 Opening bud of red poppy flower in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, March 8, 2009
 Flower bud of hibiscus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 19, 2010
 Borage (borago) flower buds in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, February 14, 2009
 Buds of Japanese maple (Acer palmatum Viridis ) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, March 14, 2009
 Broccoli (cabbage) flower buds in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 26, 2010
 Flower bud of Morning glory (Ipomoea indica) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2010
 Flower buds of Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum, Pilosella aurantiaca, Russion name Yastrebinka) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 24, 2010
 Hairy flower bud of poppy in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 28, 2009
 Flower buds of castor beans (Ricinus) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 25, 2010
 Buds of orange flowers of Leonotis nepetaefolia (Cordao, klip dagga) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 27, 2008
 Buds of orange flowers of Leonotis nepetaefolia (Cordao, klip dagga) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 10, 2009
 Flower buds of weeping bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 17, 2009
 Flower bud of red poppy in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 23, 2009
 Flower buds of Silver Ragwort (Dusty Miller, Senecio cineraria syn. Cineraria maritima) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 12, 2009
 Triangular scales of a bud of artichoke flower (Cynara cardunculus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2008
 Borage flower buds in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, February 14, 2009
 Flower buds of obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, July 12, 2008
 Flower bud of amaryllis in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 15, 2009
 Flower buds of Mexican flame vine (Senecio confusus, Pseudogynoxus chenopodiodes) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2009
 Flower buds of prairie Indian plantain (Cacalia plantaginea) on Baranowsky Road south-west from Brenham. Texas, April 15, 2010
 Buds of weeping bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 9, 2008
 Buds of orange flowers of Leonotis nepetaefolia (Cordao, klip dagga) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 16, 2008
 Flower buds of blazing star (Liatris, gayfeather) in Sam Houston National Forest, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail. Richards, Texas, August 10, 2008
 Buds of orange flowers of Leonotis nepetaefolia (Cordao, klip dagga) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 28, 2008
 Flower bud of Artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 15, 2010
 Flower buds of spiderwort (tradescantia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 18, 2010.
 Oak buds in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 22, 2010.
 Flower bud of a red poppy in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 20, 2009
 Bud of amaryllis flower in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 19, 2008
 Flower bud of agave in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas, March 5, 2009
 Flower buds of tradescantia in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence. Texas, March 15, 2009
 Flower buds on a cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 26, 2009
 Flower bud of white daisy in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2009
 Red flower buds of aloe(?) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, November 8, 2009
 Flower bud of a thistle on Iron Bridge in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 2010
 Bud of hibiscus in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, July 22, 2009
 Pink flower buds of Viburnum tinus in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 18, 2010.
 Flower buds of Silver Ragwort (Dusty Miller, Senecio cineraria syn. Cineraria maritima) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 15, 2010
 Flower bud of Jimsonweed (datura) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2010
 Mating twice-stabbed stink bugs (Cosmopepla lintneriana) on orange flower buds of Leonotis nepetaefolia (Cordao, klip dagga) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 18, 2009
 Flower buds of sempervivum plant in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 23, 2009
 Flower buds of Trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, June 15, 2010
 Red buds of purslane in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, July 27, 2008
 Buds of elephant foot (Elephantopus carolinianus) in Sam Houston National Forest, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail. Richards, Texas, August 10, 2008
 Flower buds of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, September 14, 2008
 Flower buds (florets, apical meristem) of broccoli cabbage, Brassica oleracea, in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 14, 2009
 Flower bud of a yellow daisy in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, March 8, 2009
 Flower bud of red poppy in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 26, 2009
 Flower buds of African bulbine (Bulbine frutescens) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2009
 Flower buds of amaryllis in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 28, 2009
 Flower buds of bluebonnet (lupin) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 19, 2010.
 Flower buds of mustang grape in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, March 24, 2010.
 Flower buds of Hyacinth orchid (Bletilla striata) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, March 1, 2009
 Buds of Canada garlic (Allium canadense) near a pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 4, 2009
 Flower buds of palmetto in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 9, 2010
 Yucca flower buds in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, June 13, 2008
 Blue flower buds of salvia like plant in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 9, 2010
 Flower buds of red amaryllis in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 28, 2009
 Flower buds of Cutleaf groundsel (butterweed, squaw weed, Senecio) on Deer Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2009
 Flower buds of White-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, May 8, 2010
 Buds of Bubba desert willow flowers in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2008
 Cluster of broccoli florets (flower buds, apical meristem) on a cabbage head (Brassica oleracea) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2009
 Flower bud of yellow daisy in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 23, 2009
 Dry flower buds of leonotis damaged by recent frost in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 12, 2009
 Bud of mustang grape vine in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 19, 2010.
 Bud of red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 19, 2010.
 Flower buds of Silver Ragwort (Dusty Miller, Senecio cineraria syn. Cineraria maritima) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2010
 Buds of skunk cabbage in Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park. Kingston, New Jersey, March 23, 2007
 Red powder puff flower buds of Calliandra(?) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, January 11, 2009
 Flower buds of Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richardson, Texas, February 22, 2009
 Flower bud of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, April 19, 2009
 Cactus with flower buds in a greenhouse of a plant shop "Rasteniya Vsekh Stran Mira" in Chkalov Sanatorium. Odessa, Ukraine, July 3, 2009
 Magenta pink flower buds appearing from a stem of redbud tree (Cercis canadensis) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, February 22, 2009
 Close-up of Squaw-weed (Senecio) flower buds taken from a lawn outside of apartments on George Bush Drive. College Station, Texas, March 13, 2009
 Flower buds of mustang grape on Deer Run(?) Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2009
 Flower buds of hibiscus in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 26, 2010
 Poison ivy with budding flowers, in Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, near Carnegie Lake. Princeton, New Jersey, May 5, 2007
 Flower buds of Bull nettle (mala mujer, Cnidoscolus texanus) armed with stinging hairs in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 1, 2010
 Flower bud of blue lupin along railroad in Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 30, 2010
 Buds on a tree of Montezuma bald cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 13, 2010
 A bud of a tree, with Delaware and Raritan Canal in background, near Harrison Street crossing. Princeton, New Jersey, May 1, 2007
 Bud of basket flower (a thistle) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 17, 2009
 Flower bud of purslane (Portulaca oleracea) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 8, 2010
 Buds of pomme grenade flowers in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 12, 2009
 Flower buds of Leonotis nepetaefolia in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 30, 2009
 Some flower buds in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 13, 2010
 Poison ivy with budding flowers, in Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, near Harrison Street crossing. Princeton, New Jersey, May 1, 2007
 Buds of maples, in Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, near Carnegie Lake. Princeton, New Jersey, May 5, 2007
 Broccoli florets (flower buds, apical meristem) on a head of cabbage, Brassica oleracea in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 26, 2008
 Citrus flower buds in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas, March 5, 2009
 Hairy petals of a flower bud of rudbeckia in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2009
 Flower bud of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
 Jerusalem sage (Phlomis fruticosa) flower buds in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 16, 2010
 Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia, Russian name Rosianka) with flower buds in Sosnovka Park, Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 28, 2010
 Bud of sweet gum tree in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas, March 12, 2009
 Close-up of Tradescantia pallida buds outside of apartments on George Bush Drive. College Station, Texas, March 13, 2009
 Flower bud of a big yellow daisy rudbeckia in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 15, 2009
 Flower bud of red amaryllis in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 15, 2009
 Young leaves and a flower bud of cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus, Moroshka in Russian) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 28, 2009
 Yellow and maroon flower buds emerging from sand of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) appear in a desert after recent rains. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Flower buds of field scabious (Knautia arvensis) east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 9, 2009
 Silky flower buds in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 10, 2009
 Flower buds in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richardson, August 9, 2009
 Flower buds of Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 22, 2010.
 Flower bud of hibiscus infested by aphids in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 10, 2010
 Flower buds of Bull nettle (mala mujer, Cnidoscolus texanus) armed with stinging hairs in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 30, 2011
 Buds on a fig tree in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 3, 2011
 Flower buds of common trumpet creeper (Foxglove vine, Campsis radicans) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2011
 Flower buds on hibiscus in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2011
 Blue flower bud of a plant of lily family in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 14, 2011
 Buds of Roughleaf Dogwood (Cornus drummondii)(?) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 14, 2011
 Bud on a maple tree in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 14, 2011
 Bud of linden with young leaves in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 14, 2011
 Buds of linden in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 14, 2011
 Back lit bud of linden with young leaves in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 14, 2011
 Flower buds of globeflower (Trollius eoropaeus, Russian name Kupalnitsa) in Sablino, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 21, 2011
 Flowers buds of Greater celandine (tetterwort, Chelidonium majus) in Sablino, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 21, 2011
 Flower buds of Labrador tea (Ledum palustris) in a swamp in in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 22, 2011
 Buds of poppy in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 28, 2011
 Flower buds of Labrador Tea (ledum Palustre) in a swamp in Sosnovka Park in Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 31, 2011
 Flower bud of Clematis fusca Tircz. in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 8, 2011
 Buds of garlic in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 8, 2011
 Flower buds of garlic in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 8, 2011
 Flower bud of hawkweed in Kuzmolovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
 Flower buds of hawkweed in Kuzmolovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
 Bud of iris flower near a summer house on 69 kilometr near Sosnovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 20, 2011
 Flower buds of field scabious (Knautia arvensis) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
 Flower bud of a parasol plant in fields west from Deviatkino. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2011
 Bud of a parasol flower in fields west from Deviatkino. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2011
 Seabeach sandwort (Honckenya peploides) with flower buds in dunes of Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2011
 Soft buds of milkweed Glossonema varians in Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 2, 2012
 Spiderwort (tradescantia) flower buds in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 18, 2012
 Flower buds of Turk s Cap (Malvaviscus drummondii) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 13, 2012
 Flower buds of hibiscus in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 13, 2012
 Flower buds of hibiscus in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 13, 2012
 Buds of blue lily in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 17, 2012
 Daisy flower bud in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 17, 2012
 Bud of basket flower (Centaurea americana) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 20, 2012
 Sunflower bud in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 21, 2012
 Sunflower bud in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, May 26, 2012
 Some flower buds in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 28, 2012
 Flower buds of Turk cap (Malvaviscus) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 28, 2012
 Flower buds of common trumpet creeper (Foxglove vine, Campsis radicans) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2012
 Globular flower bud of a thistle (Cirsium engelmannii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2012
 Thistle (Cirsium engelmannii) flower buds in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2012
 Spiny globular flower bud of a thistle (Cirsium engelmannii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2012
 Thistle (Cirsium engelmannii) flower bud in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2012
 Close up of a thistle (Cirsium engelmannii) flower bud in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2012
 Spiny flower bud of a thistle (Cirsium engelmannii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 20, 2012
 Flower buds of green milkweed (Antelope horns, asclepias viridis) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 1, 2012
 Flower bud of Simpson s rosinweed (Silphium simpsonii) in Moore s Hill Outcrop at FM Road 3090 near Navasota. Texas, July 1, 2012
 Flower buds of trumpet creeper (Foxglove vine, Campsis radicans) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 6, 2012
 Bud and fresh leaves on a rose in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2012
 Gentian flower buds in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 19, 2012
 Flower bud of field scabious (Knautia arvensis) in fields near Sablinka River in Sablino, 30 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 29, 2012
 Bud of clematis in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 13, 2012
 Flower buds of Ajania pacifica (Pacific chrysanthemum) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, October 20, 2012
 Aphids on flower buds of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 5, 2013
 Flower buds of desert plant Zygophyllum qatarense near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
 Dry rose buds and petals in Souq Waqif (Old Market). Doha, Qatar, April 5, 2013
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