Native Plants
Prothro, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Perkins Prothro was a board member of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and a good friend of Lady Bird Johnson. Well known for her philanthropy in higher education, Mrs. Prothro was also esteemed for her photography specializing in southwestern themes and florals. Many of her collections were published or placed in private and university collections including a collection of 6,300 wildflower images from California, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming at the Lady Bird Johnson WIldflower Center. Mrs. Prothro’s respect for photographers and their art is evidenced by the Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Photography Gallery at the Harry Ransom Center at the Univeristy of Texas.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 |
Castilleja latifolia | Monterey Indian Paintbrush | |
Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood Virginia Dogwood Florida Dogwood White Cornel Arrowwood American Boxwood False Box St. Peter's Crown Corona De San Pedro | |
Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy California Gold Poppy | |
Hexalectris spicata | Spiked Crested Coralroot Spiked Crested Coral Root | |
Peritoma serrulata | Rocky Mountain Bee-plant Stinking-clover Bee Spiderflower Navajo Spinach Pink Cleome Toothed Spiderflower Skunkweed | |
Phlox roemeriana | Goldeneye Phlox Golden-eye Phlox | |
Sanguinaria canadensis | Bloodroot | |
Sanguinaria canadensis | Bloodroot | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |