Native Plants
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.
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Baccharis neglecta | False Willow Jara Dulce Poverty Weed Roosevelt Weed | |
Baccharis salicifolia | Mule's Fat Seep Willow | |
Baptisia sphaerocarpa | Yellow Wild Indigo Green Wild Indigo Bush Pea Yellow Wisteria | |
Berlandiera betonicifolia | Texas Greeneyes Broochflower | |
Berlandiera lyrata | Chocolate Daisy Chocolate Flower Lyreleaf Greeneyes Green-eyed Lyre Leaf | |
Bidens laevis | Smooth Beggartick Smooth Bidens Smooth Bur Marigold Larger Bur Marigold | |
Boltonia asteroides | Boltonia White Doll's Daisy | |
Boerhavia diffusa | Red Spiderling | |
Boerhavia erecta | Erect Spiderling Common Spiderling | |
Borrichia frutescens | Bushy Seaside Tansy Ox-eye Daisy Sea Daisy Sea Ox-eye | |
Boerhavia linearifolia | Narrowleaf Spiderling | |
Bolboschoenus robustus | Sturdy Bulrush | |
Bouvardia ternifolia | Scarlet Bouvardia Firecracker Bush Trompetilla Clavillo | |
Brazoria arenaria | Sand Brazos-mint | |
Brazoria truncata | Rattlesnake Flower | |
Buddleja marrubiifolia | Woolly Butterflybush Butterfly Bush Woolly Butterfly-bush | |
Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry French Mulberry | |
Capsicum annuum | Chile Tepin Chile Pequin Chiltepin Chile Petin Bird Pepper Turkey Pepper Cayenne Pepper | |
Calylophus berlandieri | Berlandier's Sundrops Square-bud Primrose Sundrops | |
Carphochaete bigelovii | Bigelow's Bristlehead Bigelow Bush | |
Catalpa bignonioides | Southern Catalpa Cigar Tree Indian Bean | |
Calliandra conferta | Rio Grande Stickpea Fairy Duster | |
Callirhoe digitata | Winecup Standing Winecup Poppy Mallow Wine Cup Finger Poppy-mallow | |
Cakile geniculata | Gulf Searocket | |
Calylophus hartwegii ssp. hartwegii | Hartweg's Sundrops | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |