Curly ice crystals grown on frostweed after hard freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 13, 2019
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) after hard freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024
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
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. Sap within its stalks bursts forth to form icy formations along its lower stems. 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. 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. 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) 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
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 crystals on a frostweed stems at morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022
Ice crystals on leaves of curly dock near the creek in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2022
Feathery ice crystals on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022
Pattern of ice crystals on leaves of curly dock near the creek in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2022
Ice crystals on frostweed seeds in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020
Frostweed stem with ice crystals 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
Hairy 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
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
Ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022
Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at frosty morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022
Yucca with morning 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, January 3, 2022
Winter rosette of bull thistle (Cirsium horridulum) with freeze 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
Curly-leafed cabbage with freeze in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 21, 2011
Curly-leafed cabbage (ornamental kale) with freeze in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 21, 2011
Frosted curly dock (Rumex crispus) near the creek in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2022
Pattern of ice on curly dock (Rumex crispus) near the creek in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2022
Frosted leaves of curly dock (Rumex crispus) near the creek in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2022
Leaves of curly dock (Rumex crispus) with frost near the creek in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2022
Dry seeds of curly dock (Rumex crispus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 22, 2022
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
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
Leaf texture of an icy leaf of curly dock near the creek in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2022
Ice crystals on berries of yaupon holly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 17, 2013
Freeze on prairie in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2012
Ice crystals on common chickweed (Stellaria media) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024
Ice crystals on Southern wax myrtle (Bayberry, Myrica cerifera) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 17, 2013
Ice crystals on leaves of yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 17, 2013
Dead leaves of agave after hard freeze in the Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 27, 2021
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
Wood blewit mushrooms (Lepista nuda) together with Pluteus grown near a sandy path in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 25, 2021
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
Common chickweed (Stellaria media) with morning freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024
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
Black aphids on curly dock (Rumex) in a ditch in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 5, 2022
Large number of black aphids on curly dock (Rumex) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 5, 2022
Close up of Curly-leafed cabbage (ornamental kale, Brassica oleracea Acephala) with freeze in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 26, 2010
Head of Curly-leafed cabbage (ornamental kale, Brassica oleracea Acephala) with freeze in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 26, 2010
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
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
Green seeds of curly dock (Rumex crispus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 27, 2023
Red aphids on a leaf of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2014
Young leaves of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 16, 2023
Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 26, 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, October 11, 2013
Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 24, 2012
Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 22, 2021
Black-eyed susan, Mock Bishop s Weed, and Curly Dock in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2012
Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) and curly dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 3, 2012
Morning freeze on a lawn in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 8, 2020
Exoskeleton of a molted cicada on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 24, 2013
Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with aphids in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2014
Frostweed and a thistle on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 17, 2013
Dry plants of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 8, 2023
Rosemary frostweed (Sun rose, Helianthemum rosmarinifolium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 19, 2010
Dry leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 8, 2023
Black and red aphids on a leaf of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2014
Flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020
Flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 11, 2013
Black and red bug on frostweed on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 23, 2020
Ice flowers on frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020
Dry plant of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 13, 2023
Curly strands of spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 17, 2013
Morning freeze on grass on a lawn in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 8, 2020
Morning freeze on milfoil on a lawn in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 8, 2020
Morning freeze on rose leaves in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 8, 2020
Yaupon holly with ice crystals at morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020
Ice crystals on elm leaves at cold morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020
Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 7, 2009
Red aphids on a shoot of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 18, 2020
Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with a love bug (Plecia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020
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