[Sonchus platylepis growing on rocky cliff]

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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.

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1 photograph : positive, col. ; 4 x 4 cm.

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Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021 May 8, 1967.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Sherwin J. Carlquist Collection and was provided by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 14 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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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.

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1 photograph : positive, col. ; 4 x 4 cm.

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Written on slide box: "C: GC Tamadaba
scenes
Sonchus platylepis
etc.
pines
May 10"

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  • Accession or Local Control No: BRIT-A-AR003-002-05-081
  • Other: Sherwin Carlquist collector number 2555
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1639302

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  • Preferred Citation: Sherwin J. Carlquist Collection, Botanical Research Institute of Texas Library, Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

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Sherwin J. Carlquist Collection

This collection consists of slides, photographs, negatives, and field notebooks created by Sherwin J. Carlquist, a mid-20th century American botanist and photographer, to document his field expeditions, observations, and specimen collections covering over 20 countries and five decades.

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References : California Botanic Garden herbarium specimen: RSA0473697, https://www.cch2.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=5685751&clid=0

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  • May 8, 1967

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  • Jan. 31, 2024, 9:58 p.m.

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  • March 6, 2024, 4:04 p.m.

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Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021. [Sonchus platylepis growing on rocky cliff], photograph, May 8, 1967; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1639302/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Botanical Research Institute of Texas.

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