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[Carlquist Field Book #1]

Description: Handwritten field notebook documenting... including item numbers, descriptions, and locations by date. {{{or adjust, as appropriate}}}
Date: unknown
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Aerial image of forested mountains in Papua New Guinea]

Description: Aerial photograph of a mountain range with some areas densely forested and other areas with shorter vegetation. Trails or roads and cleared circular areas can be seen on the mountain in the foreground. Small clouds can be seen above the mountain range and clouds in the distance with clear blue sky above.
Date: 1963
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Echium bourgeauanum on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands #11]

Description: Photograph of Echium bourgeauanum (Tajinaste or Tower of Jewels). Five stalks grow on open, rocky slopes 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 tapers towards the top. Leaves are arranged alternately, primarily at the base of the plant. The basal leaves are larger and l… more
Date: June 8, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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