[LINKS] List of Plant Freebies by Genus

IceEmpress

This is a WIP list of freebie plants whose genus is either given or can be determined.

This archive is broken down into many sections:

DAZ STUDIO, POSER, AND COMPATIBLE FORMATS (i.e. .obj/wavefront & fbx)
1. Trees
2. Shrubs and Woody Vines
3. Annuals, Perrenials, Grasses, and Ferns
4. fungi, lichens, and misc.

3DS, DXF, AND LIGHTWAVE VAULT (formats supported by most free conversion programs)
1. Trees
2. Shrubs and Woody Vines
3. Annuals, Perrenials, Grasses, Ferns
4. Aquatics
5. Fungi + Misc (bundled with Aquatics post)

POSER/DAZ ADD-ONS (bundled with aquatics post)

BONUS
1. Fantastical (bundled with aquatics post)
2. Seamless bark textures and leaves for Ivy Generator (bundled with aquatics post)
2. Non-Daz Compatible Formats
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DAZ+POSER AND FORMATS COMPATIBLE WITH THEM
TREES

ABIES (fir)

ACER (maple)
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=69850
Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple)

ALNUS (alder)
Alnus glutinosa (English alder, common alder, black alder)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/36271/View/5/3D-Model/Alder-Tree-OBJ

AQUILEGIA (holly)
Christmas sprig (scroll down)
http://www.fantasy3d.com/pfiles/thumbs.cgi?objects

CASTANACEA (chestnut)
(also includes clematis)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/50865/View/11/Poser/Clematis-and-Chestnut-for-Poser

JACARANDA
Jacaranda mimosifolia (blue jacaranda, black poui, fern tree, tarco, jacarandá-mimoso)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/67789/gallery/11/Poser/2-Jakarandabäume

LARIX (larch)
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=69544

MAGNOLIA
flower
http://www.sharecg.com/v/47950/View/11/Poser/FLOWER

NYSSA (tupelo)
Nyssa sylvatica (blk tupelo)
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=69518

OLEA (olive)
(small, in pot)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/53260/browse/11/Poser/Small-Olive-tree
(sprig, w. mature kalamata olives)
http://spatz.pagesperso-orange.fr/baseus.html

PINUS (pine)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/22657/View/5/3D-Model/Snowy-Pine
pinecones
http://fast3d.co.uk/cones/cones.htm
wreath with Pinus ponderosa and Pinus lambertiana cones (Ponderosa and Sugar pinecones)
I think I also see either Pinus sylvestris or Pinus mugo cones as well (Scotch/Scots and mugo pine respectively)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/38562/browse/5/3D-Model/Pine-Cone-Wreath

POPULUS (aspen, poplar)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/24197/View/7/Material-and-Shader/Ides-Poplar---obj
Populus deltoides (e. cottonwood)
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=69518
Populus nigra cv "Italica" (lombardy poplar)
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=69520
Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=69544

QUERCUS (oak)
http://3dsc.francemi.net/medieval.htm
acorns
http://mystic-nights.com/freebies/details.php?image_id=341
Quercus velutina (black oak)
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=69520

SALIX (willow)
Salix babylonica (weeping willow)
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=69519
http://3dsc.francemi.net/medieval.htm

YUCCA
http://www.sharecg.com/v/53680/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/Palm-Trees-and-Yucca

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DAZ+POSER AND FORMATS COMPATIBLE WITH THEM (i.e. wavefront/obj + fbx)
2. SHRUBS AND WOODY VINES (hmm, now that I look at it, this should have been bundled with the previous post. Oh, well, too late now)

Bambusa oldhamii?, I think (Oldham's bamboo, giant timber bamboo)
http://www.most-digital-creations.com/free_poser_poses_textures_morphs_props_27.htm

Campsis grandiflora (Chinese trumpet creeper)
first download on page (the orange flowered vine)
http://edogoyomi.art.coocan.jp/projects/index.html

CALLISTEMON (bottlebrush)
Callistemon salignus (Willow Bottlebrush)
http://xfrog.com/product/OC28.html

CLEMATIS
(also includes chestnut)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/50865/View/11/Poser/Clematis-and-Chestnut-for-Poser

Coffea arabica (Coffee Tree)
http://xfrog.com/product/TR08.html

Encephalartos altensteinii (Bushman’s River Cycad, Eastern Cape Giant Cycad, Broodboom, Oos-Kaapse Reusebroodboom)
http://xfrog.com/product/AF09.html

FATSIA (Japanese aucuba, yatsude)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/53431/browse/11/Poser/Fatsia

Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo, Albarda, Rotilla)
http://xfrog.com/product/SW11.html

Laburnum anagyroides (Golden Chain)
http://xfrog.com/product/BS03.html

OPUNTIA (prickly pear)
in pot
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=25437

ROSA (rose)
cutting
http://www.sharecg.com/v/59038/browse/11/Poser/A-rose-for-Poser8-and-Pro
http://forum.runtimedna.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=453
drakelot's rose:
http://www.drakelot3d.com/site/index.php/freebies/item/69-poser-rose
textures:
http://www.sharecg.com/v/26428/texture/Textures-for-Drakelots-Rose

VIBURNUM (cranberry tree, viburnum)
Viburnum opulus (European Cranberry Bush, Guelder Rose, Gemeiner Schneeball, Viorne Obier, Gewöhnliche Schneeball, Калина звичайна, червона калина)
http://xfrog.com/product/SH20.html

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DAZ+POSER AND FORMATS COMPATIBLE WITH THEM (i.e. wavefront/obj + fbx)
3. ANNUALS, PERRENIALS, GRASSES, FERNS, NONWOODY VINES (hmm, now that I look at it, I don't think I needed to split this into nearly as many posts...)

Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/66236/browse/21/DAZ-Studio/Belladonna-(Atropa-belladonna)

Dianthus caryophyllus (carnation)
cut flower (3rd from bottom)
http://blueplum.sakura.ne.jp/sazanami/props.htm
http://www.sharecg.com/v/30847/View/5/3D-Model/Misc.Table-Items

Dionaea muscipula (venus flytrap)
http://forum.runtimedna.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=472

Equisetum arvense (common horsetail)
young shoot (2nd from bottom)
http://blueplum.sakura.ne.jp/sazanami/props.htm

FRAGARIA (strawberry)
(scroll to bottom)
http://www.faeriedreams.com/store/index.php?main_page=page_3&zenid=1392ef79d3540518b5141d7d417e806d

Galanthus nivalis common snowdrop
http://fast3d.co.uk/snowdrops/sd.htm

IPOMOEA
http://www.sharecg.com/v/6847/gallery/11/Poser/Cave-with-5-plants-(revision-for-betatesting)#
Ipomoea nil (Japanese blue morningglory)
third down (in pot)
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milano-Aoyama/1324/poser/DownLoad/DownLoad01.html

IRIS
http://www.morphography.uk.vu/dlheidi.html

Lupinus polyphyllis (large-leaved lupine, garden lupine, Russel's Hybrids lupine)
http://wallis-eck.de/2013/2011/05/lupinus-download/

Miscanthus sinensis (Japanese pampasgrass)
(bottom left)
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milano-Aoyama/1324/poser/DownLoad/DownLoad02.html

Oryza sativa (rice)
(scroll down to the entry with the blue Vue *VOB* icon)
http://www.geocities.jp/halrunman1/parts5.html

PAPAVER
Papaver dubium, Papaver rhoeas (breadseed poppy & corn/flanders poppy)
http://fast3d.co.uk/poppy/poppy.htm

Primula vulgaris (common primrose)
http://fast3d.co.uk/primroses/pr.htm

Selenicereus grandiflorus (Night-Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Vanilla Cactus, Reine de la Nuit, Königin der Nacht, 月下美人
http://wallis-eck.de/2013/2010/11/selenicereus-obtineriis/

Tagetes erecta (Aztec marigold, African marigold)
in pot
http://www.sharecg.com/v/8107/gallery/11/Poser/Kyklades-flower-pot-1

TULIPA (tulip)
http://www.3dmenagerie.com/goodies/3d/poser.htm

Zea mays (corn)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/56101/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/The-Corn-Stalk-For-DAZStudio
http://www.sharecg.com/v/56100/gallery/11/Poser/The-Corn-Stalk-For-Poser (same as above)

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3DS, DXF, AND LIGHTWAVE VAULT
These formats are supported by most free 3D conversion programs, as well as Blender, upon which they can then be converted to wavefront (.obj) format for import into DAZ Studio and Poser.
Be warned that some models may not work properly in DAZ. Also, some models have their welded/conjoined components displaced when loaded and exported in Poseray and Propviewer. Anycad Exchange (warning: some sites bundle the Anycad Exchange with adware) will export them without this distortion, but does not convert material zones properly, and therefore the textures provided may no longer be fully compatible with the model anymore (though a hassle, this can be remedied manually in Hexagon or a similar program) Some of these models and/or their textures are not of good quality

(note: I removed most of these as I was not aware that the main site I linked to hosts some warez)

MUSA (banana)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/7890/browse/5/3D-Model/Banana-tree-model-in-3ds

PINUS (pine)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/38106/gallery/5/3D-Model/3-pines-versions
http://www.sharecg.com/v/37939/gallery/5/3D-Model/3-Pine-variations

Primula angustifolia (alpine primrose) (click "free materials and resources" then "plant gallery"
http://www.nigelpickering.mistral.co.uk/

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3DS, DXF, AND LIGHTWAVE VAULT
3. ANNUALS, PERRENIALS, GRASSES, FERNS
These formats are supported by most free 3D conversion programs, as well as Blender, upon which they can then be converted to wavefront (.obj) format for import into DAZ Studio and Poser.
Be warned that some models may not work properly in DAZ. Also, some models have their welded/conjoined components displaced when loaded and exported in Poseray and Propviewer. Anycad Exchange (warning: some sites bundle the Anycad Exchange with adware) will export them without this distortion, but does not convert material zones properly, and therefore the textures provided may no longer be fully compatible with the model anymore (though a hassle, this can be remedied manually in Hexagon or a similar program) Some of these models and/or their textures are not of good quality

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3DS, DXF, AND LIGHTWAVE VAULT
4. AQUATICS
These formats are supported by most free 3D conversion programs, as well as Blender, upon which they can then be converted to wavefront (.obj) format for import into DAZ Studio and Poser.
Be warned that some models may not work properly in DAZ. Also, some models have their welded/conjoined components displaced when loaded and exported in Poseray and Propviewer. Anycad Exchange (warning: some sites bundle the Anycad Exchange with adware) will export them without this distortion, but does not convert material zones properly, and therefore the textures provided may no longer be fully compatible with the model anymore (though a hassle, this can be remedied manually in Hexagon or a similar program) Some of these models and/or their textures are not of good quality

5. FUNGI, LICHENS, & MISC

ADD-ONS & TEXTURES (now we're back to Poser)
Lisa's Botanicals: Coleus
potted Cannabis sativa (do I really have to tell you what this is?)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/38610/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/Cannabis-Sativa-240

BONUS
1. FANTASTICAL AND MONSTROUS (again, back to Poser and compatible formats)
hydravora
http://www.sharecg.com/v/54067/browse/21/DAZ-Studio/Hydravora---The-carnivorous-Plant

lanterntree (obj and vue)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/56521/browse/5/3D-Model/Lantern-Tree-Model---Vue-and-.obj-Format

Pokeydots's Crazy Flowers (warning: static props)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/66137/gallery/11/Poser/Crazy-Flower-1
http://www.sharecg.com/v/66169/gallery/11/Poser/Crazy-Flower-2
http://www.sharecg.com/v/66186/gallery/11/Poser/Crazy-Flower-3
http://www.sharecg.com/v/66214/gallery/11/Poser/Crazy-Flower-4

Pokeydot's Toon Flowers
http://www.sharecg.com/v/19138/gallery/5/3D-Model/4-Different-Toon-Flower-Objects

skyfern
http://www.sharecg.com/v/61211/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/Sky-Fern-for-DS
http://www.sharecg.com/v/61210/browse/11/Poser/Sky-Fern-for-Poser

Ya-te-veo
http://www.sharecg.com/v/53423/browse/21/DAZ-Studio/Ya-Te-Veo-The-Maneating-Tree

BONUS
2. SEAMLESS BARK TEXTURES, + LEAF TEXTURES FOR IVY GENERATOR (WIP)
Note: Ivy Generator is a free standalone program which simulates ivy and other climbing plants via geometry and math (though leaves and flowers are represented solely by a flat plane for transmaps to be applied to) It reads and saves the standard Wavefront .obj and .mtl files, and uses .jpgs and .pngs (or was it only one of those?) for textures. There is also a well-known Ivygen plugin for Carrara. Most of the wall-climbing ivy models you find for sale and for free for Poser, DAZ, and as wavefront object were at least partially created in Ivy Generator. The program can be found on ShareCG.

Populus (aspen)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/41069/View/6/Texture/AspenBark

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zigraphix

Wow. This is incredibly helpful Thank you!

I have some more sources to contribute-- I'll send them when I get to my main computer.

IceEmpress

Thanks, but please don't send them just yet. I have a whole bunch more entries that I haven't posted yet because I'm not sure I completed the search for the genus. I'm not ready for the non-DAZ/Poser compatible ones yet (Bryce, Vue, Maya, Blender, etc)

Also, bear in mind that this links archive ONLY covers plants in which the genus is given or can be determined (or it is a fantasy plant). Generic trees and the like will not be covered in this archive.

zigraphix

The ones I'm thinking of are obj format and identified by species name, but sometimes in Japanese. You may have them already, though.

Belladonna was one I'd been trying to find for years. Fingers crossed that you have a foxglove model in your list somewhere! ;)

Lissa_xyz

Thank you for adding the layman's term in parenthesis. This thread just made me realize how little I know about plants, and how much I need a science book. lol

3dcheapskate

Great idea, fantastic work, superb resource!
And thanks for the heads up on the XFrog plants! Perfect timing - I've just found a need for lots and lots of trees!
(Any idea how long they're free for - it does say 'Limited Time Offer!', but I can't see an end date)

TheCastellan

Any pines that work for Daz3 and any cactus?

zigraphix

3dcheapskate said:

Great idea, fantastic work, superb resource!
And thanks for the heads up on the XFrog plants! Perfect timing - I've just found a need for lots and lots of trees!
(Any idea how long they're free for - it does say 'Limited Time Offer!', but I can't see an end date)

The current sale on the software ends June 30...

Kerya

TheCastellan said:

Any pines that work for Daz3 and any cactus?

Just hit ctrl+f and search for pine ...

3dcheapskate

Just a heads-up that XFrog have changed their free 'Samples' section here http://xfrog.com/category/samples.html . There's now a completely different list of free 3D plants (31 different plants), but the 6 2D plants remain the same as before.

(Each 3D plant (iirc) has three different versions (young, middle, and old) and some have more, which is where the reference to '145 completely new plants'comes from.)

I think the list in the OP needs to be updated now...

[Edit: I think that link only works if you're already logged in. If you're not logged in go to the XFrog homepage (http://xfrog.com/), click the 'Shop' tab (near the top-left of the homepage), and then click the 'Samples' tab (right hand side under the main banner image).]

teriperkins_bfd4324187

Thank you for this list. I found things I'd never seen before.

3dcheapskate

Edit 24th July 2014 - the free samples at XFrog now include all the 3D plants listed in this post, PLUS five more 3D plants, MINUS three of the 2D plants

(Just realised I posted this on April Fools Day. The list of free plants is 100% genuine - I downloaded the OBJ versions yesterday)

(Edit 24th July - the following sizes were correct for the April OBJ downloads. But I think that XFrog have repackaged all the downloads since them)
- The hornbeam OBJ download is nearly 500MB.
- Peace lily, Willow bottlebrush, Totara, White Mallee, Banyan, and Spinach OBJ downloads are each 100-200MB
- Watermelon OBJ download is about 70MB
- All other OBJ downloads are 8-50MB

Here's the links to the individual free plants from XFrog (one from each of their 31 plant categories):

(Edit: 3rd April - Forsythia downloads now working)

Spinach
( Spinacia oleracea )
http://xfrog.com/product/AG17.html

Banyan
( Ficus bengalensis )
http://xfrog.com/product/AS06.html

European Hop Hornbeam
( Ostrya carpinifolia )
http://xfrog.com/product/EU50.html

Peace Lily
( Spathiphyllum sp. )
http://xfrog.com/product/FL55.html

Watermelon
( Citrullus lanatus )
http://xfrog.com/product/HG08.html

Forsythia
( Forsythia sp. )
http://xfrog.com/product/LS12.html

Totara
( Podocarpus totara )
http://xfrog.com/product/OC19.html

Willow Bottlebrush
( Callistemon salignus )
http://xfrog.com/product/OC28.html

White Mallee
( Eucalyptus dumosa )
http://xfrog.com/product/OC49.html

Bushman’s River Cycad
( Encephalartos altensteinii )
http://xfrog.com/product/AF09.html

Silver Maple
( Acer saccharinum )
http://xfrog.com/product/AL04.html

Sassafras
( Sassafras albidum )
http://xfrog.com/product/BL16.html

Golden Chain
( Laburnum anagyroides )
http://xfrog.com/product/BS03.html

Hinoki False Cypress
( Chamaecyparis obtusa )
http://xfrog.com/product/BN04.html

Crack Willow
( Salix fragilis )
http://xfrog.com/product/EU16.html

European Mountain Ash
( Sorbus aucuparia )
http://xfrog.com/product/EU40.html

Cyclamen
( Cyclamen persicum )
http://xfrog.com/product/FL05.html

Lisianthus
( Eustoma grandiflorum )
http://xfrog.com/product/FL30.html

Papaya
( Carica papaya )
http://xfrog.com/product/FR01.html

Pansy
( Viola spec. )
http://xfrog.com/product/GC20.html

Fishbone Fern
( Nephrolepis cordifolia )
http://xfrog.com/product/HP17.html

Katsura Tree
( Cercidiphyllum japonicum )
http://xfrog.com/product/JA04.html

Grape Caulerpa
( Caulerpa racemosa )
http://xfrog.com/product/RS06.html

Turkey Oak
( Quercus cerris )
http://xfrog.com/product/ML16.html

Dicroidium
( Dicroidium sp. )
http://xfrog.com/product/PR10.html

European Cranberry Bush
( Viburnum opulus )
http://xfrog.com/product/SH20.html

Coffee Tree
( Coffea arabica )
http://xfrog.com/product/TR08.html

Eastern Hemlock
( Tsuga canadensis )
http://xfrog.com/product/CL20.html

Ohio Buckeye
( Aesculus glabra )
http://xfrog.com/product/EA02.html

Ocotillo
( Fouquieria splendens )
http://xfrog.com/product/SW11.html

Engelmann Spruce
( Picea engelmannii )
http://xfrog.com/product/WE11.html

And there are also six 2D plants:

Mediterranean Fan Palm 2D
http://xfrog.com/product/TR05-2D.html

Lavender 2D
http://xfrog.com/product/AG11-2D.html

Golden Willow 2D
http://xfrog.com/product/EU57-2D.html

(Edit 23rd July 2014: Out of the 2D plants only the first three (above) are on the list. The other three (below) have gone.)

Golden Bamboo 2D
http://xfrog.com/product/AS01-2D.html

Manna Gum 2D
http://xfrog.com/product/OC51-2D.html

New Zealand Flax 2D
http://xfrog.com/product/OC18-2D.html

(Edit: 3rd April - looks like the OP's been updated too)

Edit 24th July 2014 - the free samples at XFrog now include all the 3D plants listed in this post, PLUS five more 3D plants, MINUS three of the 2D plants

Kerya

New date, new samples:
http://xfrog.com/category/samples.html

IceEmpress

Thanks for the heads up. Yech, only 2D freebies, now.

Kerya

????
First are the trials for XFrog, then there are
XfrogPlants Volume 2 - 3D Plants
and
XfrogPlants Volume 1 - 3D Plants
and only the last two rows are
XfrogPlants 2D Plants

IceEmpress

The 3D plant samples are not showing up as free on my browser. Do I have to log in in order to see them as "free"?

Kerya

Ooops - no, they aren't free now.
When I wrote my message on June 04 they were - but maybe the June 05 was a browser caching issue.
Sorry.

MilosGulan

Wow, I am so lucky i got those on time.

Kerya

They seem to be back for free:
http://xfrog.com/category/samples.html?utm_source=June+10+Reminder&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2014+Summer+Sale

Chohole

Kerya said:

They seem to be back for free:
http://xfrog.com/category/samples.html?utm_source=June+10+Reminder&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2014+Summer+Sale

I think X Frog freebies should be in the Limited time freebies thread rather than in a list thread. as they keep changing.

3dcheapskate

The XFrog free plant samples now INCLUDES all the free 3D plants from April, PLUS five more 3D plants (although I think these 5 were also free at some time in the past?)...

Honeylocust
( Gleditsia triacanthos f. Inermis )
http://xfrog.com/product/AL09.html

Pecan
( Carya illinoensis )
http://xfrog.com/product/BL04.html

Flaming Sword
( Vriesea splendens )
http://xfrog.com/product/FL20.html

Cork Oak
( Quercus suber )
http://xfrog.com/product/ML18.html

White Fir
( Abies concolor )
http://xfrog.com/product/CL01.html

...MINUS three of the 2D plants - golden bamboo, manna gum, and new zealand flax are no longer there)

Chohole - also posted this in the limited time freebie thread. But I recall that the previous (i.e. pre-April 2014) batch of XFrog freebies, although also 'limited time', hung around for many months (I think over a year?). I suspect the same will be true of this batch. The ones that Kerya mentioned above in http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/24646/P15/#618012 do seem to have been free for only a month or so.

P.S. I've got a short step-by-step for converting the OBJ versions of the XFrog plants into PP2s if anybody's interested. It's just plain text at present, and requires a couple of PoserPython scripts I wrote. It's not necessarilly the best way - just a way I've found that works for me. If anybody's interested just let me know and I'll email it. If there's more than a few people I'll think about douing it as a PDF. (I've already checked with XFrog directly just to be absolutely sure, and they're quite happy for me to do this - apparently they've already converted their basic (non-freebie) set to PP2 format, although it's not mentioned anywhere)

IceEmpress

Yeah, I agree with you Chohole. It's too much for me to keep up with as I don't update my lists very often.

3dcheapskate

Just noticed that XFrog changed the freebies again - so I'd now agree with Chohole and opal42987 (I thought the frequent changes were going to be just a short-lived fad ;o)

(Maybe you should just add a link in the OP to the XFrog 'Samples' page, and note that they seem to change at unspecified intervals...
...and delete all the XFrog plants from your list of course!)