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.
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Tradescantia gigantea | Giant Spiderwort | |
Tradescantia humilis | Texas Spiderwort | |
Triodanis leptocarpa | Slimpod Venus' Looking-glass | |
Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio Spiderwort Bluejacket | |
Triodanis perfoliata | Clasping Venus's Looking-glass | |
Tradescantia pedicellata | Edwards Plateau Spiderwort Granite Spiderwort | |
Tradescantia tharpii | Tharp's Spiderwort Dwarf Spiderwort | |
Typha domingensis | Southern Cattail | |
Typha latifolia | Broadleaf Cattail Common Cattail | |
Uniola paniculata | Sea Oats Seaoats | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |