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Harry T. Cliffe Collection
Harry T. Cliffe of San Antonio documented plant species in Bexar County by spearheading development of the Bexar Regional Herbarium that bears his name (also available on this site), then turned to photographing them. This collection of images focuses on the blossoms of native plants of Texas. The majority of the photographs were taken in south and central Texas. The Native Plant Society of Texas’ San Antonio Chapter provided support to scan the Cliffe collection. Mr. Cliffe is a longtime member of that organization.
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| Cylindropuntia imbricata var. argentea | Tree Cholla |  |
| Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata | Tree Cholla Teddy-bear Cholla Cholla Cane Cactus Walkingstick Cholla |  |
| Cylindropuntia leptocaulis | Tasajillo Christmas Cactus Pencil Cactus Christmas Cholla Desert Christmas Cactus |  |
| Cyperus odoratus | Fragrant Flatsedge Fragrant Sedge |  |
| Dalea aurea | Golden Dalea Golden Prairie Clover |  |
| Dalea formosa | Featherplume Feather Dalea Indigobush |  |
| Dalea formosa | Featherplume Feather Dalea Indigobush |  |
| Dalea frutescens | Black Dalea Black Prairie Clover |  |
| Dalea lasiathera | Purple Dalea |  |
| Dalea multiflora | Roundhead Prairie Clover White Prairie Clover Round Headed Dalea Round Headed Clover |  |
| Dalea nana | Dwarf Prairie Clover Dwarf Dalea |  |
| Dalea phleoides var. microphylla | Slimspike Prairie Clover |  |
| Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover |  |
| Dasylirion texanum | Texas Sotol Sotol |  |
| Datura wrightii | Jimsonweed Sacred Thorn-apple Thorn-apple Angel Trumpet Sacred Datura Western Jimson Weed |  |
| Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens | Carolina Larkspur Prairie Larkspur Plains Larkspur |  |
| Descurainia incana | Mountain Tansymustard |  |
| Desmodium nuttallii | Nuttall's Ticktrefoil |  |
| Descurainia pinnata | Western Tansymustard Tansy-mustard |  |
| Desmodium psilophyllum | Simpleleaf Ticktrefoil Wright's Tickclover Beggar's Ticks Sticktights |  |
| Dicliptera brachiata | Branched Foldwing Branched Dicliptera |  |
| Diospyros texana | Texas Persimmon Mexican Persimmon Black Persimmon Chapote Chapote Prieto |  |
| Diodia virginiana | Virginia Buttonweed Buttonweed |  |
| Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata | Parasol Whitetop Flat-top Aster |  |
| Dracopis amplexicaulis | Clasping Coneflower Clasping-leaf Coneflower |  |
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