A good way to search for images is by clicking on the image search icon on Google. Usually a large number of thumbnail images appear and you can select from them.
Useful Image sites
A site that is well worth visiting is the teaching image collection of the Botanical Society of America. There are currently 14 sets of images grouped under a variety of headings including Plant Geography, Plant Morphology, Plant Defense Mechanisms etc. The images come in three sizes, thumbnail, medium and high resolution. Two other valuable sites are the Botanical image site at the University of Wisconsin, http://arnica.csustan.edu/botany/index.asp Many specific references are made in the groups below. Cyanobacteria  Cyanosite
This is a webserver for all aspects of cyanobacterial research. It includes an excellent photo gallery , links to bibliographies and cyanonews. University of California, Berkely  There are more than 185 digitized images of diatoms on this site, including some scanning electron micrographs. University of Wisconsin Chlorophytes A good collection of green algal images
Susquehanna University algal image archive
The images on this site are listed in alphabetical order, and include diatoms, green algae and dinoflagellates University of California Red Algae site
This site has some clear images of membranous and coralline red algae as well as some general information on the group Biology Department, Indiana University A good general introduction to diatoms, with some images. University of Calgary. Dinoflagellate site Excellent pictures of dinoflagellates, which can be enlarged. Also includes some general information on the organisms.  Freshwater Dinoflagellates
This site has some excellent SEM photos of freshwater dinoflagellates from Ohio. There are also links to other dinoflagellate sites as well as some scanning electron micrographs of other algae. Oceanlight Kelp forest photos Cytographics  University of Glasgow, UK.
This site has a collection of liverwort photos, which are quite large and clear. University of Wisconsin Bryophyte This is a really excellent source of teaching images, which includes photos of Anthoceros sporophyte features (stomata and pyrenoids). There are also some wonderful micrographs of sectioned material very similar to slides seen in general botany courses. In the liverwort section, both Marchantia and Riccia are featured
Ohio University Bryophyte Home Page  Mosses and Liverworts in Wales by Alan Hales A large number of species of both mosses and liverworts are shown on this site. There is also some general information on bryophytes and some excellent photos of bryophyte structures.
Psilotum  University of California, Museum of Paleontology
This site has some general information on Psilotum as well as some images University of Hawaii University of Hawaii Club Mosses and Fossil Lycopods  Excellent scanning electron microscope images of Lycopodium and Selaginella spores.
Texas A&M University Vascular plant Image Gallery The Vascular plant image gallery is a wonderful collection of photographs, and it will be mentioned again on this page. Look for photos of several Lycopodium species as well as illustrations from monographs. Species of Selaginella are also illustrated.  Some general information on lycophytes, complete with a picture of a fossil lycopod, Lepidodendron University of Wisconsin/Lycophyte site
 This site has general information on Equisetum, as well as a couple of images. The second site has some good fossil representatives as well as more information University of California, Museum of Paleontology II
 This site has some general information on ferns, accompanied by labeled images and a life cycle diagram. Following the general information there is a list of fern genera, with descriptions at the end of which are some wonderful images of the plants. Color images for the flora of Roosevelt Monmouth County, New Jersey
 This site has a good collection of links to other sites including The American Conifer site and the PNW Conifers - Mystery Tree page.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Wollemi Pine site Some excellent photos of the Wollemi Pines discovered a few years ago in Australia  Cupressacae. Photos are of whole plants, leaves and staminate and ovulate cones. Pinaceae. Images of whole plants, leaf clusters and cones Other Gymnosperm families may also be searched for here University of Notre Dame Cycad site There is some general information on cycads at this site, and some good pictures of Encephalartos, whole specimens and cones. Bristlecone Pine Site This site is packed with information about the bristlecone pines and includes a photo gallery of specimens, as well as extensive links. University of Wisconsin An excellent site for photos of whole specimens, leaves and cones. Search the directory for the family that you want. Flowering Plants
 A very extensive collection of photographs of flowers and flower parts of many families. The photographs are of excellent quality and can be enlarged from the thumbnail. BUBL information service Plant image site This page has 18 links to a variety of very good flowering plant image pages, including the National Plant photographic Index of Australia, the Flora of Europe,the Latin American plant Gallery, and a site dealing with carnivorous plants and their habitats.
 Extensive representation of many flowering plant families. Good photographs. Search the index for the required family. University of Wisconsin Flowering plant site  Mycological Society of America Slide Collection Cornell University. The fungi of the Lindsay Parsons Biodiversity Preserve  This is a very extensive site, with a large collection of photos, and also links to many other sites with photos of fungi. In addition you will find recipes for a variety of fungal dishes! Chilton’s Fungi photos George Barron’s Fungi of Canada East
 A collection of really fine lichen portraits is found on this site. The photos are really clear and colourful. Oregon State University’s LichenLand University of Wisconsin Lichen Images |
