Plants

 Selecting a gallery
Images are categorised into galleries to make your search quicker and easier. Wherever possible select a gallery before you enter key words. To search several galleries at the same time, select ALL GALLERIES.

Entering key words
Separate words with a single space. Do not use + or -, or the words and, or, not between words.

Word order
The search engine will search for your key words in any order: e.g. dog running or running dog.

Action or Activity
To find an image of a subject performing a certain action or activity use the "-ing" form of a verb (e.g., eating, sleeping, running).

You can use the key word grooming to find several specific actions, such as an animal washing, licking, bathing, or preening. Use the key words mutual grooming to find one animal grooming another.

Pedigree or non-pedigree domestic animals

• To search for a pedigree, or purebred animal, use the key word pedigree.
• To search for a non-pedigree or crossbred animal, use the key word non-pedigree.

Refining your search for one or more than one subject in an image
Regardless of whether a word is entered in singular or plural form, both forms will be searched. E.g. dog or dogs will produce the same results.

To view images that contain only one subject (e.g. one dog) highlight the phrase one subject per image. To view images that contain more than one subject (e.g. two or more dogs) highlight the phrase more than one subject per image.

Still having problems? How can we help you?

Our photolibrary contains over 8000 images of more than 800 plant species from around the world.  It also contains the collection of native New Zealand plants photographed by the late Dr John Salmon. The Salmon Collection includes more than 220 species of native tree, and a further 470 species of tree that are not native to New Zealand.  Images include alpine plants, grasses, ferns, orchids and other well-known flowering and garden plants.

 

Many plant images are waiting to be uploaded. If you can't find the image you want, please contact us.

 

Finding a specific plant
Many plants have several different common names, and for each species we have tried to include as many names as possible.   The best way to search for a specific plant is to identify it by its scientific name, and search for that.

 

Colour

We have key-worded many flower colours, but colours such as mauve and magenta, or red and crimson, may look similar and cause confusion.  Therefore in some cases we have used more than one key word to denote such a colour.

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