 Close up of galls on an oak leaf near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Galls under an oak leaf in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
 Galls (hollow blisters) on leaves of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Small dark aphids on a leaf near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Galls (numerous pale green warts) on leaves of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) caused by eriophyid gall mites at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Insect galls on fresh oak leaves at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
 Jewel beetles (Buprestidae, Agrilus) on a woolly croton leaf at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Jewel beetles (Buprestidae, genus Agrilus) on a leaf of Croton capitatus at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Galls caused by eriophyid mites on leaves of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Leaves of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) with galls caused by eriophyid mites at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Oak galls on a trail in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
 Distorted leaves of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) with galls caused by eriophyid mites at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Accumulation of oak galls on a trail in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
 Brown and greenish galls of lichenicolous fungus Tremella parmeliarum on powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on a bush of upland swamp-privet in semi-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
 Narrow-leaf false dragonhead (Physostegia angustifolia(?)) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Leaf of whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Young leaf and flower buds of mustang grape at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
 Salt moth caterpillar on a leaf of giant ragweed at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
 Indigofera(?) flowers near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Sagittaria like flowers near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Close-up of a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Both sides of a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Details of orange rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Orange spots of rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Texture of orange rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Leaf-cutting (sharp-tailed) cuckoo bee Coelioxys (female) taken from bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Pattern of orange rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Slender vervain (verbena) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Flowers of a species of Indigofera near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Turk s cap (Malvaviscus drummondii) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Passion flower (Passiflora) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Orange spots of rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on underside of a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Kleptoparasitic leaf-cutting (sharp-tailed) cuckoo bee Coelioxys, female, on bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Texture of orange spots of rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Close-up of orange spots of rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 A nest of leaf-cutting ants with green and black fruits of evening primrose (Oenothera)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
 Hooker s eryngo (Eryngium hookeri) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Spurge (Euphorbia heterophylla) on roadside near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Tiny Diodia like flower on roadside near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Copper lily (Habranthus texanus) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Fruits of peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Red firewheel flower (Gaillardia amblyodon) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Blooming buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Unripe green and black fruits of evening primrose (Oenothera)(?) collected by leaf-cutting ants at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
 Underside of a leaf of whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Flower of whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) and a leaf with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Underside of a leaf of spring scorpion grass (Myosotis macrosperma) with rust fungus Puccinia eatoniae var. myosotidis(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2022
 Sand mounds of Texas leaf cutting ants Atta texana at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 4, 2020
 Jew s ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae complex) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Ball rolling dung beetles (Scarabeus) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Fruits of spurge (Euphorbia heterophylla) on roadside near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Flower of Copper lily (Habranthus texanus) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Flower of prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Green berries of beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) with a flower and a leaf with orange spots from rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Rust fungus Puccinia eatoniae var. myosotidis(?) on underside of a leaf of spring scorpion grass (Myosotis macrosperma, Boraginaceae) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
 Katydid nymph on prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Close up of a flower of prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Green and white spurge (Euphorbia heterophylla) on roadside near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Leaf cutting ant s highway on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
 Katydid nymph on a petal of prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Dead oak skeleton at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 Dayflower (Commelina) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Grasshopper ona plant at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Antlion pit traps at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 Vervain (Verbena) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 14, 2019
 Dry seeds of mallow(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2020
 Ruellia flower at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Drying vegetation at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 Dayflower (Commelina) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 14, 2019
 Purple clematis (leatherflower, Clematis pitcheri) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Dung beetles (Scarabeus) on dung like substrate near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Shells on dry bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
 Skeleton of alligator gar on dry bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
 Tree root on dry bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
 Petrified wood on dry bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
 Rattlebush growing on dry bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
 Various dry brown leaves on the ground at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 Turnsole (Heliotropium indicum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 14, 2019
 Shoot of sumpweed (Iva annua) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2020
 Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2020
 Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2020
 Drying leaves of elm on the ground at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 Dodder (Cuscuta) on eryngo at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2020
 Dry curled leaves of beautyberry at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 Scorched bush of beautyberry at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 Dried leaves of box elder(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 Slender vervain (verbena) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Path with dried grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 Tickseed sunflower (Bidens) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 14, 2019
 Halberdleaf rosemallow (Hibiscus laevis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2020
 Dry brown leaves of live oak and elm on the ground at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 Hooker s eryngo (Eryngium hookeri) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 14, 2019
 Crab spider on dayflower (Commelina) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Katydid nymph on Lantana flowers at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Fragrant flatsedge (Cyperus odoratus)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Dried leaves of cypress elm on the ground at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
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