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3105-07. Ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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3105-07. Ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Feathery ice crystals on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Details of ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020  Ice flowers on frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 11, 2013  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 26, 2022  Bumblebee on flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 23, 2013  Ice crystals on a frostweed stems at morning 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) at frosty morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  White flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 23, 2020  Curly ice crystals grown on frostweed after hard freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Black aphids on leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2022  Flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2024  Inflated stems of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at cold 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. 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  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  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. Petals of frost flowers are very delicate and will break when touched. 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  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  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. 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  Red aphids on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  Frostweed leaves in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2012  Shoot of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 10, 2023  Ice crystals on frostweed seeds 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, September 22, 2021  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, October 11, 2013  Frostweed stem with ice crystals in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 26, 2021  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 24, 2012  Black and red bug on frostweed on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 23, 2020  Dry leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 8, 2023  Texture of ice crystals on a frostweed stem in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Rosemary frostweed (Sun rose, Helianthemum rosmarinifolium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 19, 2010  Dry plants of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 8, 2023  Dry plant of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 13, 2023  Exoskeleton of a molted cicada on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 24, 2013  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  Frostweed and a thistle on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 17, 2013  Black and red aphids on a leaf of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2014  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with aphids in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2014  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 7, 2009  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  Crab spider on frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 22, 2021  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with a love bug (Plecia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020  Broken stem of frostweed exposing ice crystals 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  Curly ice crystals grown on frostweed after hard freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 13, 2019  Yellow flower of Rosemary frostweed (Sun rose, Helianthemum rosmarinifolium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 3, 2008  Inflating stem of frostweed showing fluffy crystals of ice in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Red and black aphids on a plant of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  Spores of Pluteus mushroom collected in Lick Creek Park 1/25/2022. College Station, Texas, February 6, 2022  Dusky-Blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon) butterfly on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2008  Inflated stems of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at cold morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) butterfly on a frostweed flower in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2008  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at frosty morning on a pipeline forest cutting in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Yellow flower of Rosemary frostweed (Sun rose, Helianthemum rosmarinifolium) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 15, 2009  Flowers of goldenrod (Solidago) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2022  Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Fuscoporia from black locust, collected in Lick Creek Park 1/25/2022. College Station, Texas, February 6, 2022  Tissue of amber jelly fungus (Exidia recisa) under a microscope, collected 2/1/2022 from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 1, 2022  Stink bug nymph (Euschistus) on a seed head of frostweed in Lick Creek Park, on Iron Bridge Trail. College Station, Texas, October 19, 2008  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2024  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2024  Spiderwort (Tradescantia) flowers on pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 18, 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  Flowers of little bluestem grass (Schizachyrium scoparium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 26, 2022  Flowers of purple bindweed (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 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  Pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Gas pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 22, 2022  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. The stems split and exude sap that freezes into fascinating shapes. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Underground pipeline in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  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  Spring beauty flowers (Claytonia virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 27, 2024  Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 14, 2022  Oaks over underground pipeline in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 28, 2022  Bird watching blind in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 10, 2022  Spiky comb-like ice crystals on the ground in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Rime frost on grass blades in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Spiky ice crystal on edges of a leaf in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Frozen fish on a sandy path in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Cramp balls fungus (Daldinia concentrica) on a log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 14, 2022  Spores of mushroom Cuphophilus pratensis from Lick Creek Park 12/22/2021. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022 |