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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.
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Lepidium densiflorum | Common Pepperweed |  |
| Lesquerella densiflora | Denseflower Bladderpod Low Bladderpod |  |
| Leptochloa dubia | Green Sprangletop |  |
| Lesquerella fendleri | Fendler's Bladderpod Popweed |  |
| Lesquerella fendleri | Fendler's Bladderpod Popweed |  |
| Leersia oryzoides | Rice Cutgrass Rice Cut Grass |  |
| Leptochloa panicea ssp. brachiata | Red Sprangletop |  |
| Leptochloa panicea ssp. brachiata | Red Sprangletop |  |
| Leptochloa panicea ssp. brachiata | Red Sprangletop |  |
| Lespedeza repens | Creeping Lespedeza Creeping Bush-clover |  |
| Lesquerella recurvata | Gaslight Bladderpod Slender Bladderpod |  |
| Lespedeza texana | Texas Lespedeza Texas Bush-clover |  |
| Lepidium virginicum var. medium | Intermediate Pepperweed |  |
| Limnodea arkansana | Ozark Grass Ozarkgrass |  |
| Lindera benzoin var. pubescens | Northern Spicebush Hairy Common Spicebush |  |
| Lithospermum incisum | Fringed Puccoon Golden Puccoon Narrowleaf Puccoon Narrow-leaved Puccoon Puccoon Narrowleaf Gromwell Fringed Gromwell Narrowleaf Stoneseed |  |
| Lithospermum matamorense | Rough Stoneseed |  |
| Linum rigidum | Stiffstem Flax Large-flower Yellow Flax Yellow Flax |  |
| Linum rupestre | Rock Flax |  |
| Linum rupestre | Rock Flax |  |
| Linum rupestre | Rock Flax |  |
| Lindheimera texana | Texas Yellowstar Texas Star Texas Yellow-star Lindheimer Daisy |  |
| Lindheimera texana | Texas Yellowstar Texas Star Texas Yellow-star Lindheimer Daisy |  |
| Lindheimera texana | Texas Yellowstar Texas Star Texas Yellow-star Lindheimer Daisy |  |
| Ludwigia octovalvis | Mexican Primrose-willow Narrow-leaf Water Primrose Seedbox Mexican Primrose Willow |  |
| Ludwigia peploides | Floating Primrose-willow Water-primrose Creeping Water-primrose |  |
| Lupinus subcarnosus | Texas Bluebonnet Sandyland Bluebonnet |  |
| Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet Bluebonnet Texas Lupine Buffalo Clover Wolf Flower |  |
| Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet Bluebonnet Texas Lupine Buffalo Clover Wolf Flower |  |
| Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet Bluebonnet Texas Lupine Buffalo Clover Wolf Flower |  |
| Lythrum californicum | California Loosestrife |  |
| Lygodesmia texana | Texas Skeleton Plant Texas Skeleton Weed Skeleton-plant Purple Dandelion Flowering Straw |  |
| Lygodesmia texana | Texas Skeleton Plant Texas Skeleton Weed Skeleton-plant Purple Dandelion Flowering Straw |  |
| Lygodesmia texana | Texas Skeleton Plant Texas Skeleton Weed Skeleton-plant Purple Dandelion Flowering Straw |  |
| Maurandella antirrhiniflora | Snapdragon Vine Roving Sailor Climbing Snapdragon Little Snapdragon Vine |  |
| Maurandella antirrhiniflora | Snapdragon Vine Roving Sailor Climbing Snapdragon Little Snapdragon Vine |  |
| Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii | Turk's Cap Drummond's Turk's Cap Drummond Turk's Cap Wax Mallow Drummond's Wax Mallow Drummond Wax Mallow Red Mallow Texas Mallow Mexican Apple Sleeping Hibiscus Bleeding Hearts Manzanita |  |
| Matelea biflora | Star Milkvine Purple Milkweed Vine |  |
| Matelea biflora | Star Milkvine Purple Milkweed Vine |  |
| Marshallia caespitosa | Barbara's-buttons Puffballs White Barbara's-buttons Barbara's Buttons |  |
| Marshallia caespitosa var. signata | Marked Barbara's-buttons Marked Barbara's Buttons Puffballs |  |
| Matelea gonocarpos | Anglepod Angularfruit Milkvine |  |
| Matelea reticulata | Pearl Milkweed Vine Netted Milkvine Green Milkweed Vine Net Vein Milkvine |  |
| Matelea reticulata | Pearl Milkweed Vine Netted Milkvine Green Milkweed Vine Net Vein Milkvine |  |
| Matelea reticulata | Pearl Milkweed Vine Netted Milkvine Green Milkweed Vine Net Vein Milkvine |  |
| Matelea reticulata | Pearl Milkweed Vine Netted Milkvine Green Milkweed Vine Net Vein Milkvine |  |
| Mahonia trifoliolata | Agarita Agarito Algerita Laredo Mahonia Laredo Oregon-grape Trifoliate Barberry Wild Currant |  |
| Mahonia trifoliolata | Agarita Agarito Algerita Laredo Mahonia Laredo Oregon-grape Trifoliate Barberry Wild Currant |  |
| Mahonia trifoliolata | Agarita Agarito Algerita Laredo Mahonia Laredo Oregon-grape Trifoliate Barberry Wild Currant |  |
| Marsilea vestita | Hairy Water-clover Hairy Waterclover Hairy Water Clover Clover Fern |  |
| Mentzelia albescens | Wavyleaf Blazingstar |  |
| Merremia dissecta | Alamo Vine Noyau Vine Correhuela De Las Doce |  |
| Merremia dissecta | Alamo Vine Noyau Vine Correhuela De Las Doce |  |
| Menodora heterophylla | Low Menodora Redbud Twinpod |  |
| Menodora heterophylla | Low Menodora Redbud Twinpod |  |
| Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy Rock Daisy Plains Blackfoot Arnica |  |
| Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy Rock Daisy Plains Blackfoot Arnica |  |
| Melica nitens | Three-flower Melic Tall Melicgrass Threeflower Melicgrass Melicgrass |  |
| Mentzelia oligosperma | Stick-leaf Chickenthief |  |
| Mentzelia oligosperma | Stick-leaf Chickenthief |  |
| Mentzelia oligosperma | Stick-leaf Chickenthief |  |
| Melothria pendula | Guadeloupe Cucumber Meloncito Speckled Gourd |  |
| Melothria pendula | Guadeloupe Cucumber Meloncito Speckled Gourd |  |
| Melothria pendula | Guadeloupe Cucumber Meloncito Speckled Gourd |  |
| Melothria pendula | Guadeloupe Cucumber Meloncito Speckled Gourd |  |
| Mecardonia procumbens | Baby Jump-up |  |
| Mecardonia procumbens | Baby Jump-up |  |
| Melochia pyramidata | Pyramidflower Broom-wood Pyramid Flower |  |
| Melochia pyramidata | Pyramidflower Broom-wood Pyramid Flower |  |
| Mentzelia reverchonii | Reverchon's Blazingstar Reverchon's Stick-leaf Prairie Stickleaf |  |
| Mentzelia reverchonii | Reverchon's Blazingstar Reverchon's Stick-leaf Prairie Stickleaf |  |
| Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa Pink Mimosa |  |
| Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa Pink Mimosa |  |
| Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa Pink Mimosa |  |
| Mimosa latidens | Kairn's Sensitive Briar |  |
| Mimosa latidens | Kairn's Sensitive Briar |  |
| Mirabilis linearis | Narrowleaf Four O'Clock |  |
| Mirabilis linearis | Narrowleaf Four O'Clock |  |
| Mirabilis linearis | Narrowleaf Four O'Clock |  |
| Mirabilis multiflora | Colorado Four O'Clock |  |
| Mimosa nuttallii | Nuttall's Sensitive Briar |  |
| Mimosa roemeriana | Roemer's Mimosa Sensitive Briar |  |
| Mikania scandens | Climbing Hempvine Climbing Hempweed |  |
| Mimosa strigillosa | Powderpuff Sunshine Mimosa Sensitive Plant |  |
| Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm Purple Horsemint Lemon Mint Plains Horsemint Lemon Horsemint Horsemint Purple Lemon Mint |  |
| Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm Purple Horsemint Lemon Mint Plains Horsemint Lemon Horsemint Horsemint Purple Lemon Mint |  |
| Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm Purple Horsemint Lemon Mint Plains Horsemint Lemon Horsemint Horsemint Purple Lemon Mint |  |
| Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm Purple Horsemint Lemon Mint Plains Horsemint Lemon Horsemint Horsemint Purple Lemon Mint |  |
| Monarda citriodora ssp. citriodora | Lemon Beebalm Purple Horsemint Lemon Mint Plains Horsemint Lemon Horsemint Horsemint Purple Lemon Mint |  |
| Morus microphylla | Texas Mulberry Littleleaf Mulberry Mountain Mulberry Mexican Mulberry Dwarf Mulberry |  |
| Muhlenbergia utilis | Aparejo Grass Aparejo Muhly |  |
| Nama jamaicense | Jamaicanweed Jamaican Weed Fiddleleaf Nama |  |
| Nassella leucotricha | Texas Wintergrass Texas Speargrass Wintergrass |  |
| Nassella leucotricha | Texas Wintergrass Texas Speargrass Wintergrass |  |
| Nekemias arborea | Peppervine |  |
| Nekemias arborea | Peppervine |  |
| Nekemias arborea | Peppervine |  |
| Nemastylis geminiflora | Prairie Celestials Celestials Prairie Pleatleaf |  |
| Nemophila phacelioides | Texas Baby Blue Eyes Large-flower Baby-blue-eyes Baby Blue-eyes Flannel Breeches |  |
| Nemophila phacelioides | Texas Baby Blue Eyes Large-flower Baby-blue-eyes Baby Blue-eyes Flannel Breeches |  |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |