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National Plant Materials Center Photo Gallery

Updated 08/21/2008

The following list includes images from the National Plant Materials Center. Images are available in the JPEG (20-100 KB) format. (TIFF format images are available by e-mailing us. When using these images please credit the appropriate source as indicated below.

Image Types
Conservation Plants
Conservation Practices using Plant Materials solutions
Conservation Problems which Plant Materials can address
Miscellaneous Images
Plant Materials Activities
Plant Materials Equipment
Plant Materials Facilities

Conservation Plants

Description	Location/Date Taken	Credits	JPEG File
(crabapple)	National Arboretum / 10/1/1969	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0303.jpg
Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed)	Beck Lake, NPMC / 7/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0333.jpg
Carex crinita (fringed sedge)	Beck Lake, NPMC / 7/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0335.jpg
Cercis canadensis (redbud)	GW Parkway, VA / 4/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0325.jpg
Convallaria majalis (lily-of-the-valley)	location unknown / 5/1/1972	Chas. B. Ford / MDPMC	0103.jpg
Cornus amomum (silky dogwood)	location unknown / 6/1/1988	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0102.jpg
Elymus hystrix var. hystrix (bottlebrush grass)	Shenandoah National Park, VA / date unknown	G. Meyer / MDPMC	0350.jpg
Elymus hystrix var. hystrix (bottlebrush grass)	National PMC, Beltsville, MD / 6/1/1993	John Englert / MDPMC	0229.jpg
Hedera helix (English ivy)	location unknown / 10/1/1988	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0086.jpg
Helianthus divaricatus (woodland sunflower)	Shenandoah National Park, VA / date unknown	G. Meyer / MDPMC	0353.jpg
Ilex opaca (American holly)	location unknown / 4/1/1976	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0090.jpg
Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0100.jpg
Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel)	Shenandoah National Park, VA / date unknown	G. Meyer / MDPMC	0351.jpg
Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle)	location unknown / 5/1/1964	Joseph Ruffner / MDPMC	0092.jpg
Lotus corniculatus (birdsfoot trefoil)	NETSC / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0077.jpg
Malus baccata (crabapple)	National Arboretum / 10/1/1969	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0304.jpg
Monarda bradburiana (bergamont mint)	Shenandoah National Park, VA / date unknown	G. Meyer / MDPMC	0352.jpg
Morella pensylvanica (bayberry)	location unknown / 6/1/1980	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0091.jpg
Pachysandra terminalis (pachysandra)	location unknown / 10/1/1988	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0083.jpg
Pinus (Jep Bl. pine?)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0096.jpg
Pityopsis graminifolia (grass-leaved goldaster)	NPMC / 10/1/1996	J. Englert / MDPMC	0287.jpg
Pityopsis graminifolia (grass-leaved goldaster)	NPMC / 10/1/1996	J. Englert / MDPMC	0281.jpg
Quercus (oak)	location unknown / 8/1/1975	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0082.jpg
Rhus glabra (smooth sumac)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0106.jpg
Rhus glabra (smooth sumac)	location unknown / 10/1/1967	Joseph Ruffner / MDPMC	0084.jpg
Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose)	location unknown / 6/1/1976	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0101.jpg
Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose)	location unknown / 6/1/1976	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0095.jpg
Sambucus (elderberry)	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 5/1/1994	J. Englert / MDPMC	0354.jpg
Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem)	Shenandoah National Park, VA / date unknown	G. Meyer / MDPMC	0349.jpg
Scirpus cyperinus (woolgrass)	Beck Lake, NPMC / 7/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0336.jpg
Sida hermaphrodita (Virginia mallow)	GW Parkway, VA / 10/1/1995	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0343.jpg
Sida hermaphrodita (Virginia mallow)	NPMC / 11/1/1996	J. Englert / MDPMC	0338.jpg
Sida hermaphrodita (Virginia mallow)	NPMC / 11/1/1996	J. Englert / MDPMC	0339.jpg
Sida hermaphrodita (Virginia mallow)	NPMC / 12/1/1996	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0340.jpg
Sida hermaphrodita (Virginia mallow)	NPMC / 12/1/1996	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0341.jpg
Sida hermaphrodita (Virginia mallow)	NPMC / 12/1/1996	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0342.jpg
Sorghastrum nutans (indiangrass)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0522.jpg
Sorghastrum nutans (indiangrass)	location unknown / date unknown	G. Alexander / MDPMC	0390.jpg
Spartina (smooth & saltmeadow cordgrasses)	Maryland / 12/1/1980	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0098.jpg
Thuja occidentalis (Northern white cedar)	location unknown / 6/1/1988	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0099.jpg
Uniola paniculata (sea oats)	Assateague Island, VA / 9/7/1988	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0097.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 8/1/1997	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0346.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 8/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0345.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 8/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0344.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	location unknown / 8/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0334.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 8/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0332.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 8/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0331.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 8/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0330.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 8/1/1997	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0347.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 7/14/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0321.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 7/14/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0320.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 7/14/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0319.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 10/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0318.jpg
