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[Echium auberianum growing on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands] BRIT-A-AR003-001-02-147

Description: Photograph of Echium auberianum growing on a dry, rocky, steep slope of volcanic soils in the area surrounding El Teide on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands. The plant has an erect stem with dull-green lanceolate and linear-shaped leaves in a rosette arrangement at the base of the plant. A tubular-shaped cluster of violet-colored flowers grows from alternating stalks along the stem. Other shrubs and grasses grow in the background.
Date: June 8, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Echium auberianum growing on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands] BRIT-A-AR003-001-02-152

Description: Photograph of Echium auberianum growing on a dry, rocky, steep slope of volcanic soils in the area surrounding El Teide on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands. The plant has an erect stem with dull-green lanceolate and linear-shaped leaves with a rough texture due to the presence of fine hairs. Vibrant blue-violet-colored flowers grow from alternating stalks along the stem. Pink-colored buds, yet to fully bloom are adjacent to flowers that are tubular shaped with a funnel-shaped corolla with five l… more
Date: June 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Echium auberianum growing on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands] BRIT-A-AR003-001-02-148

Description: Photograph of Echium auberianum growing on a dry, rocky, steep slope of volcanic soils in the area surrounding El Teide on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands. The plant has an erect stem with dull-green lanceolate and linear-shaped leaves with a rough texture due to the presence of fine hairs. Vibrant blue-violet-colored flowers grow from alternating stalks along the stem. Pink-colored buds, yet to fully bloom are adjacent to flowers that are tubular shaped with a funnel-shaped corolla with five l… more
Date: June 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Echium auberianum growing on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands] BRIT-A-AR003-001-02-149

Description: Photograph of Echium auberianum growing in the area surrounding El Teide on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands. The plant's flowering spike has vibrant blue-violet-colored flowers grow from alternating stalks along the stem. Pink-colored buds, yet to fully bloom are adjacent to flowers that are tubular shaped with a funnel-shaped corolla with five lobes, with visible filament and anthers. A bee is gathering nectar in a flower on the left. The stratovolcano, El Teide, is visible in the background.
Date: June 8, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Echium auberianum growing on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands] BRIT-A-AR003-001-02-150

Description: Photograph of Echium auberianum growing in the area surrounding El Teide on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands. The plant's flowering spike has vibrant blue-violet-colored flowers grow from alternating stalks along the stem. Pink-colored buds, yet to fully bloom are adjacent to flowers that are tubular shaped with a funnel-shaped corolla with five lobes, with visible filament and anthers. A bee is gathering nectar in a flower on the left. The stratovolcano, El Teide, is visible in the background.
Date: June 8, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Echium auberianum growing on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands] BRIT-A-AR003-001-02-151

Description: Photograph of Echium auberianum growing in the area surrounding El Teide on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands. The plant's flowering spike has vibrant blue-violet-colored flowers grow from alternating stalks along the stem. Pink-colored buds, yet to fully bloom are adjacent to flowers that are tubular shaped with a funnel-shaped corolla with five lobes, with visible filament and anthers. A bee is gathering nectar in a flower in the middle of the stalk. The stratovolcano, El Teide, is visible in t… more
Date: June 8, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Prenanthes pendula from Arguineguin, Canary Islands]

Description: Photograph of Prenanthes pendula growing on rocky crevices in Arguineguin, Canary Islands. A mature example with woody stalks which are slender, unbranched, brown in color. The leaves alternate along the stem and are more dense at the top and sparse towards the base. The leaves are dull-green colored with lobed margins. A withered cluster of flowers can be seen at the top of one of the stems.
Date: May 18, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Prenanthes pendula from Arguineguin, Canary Islands]

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
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Prenanthes pendula from Arguineguin, Canary Islands]

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
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Prenanthes pendula from Arguineguin, Canary Islands]

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
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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