 Top view of a shoot of gayfeather (Liatris) at Forest Service Road 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 9, 2022
 Shoot of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 13, 2024
 Gayfeather (Liatris) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, May 26, 2012
 Liatris (gayfeather) in Sam Houston National Forest, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail. Richards, Texas, May 18, 2014
 Gayfeather (Liatris) at Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 19, 2012
 Gayfeather (Liatris) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 13, 2014
 Flowers of gayfeather (Liatris) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 13, 2014
 Gayfeather (Liatris) in front of a pine tree at Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 19, 2012
 Flower buds of blazing star (Liatris, gayfeather) in Sam Houston National Forest, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail. Richards, Texas, August 10, 2008
 Young flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2008
 Flowers of elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
 Opening flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2008
 Shoot of gayfeather (Liatris) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 30, 2022
 Flower spike of elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata), close up of flowers with imbricated phyllaries enclosing each cluster, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2008
 Some gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 15, 2021
 Reddish shoot of elm(?) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 29, 2019
 Gayfeather (Liatris) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richardson, August 9, 2009
 Flower of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 16, 2023
 Flowers of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Inflorescence of some gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 15, 2021
 Blooming gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 16, 2023
 Gayfeather (Liatris) flower on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 28, 2020
 Blooming gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 15, 2021
 Flowers of some gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 15, 2021
 Blazing star (gayfeather, Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 15, 2021
 Purple flowers of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 15, 2021
 Close-up of flowers of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 16, 2023
 Dry seeds of gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 21, 2024
 Close-up of flowers of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 28, 2020
 Close-up of a flower of some gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 15, 2021
 Fluffy seeds of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 20, 2024
 Shoot of partridge pea (Cassia fasciculata) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 29, 2019
 Skipper butterfgly on gayfeather (Liatris) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richardson, August 9, 2009
 Terminal flower on inflorescence of some gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 15, 2021
 Close-up of blazing star (Liatris, gayfeather) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Blooming blazing star (Liatris, gayfeather) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Flower of blazing star (Liatris, gayfeather) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Fluffy dry seeds of gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 21, 2024
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Green lynx spider on gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 10, 2022
 Green lynx spider on gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 15, 2021
 Seeds of gayfeather (Liatris) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 12, 2020
 Green lynx spider on gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 8, 2021
 Flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 12, 2020
 Flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 21, 2020
 Elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 1, 2022
 Flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
 Blooming narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 23, 2021
 Elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 18, 2022
 Elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
 Elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 15, 2021
 Flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Shoot of southern wax myrtle (Bayberry, Myrica cerifera) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 29, 2019
 Flowers of elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 1, 2022
 Close-up of elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Inflorescence of elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Close-up of flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Flowers of elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 6, 2024
 Flowers of elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 18, 2022
 Blooming elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 6, 2024
 Flowers of elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 6, 2024
 Flower buds of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, September 14, 2008
 Green lynx spider on elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 1, 2022
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 24, 2024
 Elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 6, 2024
 Elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 24, 2024
 Flowers of elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris hesperelegans, former L. elegans) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 24, 2024
 Orange-yellow rust fungus Puccinia poarum (Puccinia liatridis) on a leaf of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Basal leaves of gayfeather (Liatris) with orange-yellow rust fungus Puccinia poarum (Puccinia liatridis) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Orange-yellow rust fungus Puccinia poarum (Puccinia liatridis) on basal leaves of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Close-up of orange-yellow rust fungus Puccinia poarum (Puccinia liatridis) on basal leaves of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Underside of basal leaves of gayfeather (Liatris) with orange-yellow rust fungus Puccinia poarum (Puccinia liatridis) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Green lynx spider with immobilized prey, Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) butterfly, on a flower of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, September 14, 2008
 Blooming gayfeather (Liatris) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans) injecting paralyzing venom into the body of Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) butterfly on liatris (narrow-leaf gayfeather) flower on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, September 14, 2008
 Gayfeather (Liatris) on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 9, 2022
 Sunflower (Helianthus) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 15, 2019
 Winecup (Callirhoe) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 15, 2019
 Dayflower (Commelina) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 15, 2019
 Spiderwort (Tradescantia) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 15, 2019
 Dayflower (Commelina) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 15, 2019
 Dayflower (Commelina) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 29, 2019
 Shoot of blackjack oak on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 8, 2020
 Milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 29, 2019
 Blooming spiderwort (Tradescantia) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 15, 2019
 Young leaves of a tree on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 29, 2019
 Winecup flower (Callirhoe) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 15, 2019
 Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 15, 2019
 Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 15, 2019
 Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 29, 2019
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