Cracks in soil overgrown by grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Cracks and grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Caked mud overgrown by grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Cracked soil with some grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Cracked soil and grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Cracked soil covered by green grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Cracked soil on bottom of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Dried bottom with green grass of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Dried bottom with emerging green grass of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Dried mud and grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Caked mud with grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Mud with green grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Green grass on dried bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Fresh grass on caked mud on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Caked mud with green grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Caked mud covered by green grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Fresh green grass growing over caked mud on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Cracks in mud on bottom of dried Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023
Dried bottom 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
Caked mud on bottom 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
Dried cracked mud on bottom of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Dried bottom with cracked mud of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Overgrown shores of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Caked mud on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Flat caked mud on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Caked mud on dried bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Flat caked mud and mussel shells on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Dried mud with patches of green grass of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Field sandbur grass (Cenchrus spinifex) on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Barnyard grass (cockspur, Echinochloa crus-galli) on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Female flowers of creeping love grass (Eragrostis reptans) on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Inflorescense of barnyard grass (cockspur, Echinochloa crus-galli) on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Back lit spike of field sandbur grass (Cenchrus spinifex) on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Creeping love grass (Eragrostis reptans) on shores of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Creeping love grass (Eragrostis reptans) on shores of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Male flowers of creeping love grass (Eragrostis reptans) on shores of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 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
Sedge-like plant Fimbristylis vahlii(?) and creeping love grass (Eragrostis reptans) on shores of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Some grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
Green grass and vines at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Some small grass in wet area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
Path with dried grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
Southern canary grass (Phalaris caroliniana)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
Yellow star-grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Dried orange crust fungus Phlebia subochracea with cracks on underside of a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
Cracks in mud on the bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
Some small sedge on a dry lake bottom on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020
Spikelets of mouse barley grass (Hordeum pusillum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
Spikelet of southern canary grass (Phalaris caroliniana) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
Stand of southern canary grass (Phalaris caroliniana) in wet area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
Katydid nymph of yellow star-grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 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
Seeds of silver bluestem grass (Bothriochloa laguroides) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 16, 2020
Small camouflaged caterpillar on purpletop tridens grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 16, 2020
Overgrown trail at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 17, 2019
Overgrown oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
Overgrown pavilion at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Overgrown road at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 17, 2019
Forest overgrown by vines at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
Oaks overgrown by greenbrier at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
Oaks overgrown by greenbrier at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
Bushes overgrown by greenbrier (Smilax) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Spring scorpion grass (Myosotis macrosperma) with rust fungus Puccinia eatoniae var. myosotidis(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 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
Old oak stump on bottom of dried Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023
Shells on dry bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
Petrified wood on dry bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
Rattlebush growing on dry bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
Skeleton of alligator gar on dry bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
Tree root on dry bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
Weathered oak wood on bottom of dried Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023
Green algae on bottom of dried Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023
Oaks and bushes overgrown by greenbrier (Smilax) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Dead oaks overgrown by greenbrier (Smilax) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Rosette of leaves of brookweed (water cabbage, Samolus valerandi) on wet soil near Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway in area of Newman Bottom near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 2, 2021
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
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
Underside of a leaf of spring scorpion grass (Myosotis macrosperma) with rust fungus Puccinia eatoniae var. myosotidis(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2022
Formerly flooded area overgrown by Hooker s eryngo (Eryngium hookeri) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2020
Caked mud on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Some sedge on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Old fallen oak on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Dead armadillo on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Spike of some sedge 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
Some rusty crust on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Some dried crust on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Dodder (Cuscuta) 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
Rust fungus Puccinia eatoniae var. myosotidis(?) on underside of a leaf of spring scorpion grass (Myosotis macrosperma, Boraginaceae) 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 under a microscope showing their texture, collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Longspike tridens grass (Tridens strictus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 16, 2020
Brownseed Paspalum grass (Paspalum plicatulum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 16, 2020
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