[Sonchus platylepis growing on rocky cliff]

Habit photograph of common sow thistle, scientific name Sonchus platylepis, growing on the side of a rocky cliff. The plant is pictured in the foreground, and its flowers are yellow and its leaves serrated. Behind the plant to the right, there is a noticeable absence of light.
Date: May 8, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Limonium macrophyllum with purple flowers growing along craggy rocks]

Photograph of Limonium macrophylllum (common name: sea lavender) growing along some rocks. The flower blossoms are lavender, and the stems are reddish-brown.
Date: [1967-05-13..1967-05-16]
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up of Limonium macrophyllum with purple flowers]

Close-up photograph of sea lavender flowers, scientific name Limonium macrophyllum, growing at the Jardín Canario de Viera y Clavijo, or the botanic garden located on Gran Canaria - one of the Canary Islands.
Date: [1967-05-13..1967-05-16]
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Darkling beetle on Gran Canaria Island, Canary Islands #3]

Photograph of one Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) crawling on a gray colored rock covered with lichen, grasses, and plants on Gran Canaria Island, Canary Islands.
Date: May 13, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified fern growing on volcanic rocks on Gran Canaria Island, Canary Islands #2]

Photograph of an small, unidentified fern with green and purplish fronds growing on volcanic rock in Tamadaba Natural Park in the Canary Islands.
Date: May 13, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ophioglossum lusitanicum on Gran Canaria Island, Canary Islands #1]

Photograph of a group of Ophioglossum lusitanicum (Least adder's tongue) small ferns showing their characteristic two ellipse-shaped leaves and single stalk with frond-like tops.
Date: May 13, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ophioglossum lusitanicum on Gran Canaria Island, Canary Islands #2]

Photograph of a group of Ophioglossum lusitanicum (Least adder's tongue) small ferns showing their characteristic two ellipse-shaped leaves and single stalk with frond-like tops.
Date: May 13, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Landscape of Tamadaba Natural Park, Canary Islands]

Landscape photograph of ocean, mountain, and a partial view of Pinus canariensis (Canary Island pine) in the foreground. The summit view shows clouds and the coastline Tenerife Island and the peak of Mount Teide across the ocean on the horizon.
Date: May 13, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pterocephalus dumetorum from Tamadaba Natural Park, Canary Islands #2]

Photograph of Pterocephalus dumetorum stems with some yellow flowers in bloom, one bud, and one withered example is shown.
Date: May 13, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Limonium redivivum from Jardin Botanicao Canario, Canary Islands]

Photograph of Limonium redivivum on a rocky surface. The plant has oblong-shaped leaves at the base and more linear oval-shaped leaves along the flower stalk. The pink-colored flower buds and purple bloomed flowers grow in clusters at the top of the stalk.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Echium decaisnei from Tafira Alta, Canary Islands #1]

Photograph of Echium decaisnei in Tafira Alta, Canary Islands. A large shrub with evenly distributed lance-shape green leaves and minimal blooms of white flowers.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Salvia canariensis from Tafira Alta, Canary Islands #1]

Photograph of Salvia canariensis (Canary Island sage) in Tafira Alta, Canary Islands. A shrubby bush with thick stems, dense with gray-green leaves, and taller stalks with flower clusters at the branch tips with violet-colored flowers that have calyces and bracts a redder rose-purple color
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

Descurainia preauxiana from Soria, Canary Islands]

Photograph of Descurainia preauxiana on a dry exposed cliff face. The plant has thin stems with no flowers and woody branches at the base with linear-shaped green leaves.
Date: May 18, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Limonium from Era del Cardon, Canary Islands #1]

Photograph of Limonium with folded green leaves and a single stalk with small purple colored flowers clustered at the top. The base, growing on dry, rocky soil, has clumps of older, withered leaf stems.
Date: May 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aeonium in Era del Cardon, Canary Islands #1]

Photograph of Aeonium with light-yellow clusters of flowers growing on a rocky cliffside in Tafira Alta, Canary Islands.
Date: May 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aeonium in Era del Cardon, Canary Islands #2]

Photograph of Aeonium with light-yellow clusters of flowers growing on a rocky cliffside in Tafira Alta, Canary Islands.
Date: May 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aeonium in Era del Cardon, Canary Islands #3]

Photograph of Aeonium with light-yellow clusters of flowers growing on a rocky cliffside in Tafira Alta, Canary Islands.
Date: May 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aeonium in Era del Cardon, Canary Islands #4]

Photograph of Aeonium with light-yellow clusters of flowers growing on a rocky cliffside in Tafira Alta, Canary Islands.
Date: May 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aeonium in Era del Cardon, Canary Islands #5]

Photograph of Aeonium plant with short-stemmed rosettes of green, waxy leaves with reddish-pink edges and taller stalks with light-yellow colored flowers forming in clusters on top.
Date: May 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Limonium from Era del Cardon, Canary Islands #3]

Photograph of Limonium with folded green leaves and a single stalk with small purple colored flowers clustered at the top. The base has clumps of older, withered leaf stems.
Date: May 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aeonium in Era del Cardon, Canary Islands #6]

Photograph of Aeonium plant with short-stemmed rosettes of green, waxy leaves with reddish-pink edges and taller stalks with light-yellow colored flowers forming in clusters on top.
Date: May 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aeonium in Era del Cardon, Canary Islands #7]

Photograph of Aeonium plant with short-stemmed rosettes of green, waxy leaves with reddish-pink edges and taller stalks with light-yellow colored flowers forming in clusters on top.
Date: May 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Limonium from Era del Cardon, Canary Islands #2]

Photograph of Limonium macrophyllum (Sea lavender), a shrubby plant with stems topped with clusters of small, papery, light-pink flowers. The leaves are a dull-green, single lobed, and growing from the base of the plant. The plant is surrounded by rocky soil and scrubby low-lying plants. A dead wood from a tree trunk lies next to it.
Date: May 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Limonium from Era del Cardon, Canary Islands #4]

Photograph of Limonium, a shrubby plant with stems topped with clusters of small, papery, light-pink flowers. The leaves are a dull-green, single lobed, and growing from the base of the plant.
Date: May 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History