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Harry T. Cliffe Bexar Regional Herbarium
The Bexar Regional Herbarium was created by the San Antonio Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas in the 1990s. In support of the 1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration, the chapter compiled “A Plant List for Bexar County, Texas,” from existing literature, combining lists and updating botanical names, which garnered a certificate of recognition from the governor of Texas. In the process, participants discussed verifying the presence of the listed plants by finding and identifying what actually existed in the Bexar and contiguous counties. Knowledgeable botanists advised the group to physically collect, press, identify, mount, and label specimens. During the period Sep 1990-July 2000, 1,137 specimens, representing over 800 species, were collected. For a decade, the herbarium was cared for primarily by Harry Cliffe, who led the project and is credited with its scientific quality.
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| Croton fruticulosus | Bush Croton Encinilla Hierba Loca |  |
| Croton fruticulosus | Bush Croton Encinilla Hierba Loca |  |
| Croton lindheimerianus var. lindheimerianus | Threeseed Croton |  |
| Croton monanthogynus | Prairie Tea One-seed Croton Doveweed Dove Weed Prairie Goatweed |  |
| Croton monanthogynus | Prairie Tea One-seed Croton Doveweed Dove Weed Prairie Goatweed |  |
| Croton monanthogynus | Prairie Tea One-seed Croton Doveweed Dove Weed Prairie Goatweed |  |
| Croton monanthogynus | Prairie Tea One-seed Croton Doveweed Dove Weed Prairie Goatweed |  |
| Croton monanthogynus | Prairie Tea One-seed Croton Doveweed Dove Weed Prairie Goatweed |  |
| Croton monanthogynus | Prairie Tea One-seed Croton Doveweed Dove Weed Prairie Goatweed |  |
| Croton texensis | Texas Croton Doveweed Texas Goatweed |  |
| Croton texensis | Texas Croton Doveweed Texas Goatweed |  |
| Cryptantha texana | Pick Me Nots |  |
| Cuscuta exaltata | Tree Dodder Tall Dodder |  |
| Cucurbita foetidissima | Stinking Gourd Buffalo Gourd Missouri Gourd Stink Gourd Wild Gourd |  |
| Cucurbita foetidissima | Stinking Gourd Buffalo Gourd Missouri Gourd Stink Gourd Wild Gourd |  |
| Cyperus articulatus | Jointed Flatsedge Chintul |  |
| Cyperus articulatus | Jointed Flatsedge Chintul |  |
| Cynanchum barbigerum | Bearded Swallow-wort Thicket Threadvine |  |
| Cynanchum barbigerum | Bearded Swallow-wort Thicket Threadvine |  |
| Cyperus elegans | Royal Flatsedge |  |
| Cyperus elegans | Royal Flatsedge |  |
| Cynanchum laeve | Honeyvine |  |
| Cyperus lanceolatus | Epiphytic Flatsedge |  |
| Cylindropuntia leptocaulis | Tasajillo Christmas Cactus Pencil Cactus Christmas Cholla Desert Christmas Cactus |  |
| Cylindropuntia leptocaulis | Tasajillo Christmas Cactus Pencil Cactus Christmas Cholla Desert Christmas Cactus |  |
| Cyperus pseudovegetus | Marsh Flatsedge Marsh Flat Sedge |  |
| Cyperus retroflexus | Oneflower Flatsedge |  |
| Dalea aurea | Golden Dalea Golden Prairie Clover |  |
| Dalea aurea | Golden Dalea Golden Prairie Clover |  |
| Dalea compacta | Compact Prairie Clover Purple Prairie Clover |  |
| Dalea phleoides var. phleoides | Slimspike Prairie Clover |  |
| Daucus pusillus | American Wild Carrot Rattlesnake-weed Wild Carrot |  |
| Delphinium carolinianum | Prairie Larkspur Carolina Larkspur Blue Larkspur |  |
| Delphinium carolinianum ssp. vimineum | Carolina Larkspur Prairie Larkspur |  |
| Delphinium carolinianum ssp. vimineum | Carolina Larkspur Prairie Larkspur |  |
| Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens | Carolina Larkspur Prairie Larkspur Plains Larkspur |  |
| Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens | Carolina Larkspur Prairie Larkspur Plains Larkspur |  |
| Desmodium paniculatum | Panicledleaf Ticktrefoil Panicled Tick Trefoil Velcro Vine |  |
| Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum | Panicledleaf Ticktrefoil Velcro Vine |  |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata | Western Tansymustard |  |
| Desmodium psilophyllum | Simpleleaf Ticktrefoil Wright's Tickclover Beggar's Ticks Sticktights |  |
| Desmodium psilophyllum | Simpleleaf Ticktrefoil Wright's Tickclover Beggar's Ticks Sticktights |  |
| Desmodium psilophyllum | Simpleleaf Ticktrefoil Wright's Tickclover Beggar's Ticks Sticktights |  |
| Desmodium psilophyllum | Simpleleaf Ticktrefoil Wright's Tickclover Beggar's Ticks Sticktights |  |
| Desmanthus velutinus | Velvet Bundleflower |  |
| Desmanthus virgatus | Prostrate Bundleflower Wild Tantan Slender Mimosa |  |
| Dichanthelium aciculare | Needleleaf Rosette Grass |  |
| Dicliptera brachiata | Branched Foldwing Branched Dicliptera |  |
| Dichondra carolinensis | Carolina Ponyfoot Ponyfoot |  |
| Digitaria ciliaris | Southern Crabgrass |  |
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