Some tiny mite under a microscope, fallen from a polypore collected a day before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 21, 2022
Spores of a bracket polypore mushroom Phellinus gilvus (Fuscoporia gilva) from a fallen oak through a microscope, collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park a day before. Texas, April 4, 2022
Spores of rust fungus Puccinia eatoniae var. myosotidis(?) from spring scorpion grass under a microscope showing their texture, collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Tiny white Clitopilus mushrooms near a sandy path in sparse grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Tiny white Clitopilus mushrooms near a road crossing, in sparse grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Spores of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) from grass roots (may be contaminated by other spores) collected near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Details of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Close-up of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Underside of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Blistered jelly lichen (Collema) under a microscope in KOH solution, collected in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 18, 2024
Blistered jelly lichen (Collema) under a microscope in Congo red, collected in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 18, 2024
White substance from animal droppings under a microscope (in KOH), collected on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
Hyphae of blistered jelly lichen (Collema) under a microscope in Congo red, collected in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 18, 2024
Large spherical structure of blistered jelly lichen (Collema) under a microscope in Congo red, collected in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 18, 2024
Spores of a bracket polypore mushroom Trametes lactinea (size (5) 5.2 - 5.8 (6) x (2.1) 2.15 - 2.4 (2.5)) from a fallen oak collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Spores of rust fungus Puccinia eatoniae var. myosotidis(?) from spring scorpion grass collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Spores of a bracket polypore mushroom Phellinus gilvus (Fuscoporia gilva) from a fallen oak collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park a day before. Texas, April 4, 2022
Unripe green and black fruits of evening primrose (Oenothera)(?) collected by leaf-cutting ants at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
Orange aeciospores of rust fungus Puccinia eatoniae var. myosotidis(?) from spring scorpion grass collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Cystidia (x100 objective) of some tiny gilled mushrooms collected from moss under a juniper forest on a side of a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 5, 2023
Cystidia and some large cell of tiny gilled mushrooms collected from moss under a juniper forest on a side of a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 5, 2023
Textured surface of spores of rust fungus Puccinia eatoniae var. myosotidis(?) from spring scorpion grass collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Small Agaricus mushrooms under oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Basidia and cystidia (in Congo Red, x40 objective) of some tiny gilled mushrooms collected from moss under a juniper forest on a side of a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 5, 2023
Cross section of Agaricus mushrooms under oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Side view of Agaricus mushrooms under oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Underside of bracket polypore mushrooms on rotting oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
White bracket polypore mushrooms on rotting oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus(?) on rotting oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Bolete mushrooms Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Pore surface of bracket polypore mushrooms on rotting oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Some mite from a plant leaf under microscope, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 18, 2022
White corticioid (crust) fungus with many tiny mites at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
Underside of chamberbitter plant (Phyllanthus) with tiny fruits at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
Tiny-fruited spike-sedge (Eleocharis microcarpa(?)) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
Summer spiderlily (woodland spider-lily, Hymenocallis occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Mature bolete mushrooms Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Texture of pore surface of bracket polypore mushrooms on rotting oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Tiny yellow flowers of monkey jump-up (Mecardonia procumbens) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
Cross section of bolete mushrooms Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Side view of bolete mushrooms Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Flowers of summer spiderlily (woodland spider-lily, Hymenocallis occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Spores of rust fungus Puccinia eatoniae var. myosotidis(?) at low magnification from spring scorpion grass at low magnification, collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Tiny mushrooms Mycena corticola on bark of a branch of a large live oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
White flower of summer spiderlily (woodland spider-lily, Hymenocallis occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Small flower heads of tiny-fruited spike-sedge (Eleocharis microcarpa(?)) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
Close-up of milk-white toothed polypore mushroom (Irpex lacteus) on a fallen twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Tiny mushrooms Mycena corticola together with a lichen Heterodermia albicans on bark of a branch of a large live oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Collected fruits of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) on a log in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Milk-white toothed polypore mushroom (Irpex lacteus) together with splitgill (Schizophyllum commune) on a fallen twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Spores of Hypoxylon canker of oak fungus (Biscogniauxia atropunctata) collected 7/15/2022 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 23, 2022
Tough grey polypore mushroom Perenniporia tephropora (Truncospora tephropora) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Tiny Diodia like flower on roadside near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
Tiny leaves of red water fern (Azolla) taken from Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
Various seedlings on a path in shade collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
Close-up of tough grey polypore mushroom Perenniporia tephropora (Truncospora tephropora) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Various seeds collected in a frequently flooded area near Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 4, 2020
Dichohypha of corticioid fungus Dichostereum effuscatum collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
Dry oak trees on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
Asci and paraphyses of Ascomycete mushrooms Chorioactis geaster collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
Hyphae of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
Spores of winter stalkball mushrooms (Tulostoma fimbriatum) collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
Spore print of a bolete mushroom Boletus luridellus collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 11, 2021
Shoot of buttonbush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 31, 2022
Dried bottom of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Shoot of an oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 13, 2022
Oak skeletons at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 13, 2022
Some sedge on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Some grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
A path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Caked mud on bottom of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2022
Old fallen oak on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Dried bottom of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Caked mud on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Caked mud on bottom of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Blooming buttonbush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 19, 2022
Dodder (Cuscuta) on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Half dry buttonbush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 19, 2022
Spike of some sedge on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Cattle pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 19, 2022
Flower of buttonbush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 19, 2022
Shoot of cypress elm at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Oaks and vines at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2022
Dead oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2022
Low lying area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2022
Cracked soil on bottom of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Dead oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2022
Shoots of coralberry at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
A deer on a path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Some dried crust on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Drying vegetation at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
Some rusty crust on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Dead oak roots on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Oak stump and roots on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Thistle flower (Cirsium) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 31, 2022
Antlion pit traps at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
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