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3096-02. Ice crystals on a frostweed stems at morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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3096-02. Ice crystals on a frostweed stems at morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Inflated stems of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at cold morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Curly ice crystals grown on frostweed after hard freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Inflated stems of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at cold morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Feathery ice crystals on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at frosty morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. The stems split and exude sap that freezes into fascinating shapes. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Sap within its stalks bursts forth to form icy formations along its lower stems. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed stem with ice crystals in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Ice crystals on frostweed seeds in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Texture of ice crystals on a frostweed stem in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Close-up of ice crystals on a frostweed stem in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Hairy ice crystals on a frostweed stem in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Broken stem of frostweed exposing ice crystals in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Inflating stem of frostweed showing fluffy crystals of ice in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Curly ice crystals grown on frostweed after hard freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 13, 2019  Ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. After a heavy frost at night frostweed shows its ribbons of frost (as in ribbon candy). College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Petals of "frost-flowers" are easily melted and are usually visible in the early morning or in shaded areas. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Ice crystals on elm leaves at cold morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Yaupon holly with ice crystals at morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Cracked stem of frostweed after a cold morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at frosty morning on a pipeline forest cutting in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 26, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2022  Ice crystals on leaves of curly dock near the creek in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2022  Pattern of ice crystals on leaves of curly dock near the creek in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2022  Yucca with morning freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Some plants with ice crystals in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024  Spiky comb-like ice crystals on the ground in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Ice crystals on leaves of hardy swamp lily (Crinum bulbispermum) near the creek in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2022  Black aphids on leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2022  Ice crystals on grass at frosty morning on a lawn at Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, December 30, 2023  Corticioid fungus Scytinostroma portentosum(?) on dry stems of pecan in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 2, 2023  Ice crystals on berries of yaupon holly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 17, 2013  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024  Ice crystals at cold morning on green leaves on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, December 11, 2023  Ice crystals on common chickweed (Stellaria media) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024  Ice crystals on leaves of yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 17, 2013  Ice crystals on Southern wax myrtle (Bayberry, Myrica cerifera) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 17, 2013  Yellow leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with a rust fungus Coleosporium viguierae(?) on a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2022  Spores (at low magnification, x40 objective) of corticioid fungus Scytinostroma portentosum(?) from dry stems of pecan, collected a day before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2023  Spores (with less applied pressure) of corticioid fungus Scytinostroma portentosum(?) from dry stems of pecan, collected a day before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2023  Spores (with x100 objective) of corticioid fungus Scytinostroma portentosum(?) from dry stems of pecan, collected a day before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2023  Spores (with x100 objective) of corticioid fungus Scytinostroma portentosum(?) from dry stems of pecan, collected a day before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2023  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with yellow and brown leaves with a rust fungus Coleosporium viguierae(?) on a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Frozen sap extruded from stem. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Spores of a rust fungus Coleosporium viguierae(?) (under a microscope, in KOH solution) found on leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) from a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park a day before. College Station, Texas, August 18, 2022  Spores of a rust fungus Coleosporium viguierae(?) (under a microscope, in Lugol solution) found on leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park a day before. College Station, Texas, August 18, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Frost ribbons sprouting from young plants. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Petals of frost flowers are very delicate and will break when touched. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Frothy texture of frozen sap extruded from stem looks like cotton candy. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Layers of ice are formed into exquisite patterns that curl into "petals" that resemble flowers. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Thin layers of ice are often formed into exquisite patterns that curl into "petals" that resemble flowers. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. At the first hard freeze, even though the plant has gone to seed and looks dead, the roots are still active. The sap freezes, splits open the stem and forms these "frost-flowers". College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Red aphids on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  Shoot of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 10, 2023  Frostweed leaves in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2012  Stems of Amanita texasorora mushroom in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 29, 2018  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 11, 2013  Young leaves of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 16, 2023  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 24, 2012  Red aphids on a leaf of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2014  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 22, 2021  Details of ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 26, 2021  Frostweed and a thistle on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 17, 2013  Dry plant of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 13, 2023  Flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 11, 2013  Dry plants of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 8, 2023  Flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020  Exoskeleton of a molted cicada on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 24, 2013  Dry leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 8, 2023  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with aphids in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2014  Rosemary frostweed (Sun rose, Helianthemum rosmarinifolium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 19, 2010  Ice flowers on frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Black and red bug on frostweed on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 23, 2020  Black and red aphids on a leaf of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2014  Parasola mushrooms with yellow stems on a rotting oak stump in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 28, 2019  Crab spider on frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 22, 2021  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with black aphids in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2019  Red aphids on a shoot of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 18, 2020  Bumblebee on flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 23, 2013  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with a love bug (Plecia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 7, 2009  Morning frost on small plants in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024  Red and black aphids on a plant of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  Yellow flower of Rosemary frostweed (Sun rose, Helianthemum rosmarinifolium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 3, 2008  Pale yellow Mycena(?) mushrooms with hairy stems on a large fallen tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2020  Stems of mushrooms Clitocybula familia on a stump near Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2021  Spores of brown corticioid mushroom Hymenochaete collected 1/25/2022 from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 26, 2022  Morning frost on farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 17, 2013  Dusky-Blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon) butterfly on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2008  White flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 23, 2020  Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) butterfly on a frostweed flower in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2008 |