Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Plants

Photo: Perforate reindeer lichen appear as white trees under snowfall.

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Perforate reindeer lichen appear as white trees under snowfall.

Picture of the caterpillar of the mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa antiopa).

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The caterpillar of the mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa antiopa).

Photo: A "stop" sign protects plants and wildlife on Espanola Island in the Galapagos.

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A “stop” sign protects plants and wildlife on Espanola Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Many of the bog plants of the SE United States are in trouble now because of bog draining for timber plantations.

Siskiyou National Forest serves as home and protector to wildlife including the federally endangered northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina).

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Siskiyou National Forest serves as home and protector to wildlife including the federally endangered northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina).

Photo: Biologist scout for federally-endangered birds at Kissemmee Prarie State Park.

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Biologist scout for federally-endangered birds at Kissemmee Prarie State Park.

Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) from the Australian Bat Clinic and Narrow Leaf Retreat.

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Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) from the Australian Bat Clinic and Narrow Leaf Retreat.

Photo: A federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

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A federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

Photo: A federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

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A federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

Photo: A federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

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A federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

Photo: A federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

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A federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

Photo: A federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

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A federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

Photo: A federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

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A federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

Photo: A federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

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A federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

Photo: A federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii).

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A federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii).

Photo: A federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

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A federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

Photo: A federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

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A federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

Photo: A federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

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A federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii) in bloom.

Photo: The thorns and flower petals of a federally endangered Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii).

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The thorns and flower petals of a federally endangered Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii).

Photo: Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Many of the bog plants of the SE United States are in trouble now because of bog draining for timber plantations.

Photo: Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Many of the bog plants of the SE United States are in trouble now because of bog draining for timber plantations.

Photo: Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Many of the bog plants of the SE United States are in trouble now because of bog draining for timber plantations.

Photo: Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Many of the bog plants of the SE United States are in trouble now because of bog draining for timber plantations.

Photo: Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Many of the bog plants of the SE United States are in trouble now because of bog draining for timber plantations.

Photo: Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Many of the bog plants of the SE United States are in trouble now because of bog draining for timber plantations.

Photo: Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Federally endangered green pitcher-plants (Sarracenia oreophila), at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Many of the bog plants of the SE United States are in trouble now because of bog draining for timber plantations.

Images of a blooming Stern's medlar bush (Mespilus canescens, one of the rarest plants in the U.S. This plant is now reduced to just 25 specimens in two locations. This one is located on the grounds of the Missouri Botanical Gardens.

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Images of a blooming Stern’s medlar bush (Mespilus canescens, one of the rarest plants in the U.S. This plant is now reduced to just 25 specimens in two locations. This one is located on the grounds of the Missouri Botanical Gardens.

Photo: Federally endangered Short's goldenrod (Solidago shortii), at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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Federally endangered Short’s goldenrod (Solidago shortii), at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Photo: Federally endangered Short's goldenrod (Solidago shortii), at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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Federally endangered Short’s goldenrod (Solidago shortii), at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Photo: Federally threatened Decurrent false aster (Boltonia decurrens), at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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Federally threatened Decurrent false aster (Boltonia decurrens), at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Photo: Federally threatened Decurrent false aster (Boltonia decurrens), at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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Federally threatened Decurrent false aster (Boltonia decurrens), at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Photo: Federally threatened Decurrent false aster (Boltonia decurrens), at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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Federally threatened Decurrent false aster (Boltonia decurrens), at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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