[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

[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

[Unidentified shrub-like plant with yellow flowers]

Photograph of a unidentified shrub with dark green leaves and mustard-yellow colored flowers taken at Tamadaba Natural Park (El Parque Natural de Tamadaba).
Date: 1967-05-10~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified small shrub in Arguineguin, Canary Islands]

Photograph of an unidentified small shrub growing on scrubby, rocky surface. The plant as a thick stalk with branches and needle-like green leaves. On the right is an unidentified tree. A mountain built from remanent lava beds is in the background.
Date: May 18, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Limonium spectabile from Jardín Botánico Canario, Canary Islands]

Photograph of Limonium spectabile from Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo, Canary Islands. The plant grows among rocks and grasses in a clump with basal rosette of leaves with tints of red at the tips. Leaves are lanceolate with texture. Numerous small papery purple flowers are densley packed at the top of leafless stems.
Date: May 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Phoenix canariensis from Jardín Botánico Canario, Canary Islands]

Photograph of Phoenix canariensis (Canary date palm) trees growing on the edges of a large open area paved with irregular-shaped stone and grass in the Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo, Canary Islands. A scrubby hill is in the background.
Date: May 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Prenanthes pendula from Arguineguin, Canary Islands #2]

Photograph of Prenanthes pendula growing in rocky crevices in Arguineguin, Canary Islands. These juvenile examples show two visible slender, unbranched stalks, reddish-green in color. The leaves alternate along the stem and are more dense at the base. They are dull-green colored with lobed margins. Small yellow flowers are at the top of the stem on the right.
Date: May 18, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Micromeria helianthemifolia in Arguineguin, Canary Islands #1]

Photograph of Micromeria helianthemifolia in Arguineguine, Canary Islands. A small shrubby plant growing in rocky crevices on a cliffside. Leaves are dense at the top and become sparse along the woody, slender, branched stem to the base. Red, green, and gray lichen grows on the rocks.
Date: May 18, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History