 Flower of thistle (Cirsium) with a bee at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Thistle flower (Cirsium) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 31, 2022
 Flower buds of a thistle (Cirsium) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 26, 2023
 Thistle (Cirsium) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 14, 2020
 Bull thistle (Cirsium horridulum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
 Flower bud of thistle Cirsium texanum on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 26, 2020
 Rosette of prickly leaves of thistle (Cirsium) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
 Winter rosette of leaves of thistle (Cirsium) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
 Winter rosette of leaves of thistle (Cirsium) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023
 Texas thistle (Cirsium texanum)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Central area of rosette of prickly leaves of thistle (Cirsium) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
 Flower bud of a thistle at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
 Thistle flower at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
 Young leaves of thistle (Cirsium) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Orange coreopsis flower at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Rosette of thistl (Cirsium) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 26, 2023
 Winter rosette of a thistle at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 18, 2021
 Rosette of thistle under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
 Winter rosette of a thistle on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2023
 Central part of winter rosette of a thistle on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2023
 Some small thistle rosette under oaks on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
 Winter rosette of thistle under oaks on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
 Rosette of sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
 Flower and seeds of sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Young plant of sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023
 Flower of dewberry at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
 Buttonbush flower at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Flower of buttonbush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 19, 2022
 Ruellia flower at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 White daisy flower at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
 Passion flower and other vines at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Beebalm and coreopsis at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Some green shoot at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Agaricus mushroom at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 View of Somerville Lake from the trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023
 Winecup (Callirhoe) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Skullcap (Scutellaria) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Coreopsis flower with a katydid nymph at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 14, 2019
 Passion flower (Passiflora foetida) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Leaves of vervain (verbena) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Leaves of coralberry bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Greenbrier (Smilax) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023
 Slender vervain (verbena) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Ascomycete mushroom Chorioactis geaster under several trees in half-open area near the lake, at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
 Wild Carrot (Daucus pusillus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Cross section of Agaricus mushroom at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Canada wild rye (Elymus canadensis)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Dark brown furry caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Dry and opened seed pods of lupinus at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Pony beebalm (Monarda pectinata) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Meadow pink (Sabatia campestris) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Dry seed pods of some plant of pea family at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Flower of false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Light blue flower of spiderwort (Tradescantia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
 Flower of dwarf dandelion (Krigia occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
 Passion flower (maypop, Passiflora foetida) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 14, 2020
 Flower of violet ruella (Ruellia caroliniensis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 14, 2019
 Crown tickseed flower (Coreopsis nuecensoides) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Globular flower of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Flower of halberdleaf rosemallow (Hibiscus laevis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Flower of purple bindweed (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Leaves of summer spiderlily (Hymenocallis occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Blooming pony beebalm (Monarda pectinata) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Spotted beebalm (horsemint, Monarda punctata) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Dry seed pods of Lupinus or other plant of pea family at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Flowers of pony beebalm (Monarda pectinata) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Japanese hedge-parsley (Torilis japonica)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Mock Bishop s Weed (Ptilimnium nuttali) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Wood blewit mushrooms (Lepista nuda) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Flower heads of woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
 Flower of five-fingered morning glory (Ipomoea cairica) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Close-up of passion flower (maypop, Passiflora foetida) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 14, 2020
 Flower of whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Blue flower of Carolina larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
 Flower buds of squaw-weed (Senecio ampullaceus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
 Young leaf and flower buds of mustang grape at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
 Fruits of green passion flower (Passiflora lutea) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Backlit flower of violet ruella (Ruellia caroliniensis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 14, 2019
 Flower buds of squaw-weed (Senecio ampullaceus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 18, 2021
 Flower of Baby blue eyes (Nemophila phacelioides) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
 Blue flower of spiderwort (Tradescantia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 26, 2023
 Polypore mushrooms Trametes villosa from a dry fallen juniper at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Mature dog vomit slime mold (Fuligo septica) on a log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Blooming Japanese hedge-parsley (Torilis japonica) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Bones and a skull of a small animal in an oak grove at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
 Narrow-leaf false dragonhead (Physostegia angustifolia(?)) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Yellow flower and white fluffy seeds of sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Habitat of Devil s Cigar Ascomycete mushrooms (Chorioactis geaster) 0.8 m from hackberry, 4 m from elm, 7 m from oak, 11 m from juniper, around 60 m from lake shore, at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
 Flower head of Drummond wild onion (Allium drummondii) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
 Flower head of Drummond wild onion (Allium drummondii) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
 Flower fly (Diptera, Syrphidae) on woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
 Ascomycete mushrooms Chorioactis geaster with dried tips at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
 Thin brown Tomentella on old Phellinus mushroom on a juniper log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
 White tubelet mushrooms (Henningsomyces candidus) on underside of an oak log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
 Dichohypha of corticioid fungus Dichostereum effuscatum collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
 Black flower fly (Diptera, Syrphidae) on woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
 Close-up of white tubelet mushrooms (Henningsomyces candidus) on underside of an oak log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
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