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[Ulex europaeus in Arguineguin, Canary Islands #2]

Description: Photograph of Ulex europaeus (Grose) in Arguineguin, Grand Canaria Island. A branch of the plant is shown with small yellow flowers, along with withered blooms. The leaves are short and slender with examples of both young green shoots and brown, dried ones.
Date: May 12, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
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Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Prenanthes pendula from Arguineguin, Canary Islands #1]

Description: 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
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Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Micromeria helianthemifolia in Arguineguin, Canary Islands #1]

Description: 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
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Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

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

Description: 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
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Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Sonchus platylepis growing on rocky cliff]

Description: 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
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Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Echium bourgeauanum on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands #1]

Description: Photograph of Echium bourgeauanum (Tajinaste or Tower of Jewels). Two examples grow on an open, rocky slope and volcanic soil of El Tiede on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands. The plants have a striking, erect, stalk that is densely branched and covered with fuchsia-colored flowers that are tubular-shaped. The dense florets give a striking cylindrical shape to the stalk that taper towards the top. Leaves are arranged primarily at the base of the plant. The basal leaves are larger and lanceolate (… more
Date: June 8, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
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Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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