Native Plants
An herbarium is useful only to the extent that it is cared for and made available to researchers. Under the best circumstances, specimens have lasted hundreds of years. This care is invariably provided by a paid scientist at some museum, university or other institution. Lacking that, it is a diamond in the rough, a treasure that lies in wait for recognition.
Many small regional herbaria across the country are without curators and are little used. Combined, these collections could provide several decades of information about plants found in different regions of the country: the distribution of natives, the changes in their growing environments, their ability to survive in drastically changing landscapes among non-native invaders, and more. We hope that making small regional herbaria available electronically will spur new interest in these collections, resulting in their rehabilitation and housing within institutions committed to their care and use. Please contact the Native Plant Information Network Director, if you know of such a collection.
ID | USDA | Specimen | County/Date | Image ID |
NPSOT 0718 |
VIRU |
Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw |
Comal Mar 27,1994 |
29695 |
NPSOT 0704 |
VILUL2 |
Vicia ludoviciana var. laxiflora Deer-Pea Vetch |
Bexar Apr 1, 1994 |
29681 |
NPSOT 0845 |
VILUL2 |
Vicia ludoviciana var. laxiflora Deerpea Vetch |
Bexar April 7, 1994 |
29823 |
NPSOT 1060 |
VILU3 |
Vigna luteola Deer-Pea |
Comal Oct 1, 1995 |
30045 |
NPSOT 0733 |
VIMI3 |
Viola missouriensis Missouri Violet |
Bexar Mar 8, 1993 |
29711 |
NPSOT 0249 |
VIAG |
Vitex agnus-castus Lavender Chaste Tree |
Kendall June 19, 1992 |
29211 |
NPSOT 0325 |
VIAG |
Vitex agnus-castus Common Chaste Tree |
Bexar May 22, 1987 |
29290 |
NPSOT 0329 |
VIAE |
Vitis aestivaliis Summer Grape, Pigeon Grape |
Bexar May 22, 1987 |
29294 |
NPSOT 0284 |
VIAR2 |
Vitis arizonica Canyon Grape |
Kendall Aug 16, 1992 |
29246 |
NPSOT 0290 |
VICIH |
Vitis berlandieri Winter Grape |
Kendall Aug. 21, 1992 |
29253 |
NPSOT 0095 |
VIMU2 |
Vitis mustangensis Mustang grape |
Bexar April 14, 1987 |
29058 |
NPSOT 0837 |
VUOCG |
Vulpia octaflora var. glauca Sixweeksgrass |
Bexar Mar 27, 1994 |
29815 |
NPSOT 0274 |
WETE |
Wedelia hispida Zexmenia, Orange Zexmenia |
Comal Sept. 14, 1992 |
29236 |
NPSOT 0410 |
WETE |
Wedelia hispida Orange Zexmenia |
Bexar May 28, 1987 |
29376 |
NPSOT 0534 |
WETE |
Wedelia hispida Orange Daisy, Orange Zexmenia |
Bexar Jul 27, 1987 |
29505 |
NPSOT 0628 |
WETE |
Wedelia hispida Orange Zexmenia |
Bexar Nov 6, 1993 |
29603 |
NPSOT 0034 |
ALHO4 |
Wissadula holosericea Velvet Leaf Mallow |
Bexar Sept. 22, 1990 |
28942 |
NPSOT 0178 |
XAST |
Xanthium strumarium Cocklebur, Abrojo |
Bexar Sept. 3, 1987 |
29140 |
NPSOT 0633 |
AMDR |
Xanthocephalum dracunculoides Broom-Weed |
Bexar Nov 4, 1993 |
29608 |
NPSOT 0732 |
YOJA |
Youngia japonica Youngia |
Bexar Mar 8, 1993 |
29710 |
NPSOT 0753 |
ZAHI2 |
Zanthoxylum hirsutum Prickly Ash |
Comal Apr 10, 1994 |
29730 |
NPSOT 0418 |
ZIOB |
Ziziphus obtusifolia Lotebush, Gumdrop-Tree |
Bexar May 31, 1993 |
29384 |
NPSOT 1100 |
ZOBR |
Zornia bracteata Viperina |
Bexar Jul 4, 1997 |
28981 |