chlorantha | Green-flowered Wintergreen | |
Pyrrocoma crocea var. crocea | Curlyhead Goldenweed | |
Pyrrocoma crocea var. crocea | Curlyhead Goldenweed | |
Pyrrocoma crocea var. crocea | Curlyhead Goldenweed | |
Pyrrocoma crocea var. crocea | Curlyhead Goldenweed | |
Pyrola elliptica | Waxflower Shinleaf Shinleaf | |
Pyrola elliptica | Waxflower Shinleaf Shinleaf | |
Pyrrhopappus grandiflorus | Tuberous Desert-chicory | |
Pyrrhopappus grandiflorus | Tuberous Desert-chicory | |
Pyrola minor | Snowline Wintergreen | |
Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus | Smallflower Desert-chicory Texas Dandelion False Dandelion | |
Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus | Smallflower Desert-chicory Texas Dandelion False Dandelion | |
Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus | Smallflower Desert-chicory Texas Dandelion False Dandelion | |
Pyrola picta | White-veined Wintergreen | |
Pyrola picta | White-veined Wintergreen | |
Pyrrocoma uniflora var. uniflora | Plantain Goldenweed | |
Quincula lobata | Purple Groundcherry Chinese Lantern Purple Ground Cherry | |
Quincula lobata | Purple Groundcherry Chinese Lantern Purple Ground Cherry | |
Quincula lobata | Purple Groundcherry Chinese Lantern Purple Ground Cherry | |
Ranunculus abortivus | Littleleaf Buttercup Kidney-leaf Buttercup Early Wood Buttercup | |
Ranunculus adoneus | Alpine Buttercup | |
Ranunculus adoneus | Alpine Buttercup | |
Ranunculus alismifolius | Plantainleaf Buttercup Water-plantain Buttercup Meadow Buttercup | |
Ranunculus californicus | California Buttercup | |
Ranunculus californicus | California Buttercup | |
Ranunculus cardiophyllus | Heartleaf Buttercup Heart-leaf Buttercup | |
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 cymbalaria | Alkali Buttercup | |
Ranunculus eschscholtzii | Eschscholtz's Buttercup Subalpine Buttercup | |
Ranunculus eschscholtzii | Eschscholtz's Buttercup Subalpine Buttercup | |
Ranunculus eschscholtzii | Eschscholtz's Buttercup Subalpine Buttercup | |
Ranunculus fascicularis | Early Buttercup Tufted Buttercup Prairie Buttercup | |
Ranunculus flammula | Greater Creeping Spearwort | |
Ranunculus flammula | Greater Creeping Spearwort | |
Ranunculus glaberrimus | Sagebrush Buttercup | |
Ranunculus glaberrimus | Sagebrush Buttercup | |
Ranunculus glaberrimus | Sagebrush Buttercup | |
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus | Bristly Buttercup Buttercup | |
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus | Bristly Buttercup Buttercup | |
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus | Bristly Buttercup Buttercup | |
Ranunculus jovis | Utah Buttercup | |
Ranunculus macauleyi | Rocky Mountain Buttercup | |
Ranunculus macauleyi | Rocky Mountain Buttercup | |
Ranunculus macranthus | Large Buttercup | |
Ranunculus macranthus | Large Buttercup | |
Rafinesquia neomexicana | New Mexico Plumeseed Plume-seed | |
Rafinesquia neomexicana | New Mexico Plumeseed Plume-seed | |
Rafinesquia neomexicana | New Mexico Plumeseed Plume-seed | |
Ranunculus orthorhynchus | Straightbeak Buttercup | |
Ratibida pinnata | Grayhead Coneflower Gray-headed Coneflower Grayhead Mexican Hat Gray-headed Mexican Hat Pinnate Prairie Coneflower Yellow Coneflower | |
Ratibida pinnata | Grayhead Coneflower Gray-headed Coneflower Grayhead Mexican Hat Gray-headed Mexican Hat Pinnate Prairie Coneflower Yellow Coneflower | |
Ratibida pinnata | Grayhead Coneflower Gray-headed Coneflower Grayhead Mexican Hat Gray-headed Mexican Hat Pinnate Prairie Coneflower Yellow Coneflower | |
Ranunculus populago | Popular Buttercup | |
Ranunculus populago | Popular Buttercup | |
Rhododendron albiflorum | Cascade Azalea White Rhododendron | |
Rhododendron calendulaceum | Flame Azalea | |
Rhododendron calendulaceum | Flame Azalea | |
Rhododendron canescens | Mountain Azalea Wild Azalea Honeysuckle Azalea Piedmont Azalea Sweet Azalea Hoary Azalea Southern Pinxterflower | |
Rhus copallinum | Winged Sumac Shining Sumac Flameleaf Sumac Mountain Sumac Dwarf Sumac Wing-rib Sumac Black Sumac Upland Sumac | |
Rhus copallinum | Winged Sumac Shining Sumac Flameleaf Sumac Mountain Sumac Dwarf Sumac Wing-rib Sumac Black Sumac Upland Sumac | |
Rhus copallinum | Winged Sumac Shining Sumac Flameleaf Sumac Mountain Sumac Dwarf Sumac Wing-rib Sumac Black Sumac Upland Sumac | |
Rhynchospora colorata | Whitetop Sedge White-topped Sedge Starrush Whitetop Star Sedge Star Rush | |
Rhynchospora colorata | Whitetop Sedge White-topped Sedge Starrush Whitetop Star Sedge Star Rush | |
Rhexia cubensis | West Indian Meadow Beauty | |
Rhexia cubensis | West Indian Meadow Beauty | |
Rhexia cubensis | West Indian Meadow Beauty | |
Rhodiola integrifolia | Ledge Stonecrop King's Crown Roseroot Western Roseroot | |
Rhexia lutea | Yellow Meadow Beauty | |
Rhexia mariana | Maryland Meadow Beauty Pale Meadow Beauty | |
Rhododendron macrophyllum | Pacific Rhododendron California Rhododendron California Rosebay Red Rhododendron | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |