Dust lichen (Lepraria) in shady spot on sandstone in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Buellia or may be Lecidella lichen on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Sunken rim-lichen (Lecanora oreinoides) or may be Aspicilia on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Black dots of a lichen Buellia or may be Lecidella on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Yellow cobblestone lichen Acarospora socialis on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Black dotted lichen Buellia or may be Lecidella on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Texture of sunken rim-lichen (Lecanora oreinoides) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
White crust of sunken rim-lichen (Lecanora oreinoides) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Sunken rim-lichen (Lecanora oreinoides) and peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Pattern of white crust of sunken rim-lichen (Lecanora oreinoides) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa with soredia on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Crust of firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) and other lichens on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Chiseled sunken disk lichen (Circinaria contorta, Aspicilia contorta) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Buellia or may be Lecidella lichen on sandstone in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Rock-olive lichen (Peltula) in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Button lichen (Buellia) on a rock in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Rough speckled shield lichen (Punctelia rudecta) on sandstone in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Button lichen (Buellia) growing on a rock in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
A lichen with olive green apothecia on a rock in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa covering sandstone in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
A lichen with olive green apothecia on a rock near the ground in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Pattern of a lichen with olive green apothecia on a rock in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on a large rock in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
Salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on sandstone in shade in an oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Yellow cobblestone lichen Acarospora socialis on sandstone at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Rosettes of peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on sandstone at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Soredia of peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on sandstone at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Small rosette of peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on sandstone at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa under oaks and red cedar on sandstone rocks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone outcrop at the road descent at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone outcrop at the road descent at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Turbin lichen (Cladonia peziziformis) on side surface of sandstone or limestone rocks near the ground at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Soredia of peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone outcrop at the road descent at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Old patch of peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone outcrop at the road descent at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Young patch of peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone outcrop at the road descent at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone at the road descent at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Turbin lichen (Cladonia peziziformis) on sandstone at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
Cedar-apple gall (fungus Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae) on a twig of red cedar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on a sandstone outcrop at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Pebbled pixie-cup lichen (Cladonia pyxidata) between rocks on a sandstone outcrop at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Texture of peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on a sandstone outcrop at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Pigtail moss (Weissia controversa) on sandstone on a road at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Close-up of salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on a sandstone rock in an oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on a sandstone outcrop at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Cladonia(?) lichen on sandstone rocks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
Bare-bottomed sunburst lichen (Xanthomendoza weberi, Gallowayella weberi) on a dry red cedar tree at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Speckled shield lichen (Punctelia) on a sandstone rock at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Folious lichen Cladonia together with moss on sandstone rocks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Gills of sordid blewit mushrooms (Lepista sordida)(?) in oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
Ruffle lichen Parmotrema submarginale(?) on a fallen oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Palm ruffle lichen (Parmotrema tinctorum) on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Speckled shield lichen (Punctelia) with soredia(?) on a sandstone rock at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Close-up of speckled shield lichen (Punctelia) on a sandstone rock at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on sandstone in a ravine at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
Peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on sandstone at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Perforated ruffle lichen (Parmotrema perforatum) on a fallen oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Flowering fringe lichen (Heterodermia echinata) on a fallen oak twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Rough speckled shield lichen (Punctelia rudecta) on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on sandstone rocks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Oaks and red cedar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
Berries of red cedar (juniper) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Perforated ruffle lichen (Parmotrema perforatum) with apothecia on a fallen oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Lichen Dirinaria applanata or may be Physcia on smooth bark of hackberry tree at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on a thin twig of a bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone rocks on a slope at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
Fallen berries of red cedar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma rufum on sandy soil near a road through red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 18, 2021
Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on bushes in semi-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Rosette lichen Dirinaria applanata or may be Physcia on smooth bark of hackberry tree at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Smooth axil-bristle lichen (Myelochroa galbina) on a thin twig of a bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone outcrop at the road descent at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
Peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) and sunken rim-lichen (Lecanora oreinoides) on a rock at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Terrestrial moss Thelia lescurii(?) on sandstone in shade at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
Terrestrial moss Thelia lescurii(?) on sandstone outcrop at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma rufum 0.2 m from a sandy road, mostly on sand, under Yaupon, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 18, 2021
Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on a twig of a bush in a half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Texture of peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone outcrop at the road descent at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
Flat green moss Fissidens, could be F. adianthoides or F. taxifolius, on sandstone at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
Dwarf rosette lichen Physcia neogaea or may be P. aipolia or P. pumilior on smooth bark of hackberry tree at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Thorny Ramallina lichen (Ramalina willeyi) with apothecia on a thin twig of a bush in a half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Tuft of thorny Ramallina lichen (Ramalina willeyi) on a thin twig of a bush in a half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on a rock at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Apothecia of peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on a rock at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Melanoleuca mushroom in an oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
White resupinate polypore mushroom at the base of a dried red cedar (juniper tree) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
Gills of Melanoleuca mushroom in an oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Pox lichen (Pyrenula)(?) on a twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Pertusaria lichen on a twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Small brown webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms on sandstone outcrop on a side of a descending road at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 18, 2021
Cap of a small brown webcap (Cortinarius) mushroom on sandstone outcrop on a side of a descending road at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 18, 2021
Turbin lichen (Cladonia peziziformis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 17, 2019
Sunken button lichen (Buellia spuria) and some folios lichen on sandstone at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 26, 2023
Underside of a small brown webcap (Cortinarius) mushroom on sandstone outcrop on a side of a descending road at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 18, 2021
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