Vallisneria americana (wild celery)	NPMC / 7/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0317.jpg
Vinca minor (periwinkle)	location unknown / 5/1/1976	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0085.jpg
Appalow Lespedeza cuneata (lespedeza)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0105.jpg
Arnot Robinia hispida var. fertilis (bristly locust)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0305.jpg
Arnot Robinia hispida var. fertilis (bristly locust)	Noble Co., OH / date unknown	M. Spray / MDPMC	0380.jpg
Avalon Spartina patens (saltmeadow cordgrass)	Norris property / 8/9/1988	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0104.jpg
Bankers Salix cottetii (dwarf willow)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0089.jpg
Cardan Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0377.jpg
Carthage Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)	NPMC / 9/1/1976	SCS / MDPMC	0300.jpg
Cochise Eragrostis trichophora (Atherstone lovegrass)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0384.jpg
Corto Atriplex semibaccata (Australian saltbush)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0386.jpg
Emerald Sea Juniperus conferta (shore juniper)	location unknown / date unknown	G. Alexander / MDPMC	0381.jpg
Gobbler Quercus acutissima (sawtooth oak)	KYPMC / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0370.jpg
Golden Castanea pumila (golden chinquapin)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0367.jpg
Indigo Cornus amomum (silky dogwood)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0387.jpg
Indigo Cornus amomum (silky dogwood)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0479.jpg
Indigo Cornus amomum (silky dogwood)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0388.jpg
Indigo Cornus amomum (silky dogwood)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0376.jpg
Indigo Cornus amomum (silky dogwood)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0389.jpg
Kalo Lotus corniculatus (dwarf English trefoil)	location unknown / date unknown	Bishop / MDPMC	0480.jpg
Kalo Lotus corniculatus (dwarf English trefoil)	location unknown / date unknown	Bishop / MDPMC	0485.jpg
Kalo Lotus corniculatus (dwarf English trefoil)	location unknown / date unknown	Bishop / MDPMC	0483.jpg
Kalo Lotus corniculatus (dwarf English trefoil)	location unknown / date unknown	Bishop / MDPMC	0484.jpg
Lancer Lathyrus latifolius (perennial pea)	location unknown / 7/3/1984	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0379.jpg
Lassen Purshia tridentata (bitterbrush)	Lucky Peak Nursery / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0489.jpg
Lassen Purshia tridentata (bitterbrush)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0369.jpg
Lassen Purshia tridentata (bitterbrush)	Lucky Peak Nursery / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0490.jpg
Lathco Lathyrus sylvestris (flatpea)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0391.jpg
Marshfield Lotus pedunculatus (big trefoil)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0368.jpg
Niagara Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)	Allegany Co., MD / 9/1/1998	L. Marques- Cooper / MDPMC	0521.jpg
Redwing Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)	location unknown / 10/3/1973	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0371.jpg
Redwing Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)	location unknown / 8/8/1972	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0475.jpg
Redwing Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)	location unknown / 5/29/1980	E. Humphrey / MDPMC	0373.jpg
Redwing Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)	location unknown / date unknown	E. Humphrey / MDPMC	0374.jpg
Redwing Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0375.jpg
Redwing Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)	location unknown / 6/14/1984	E. Humphrey / MDPMC	0372.jpg
Rem Red Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0476.jpg
Rem Red Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0477.jpg
Rem Red Lonicera maackii (Amur honey suckle)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0488.jpg
Rem Red Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0385.jpg
Rem Red Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0478.jpg
Roselow Malus sargentii (Sargent crabapple)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0393.jpg
Rountree Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0482.jpg
Sea Isle Carex kobomugi (Japanese sedge)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0093.jpg
Steiner Group Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0541.jpg
Streamco Salix purpurea (purple-osier willow)	location unknown / 8/1/1978	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0107.jpg
Tomahawk Sorghastrum nutans (indiangrass)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0394.jpg
Tropic Lalo Paspalum hieronymi (paspalum)	location unknown / date unknown	P. Charles / MDPMC	0392.jpg
Tropic Lalo Paspalum hieronymi (paspalum)	location unknown / 1/1/1984	P. Charles / MDPMC	0462.jpg
Tropic Sun Crotalaria juncea (sun hemp)	location unknown / date unknown	P. Charles / MDPMC	0470.jpg
Tufcote Cynodon dactylon (bermudagrass)	location unknown / date unknown	Curtis Sharp / MDPMC	0720.jpg
Tufcote Cynodon dactylon (bermudagrass)	location unknown / date unknown	Curtis Sharp / MDPMC	0721.jpg
Tufcote Cynodon dactylon (bemudagrass)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0076.jpg
VA-70 Lespedeza thunbergii (shrub lespedeza)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0487.jpg
VA-70 Lespedeza thunbergii (shrub lespedeza)	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0382.jpg
VA-70 Lespedeza thunbergii (shrub lespedeza)	Alabama / date unknown	C. Sharp / MDPMC	0457.jpg

Conservation Practices using Plant Materials solutions

Description	Location/Date Taken	Credits	JPEG File
windbreaks around a farmstead	South Dakota / 8/1/1974	SCS / MDPMC	0311.jpg
strip cropping on contours	location unknown / date unknown	SCS / MDPMC	0290.jpg
windbreak - 35' high	Winamac, IN / 6/1/1972	Erwin Cole, SCS / MDPMC	0306.jpg
dunes planted with grass for stabilization	Outer Banks, NC / date unknown	SCS / MDPMC	0299.jpg
planting on dune	location unknown / 6/1/1980	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0091.jpg
new tidal planting	Maryland / 12/1/1980	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0098.jpg
whole plants as screen	location unknown / 6/1/1988	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0099.jpg
plants on dune	Assateague Island, VA / 9/7/1988	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0097.jpg
planting on shore	Norris property / 8/9/1988	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0104.jpg
plant on stream	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0089.jpg
roadside seeding, in bloom	location unknown / 7/3/1984	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0379.jpg
whole plant on stream	location unknown / 8/1/1978	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0107.jpg
whole plant, low maintenance ground cover	location unknown / date unknown	P. Charles / MDPMC	0392.jpg
bermudagrass turf on playground	location unknown / date unknown	Curtis Sharp / MDPMC	0721.jpg
bermudagrass turf on playground	location unknown / date unknown	Curtis Sharp / MDPMC	0720.jpg

Conservation Problems which Plant Materials can address

Thumbnail Photo	Description	Location/Date Taken	Credits	JPEG File
	dust storm	OK, KS, TX?? / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0289.jpg
	dust storm	OK, KS, TX?? / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0288.jpg

Miscellaneous Images

Description	Location/Date Taken	Credits	JPEG File
N. entrance slope ready to plant	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 7/1/1993	J. Englert / MDPMC	0356.jpg
Skyline Drive - road shoulder	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 10/1/1992	J. Englert / MDPMC	0357.jpg
SHEN - north entrance sign	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 3/1/1994	G. Meyer / MDPMC	0364.jpg
vegetation at overlook along Skyline Dr.	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 8/1/1992	J. Englert / MDPMC	0363.jpg
SHEN - construction of north entrance	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 7/1/1993	J. Englert / MDPMC	0362.jpg
view of Shenandoah Valley from Skyline Dr.	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 8/1/1992	J. Englert / MDPMC	0361.jpg
view of Shenandoah Valley from Skyline Dr.	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 8/1/1992	J. Englert / MDPMC	0358.jpg

Plant Materials Activities

Description	Location/Date Taken	Credits	JPEG File
mulching newly planted trees	GW Parkway, VA / 4/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0327.jpg
envelope of seed	NPMC / date unknown	SCS / MDPMC	0298.jpg
field planting evaluation	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0724.jpg
collecting serviceberry fruits	GW Parkway, VA / 6/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0329.jpg
evaluating spring planted bladdernut (Staphylea)	GW Parkway, VA / 6/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0328.jpg
preparing wildflower plugs for planting	GW Parkway, VA / 4/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0326.jpg
planting trees along GW Parkway	GW Parkway, VA / 4/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0324.jpg
seed received from foreign countries	NPMC / date unknown	SCS / MDPMC	0291.jpg
seed packet from foreing source with PI number	NPMC / date unknown	SCS / MDPMC	0316.jpg
preparation of plants for distribution	NPMC / date unknown	SCS / MDPMC	0315.jpg
packaging seed for foreign shipment	NPMC / 6/1/1978	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0302.jpg
NPMC staff scouting Beck Lake	Beck Lake, NPMC / 7/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0337.jpg
accessions lined out for evaluation	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0296.jpg
evaluation of grasses	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0295.jpg
working with farmers to solve conservation problems	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0293.jpg
planting at N. entrance to park	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 11/1/1993	J. Englert / MDPMC	0355.jpg
seeded area along Skyline Dr.	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 9/1/1994	G. Meyer / MDPMC	0359.jpg
seeded area along Skyline Dr.	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 9/1/1994	G. Meyer / MDPMC	0360.jpg
certified seed label	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0722.jpg
cold storage of foreign seed	NPMC / date unknown	SCS / MDPMC	0292.jpg
trees ready for planting	GW Parkway, VA / 4/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0325.jpg
plant, 8 mos. after planting	Shenandoah National Park, VA / 5/1/1994	J. Englert / MDPMC	0354.jpg
Dan Woolston collecting seed	NPMC / 11/1/1996	J. Englert / MDPMC	0338.jpg
whole plant, evaluation for forage seed production	location unknown / date unknown	G. Alexander / MDPMC	0390.jpg
seedling grown in peat pot	NPMC / 8/1/1997	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0347.jpg
germinating on coir mat	NPMC / 8/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0345.jpg
germinating on coir mat	NPMC / 8/1/1997	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0346.jpg
germinating on coir mat	NPMC / 8/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0344.jpg
harvesting mature plants for transplanting	NPMC / 7/14/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0319.jpg
preparing greenhouse transplants for planting	NPMC / 7/14/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0320.jpg
new field planted for seed increase	NPMC / 9/1/1976	SCS / MDPMC	0300.jpg

Plant Materials Equipment

Description	Location/Date Taken	Credits	JPEG File
old tractor	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0297.jpg
old wagon stuck in a field	location unknown / date unknown	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0294.jpg
fluffy seed vacuum	NPMC / 10/1/1996	J. Englert / MDPMC	0282.jpg
fluffy seed vacuum	NPMC / 10/1/1996	J. Englert / MDPMC	0283.jpg
fluffy seed vacuum	NPMC / 10/1/1996	J. Englert / MDPMC	0284.jpg
fluffy seed vacuum	NPMC / 10/1/1996	J. Englert / MDPMC	0285.jpg
harvesting with fluffy seed vacuum	NPMC / 10/1/1996	J. Englert / MDPMC	0286.jpg

Plant Materials Facilities

Description	Location/Date Taken	Credits	JPEG File
native plants in NPMC greenhouse	National PMC, Beltsville, MD / 10/1/1994	John Englert / MDPMC	0230.jpg
main office	National PMC, Beltsville, MD / 10/1/1994	John Englert / MDPMC	0231.jpg
Beck Lake on NPMC property	National PMC, Beltsville, MD / 4/1/1990	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0232.jpg
aerial view of buildings and fields	National PMC, Beltsville, MD / 5/1/1992	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0233.jpg
aerial view of buildings, fields, and Beck Lake	National PMC, Beltsville, MD / 5/1/1992	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0234.jpg
aerial view of buildings and fields	National PMC, Beltsville, MD / 5/1/1992	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0235.jpg
wetland plant greenhouse	NPMC / 10/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0323.jpg
wetland plants in N. greenhouse	NPMC / 6/1/1997	photographer unknown / MDPMC	0348.jpg
Crider Memorial Garden	National Plant Materials Center / date unknown	T. McCabe / MDPMC	0378.jpg
outdoor wetland cells	NPMC / 10/1/1997	J. Kujawski / MDPMC	0322.jpg

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