![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/13t.jpg) Mowed path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/14t.jpg) Green grassy path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/30t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3610/jpeg/01t.jpg) Mowed path on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 28, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/24t.jpg) Winter stalkball mushrooms (Tulostoma fimbriatum) near a shed on a mowed path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/25t.jpg) Winter stalkball mushrooms (Tulostoma fimbriatum) in grass on a mowed path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3234/jpeg/25t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3124/jpeg/11t.jpg) A path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3124/jpeg/12t.jpg) A deer on a path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3016/jpeg/22t.jpg) Mowed path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2464/jpeg/08t.jpg) Grassy path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3016/jpeg/06t.jpg) Sandy path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2824/jpeg/15t.jpg) Path with trees at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 4, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3052/jpeg/10t.jpg) Path in oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 31, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3198/jpeg/18t.jpg) Path with dried grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3178/jpeg/18t.jpg) Path in a frequently flooded area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 19, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3199/jpeg/18t.jpg) Path across frequently flooded area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3198/jpeg/21t.jpg) Funnel pits of antlion on a sandy path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3164/jpeg/33t.jpg) Prairie sandbur (Krameria lanceolata) on a sandy path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 31, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3620/jpeg/01t.jpg) Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3097/jpeg/01t.jpg) Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) on a path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 9, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3198/jpeg/24t.jpg) Leaves of peppervine and mustang grape on a sandy path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3085/jpeg/17t.jpg) Rooting puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon radicatum) on a grassy path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3328/jpeg/13t.jpg) A path on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3620/jpeg/07t.jpg) Cattle pond on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3620/jpeg/04t.jpg) Bushy greenery on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3260/jpeg/24t.jpg) Sandy path of a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3354/jpeg/22t.jpg) Shaded path on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 5, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3355/jpeg/07t.jpg) Grassy path of a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 5, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3471/jpeg/21t.jpg) Spores (in KOH) of brown puffball mushrooms from a grassy path, collected on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2730/jpeg/20t.jpg) Spikelet of Vasey-grass (Paspalum urvillei) 1.5 meter tall growing on a sandy path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3471/jpeg/17t.jpg) Brown puffball mushrooms with porous interior on a grassy path in low lying area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3620/jpeg/12t.jpg) Purple bindweed (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3471/jpeg/10t.jpg) Peeling puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon marginatum) on a mowed grassy path in low lying area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3432/jpeg/21t.jpg) Various green seedlings on a shady path on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3471/jpeg/11t.jpg) Texture of a peeling puffball mushroom (Lycoperdon marginatum) on a mowed grassy path in low lying area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3471/jpeg/18t.jpg) Cross section of brown puffball mushrooms with porous interior on a grassy path in low lying area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3613/jpeg/11t.jpg) Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3620/jpeg/05t.jpg) Beard lichen (Usnea) on small elm trees on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3620/jpeg/08t.jpg) Stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3620/jpeg/09t.jpg) Blooming stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3620/jpeg/10t.jpg) Flower of stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/11t.jpg) Spiderwort (Tradescantia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/22t.jpg) Old cattle pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3432/jpeg/20t.jpg) Seedlings of cucumber weed (Parietaria pensylvanica) on a path on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/13t.jpg) Leaves of bluebonnet (lupinus) in dew at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/21t.jpg) Standing dead oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3620/jpeg/11t.jpg) Yellow flowers of stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3620/jpeg/06t.jpg) Beard lichen (Usnea) on branches of elm trees in a low lying area on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/10t.jpg) Leaves of a plant of carrot family at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/05t.jpg) Woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/02t.jpg) Blooming corn salad (Valerianella) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/20t.jpg) Salt marsh moth caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/06t.jpg) False dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/01t.jpg) Flowers of corn salad (Valerianella) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/08t.jpg) Flower of false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/03t.jpg) Crown tickseed flower (Coreopsis nuecensoides) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/12t.jpg) White prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/26t.jpg) Close-up of winter stalkball mushrooms (Tulostoma fimbriatum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/15t.jpg) Whitish phenotype of false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/04t.jpg) Seed head of false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/16t.jpg) Almost white phenotype of false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/18t.jpg) Winter rosette of woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3471/jpeg/15t.jpg) Small dark brown pinkgill (Entoloma) mushrooms on a mowed trodden path with short grass and gravel in higher ground on Colvin Hill at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/33t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/27t.jpg) Winter stalkball mushrooms (Tulostoma fimbriatum) on black background at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/09t.jpg) Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) with half-white leaves at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/23t.jpg) Winter rosette of white prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/35t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/29t.jpg) Cross section of winter stalkball mushrooms (Tulostoma fimbriatum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3613/jpeg/06t.jpg) Ramalina lichen on a twig when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3613/jpeg/07t.jpg) Fruticose lichens on an elm twig when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/34t.jpg) Hyphae and spores (in Congo Red) of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/16t.jpg) Texture of resupinate polupore mushroom Trametes villosa on a fallen juniper at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/15t.jpg) Close-up of resupinate polupore mushroom Trametes villosa on a fallen juniper at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/14t.jpg) Resupinate polupore mushroom Trametes villosa on a fallen red cedar (juniper) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/19t.jpg) Peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) on soil under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/28t.jpg) Close-up of winter stalkball mushrooms (Tulostoma fimbriatum) on black background at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/36t.jpg) Spores of resupinate polupore mushroom Trametes villosa from a fallen juniper, collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/17t.jpg) Growth pattern of resupinate polupore mushroom Trametes villosa on a fallen juniper at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/20t.jpg) Close-up of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) on soil under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3026/jpeg/24t.jpg) Dodder (Cuscuta) on rough cocklebur at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3234/jpeg/12t.jpg) Small Agaricus mushrooms under oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3613/jpeg/01t.jpg) Morning Glory (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3613/jpeg/04t.jpg) Rain lily (Cooperia drummondii) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3613/jpeg/02t.jpg) Flower of blazing star (Liatris) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3613/jpeg/09t.jpg) Golden-eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3234/jpeg/15t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3234/jpeg/16t.jpg) White bracket polypore mushrooms on rotting oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3026/jpeg/25t.jpg) Strands of dodder (Cuscuta) on rough cocklebur at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3234/jpeg/14t.jpg) Cross section of Agaricus mushrooms under oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3234/jpeg/13t.jpg) Side view of Agaricus mushrooms under oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3026/jpeg/27t.jpg) Grasshopper on rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/32t.jpg) Hyphae and spores at low magnification of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) from soil, collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3468/jpeg/31t.jpg) Tissues and spores at low magnification of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) from soil, collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3624/jpeg/01t.jpg) Oak forest on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3026/jpeg/23t.jpg) Small green grasshopper on leaves of rough cocklebur at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3234/jpeg/17t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3026/jpeg/26t.jpg) Orange strands of dodder (Cuscuta) on rough cocklebur at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
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