 Yellow flower of stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Close-up of a flower and fruits of stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
 Blooming stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
 Flower of stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
 Yellow flowers of stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
 Stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) with a crab spider both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Flowers of stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
 Blooming stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
 Stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
 Oak forest on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Smartweed (Persicaria, Polygonum) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Close-up of a green snake on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Sand palafox (Palafoxia hookeriana) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Yellow Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Flowers of sand palafox (Palafoxia hookeriana) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Purple gerardia (false foxglove, Agalinis) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Buffalo gourd (calabazilla, Cucurbita foetidissima) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Head of a green snake on a seedling of red cedar on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Rough green snake (Opheodrys aestivus) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Wild buckwheat (Yerba colorado, Eriogonum annuum(?)) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Blooning purple gerardia (false foxglove, Agalinis) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Rough green snake (Opheodrys aestivus) on a seedling of red cedar on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 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
 Nails creek with a washed away bridge at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 Green leaves of Yaupon holly collected by Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) under oaks on Lake Somerville Trailway in area of Newman Bottom near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 2, 2021
 Oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 Showy blue star (Amsonia illustris) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Green moss on a sandstone rock at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 Flowers of showy blue star (Amsonia illustris) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Blooming showy blue star (Amsonia illustris) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Showy blue star (Amsonia illustris) in bloom at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Orange crustous lichen Caloplaca on a sandstone rock at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 Close-up of flowers of showy blue star (Amsonia illustris) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Goldenrod (Solidago) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Sunflower (Helianthus) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 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
 Peeling puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon marginatum) with their cross section at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 Brown grasshopper on sumpweed on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Beaksedge (Rhynchospora corniculata) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Yellow grasshopper on sumpweed on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Antlion (doodlebug) funnel pits on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Blooming beaksedge (Rhynchospora corniculata) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Wild buckwheat (Eriogonum annuum) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Dodder (Cuscuta) on sumpweed (Iva annua) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Rough Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Common witchgrass (Panicum capillare)(?) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Grasshopper on snake cotton (Froelichia) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Dead ironclad beetle (Zopherus) on an oak log on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Small dark brown pinkgill (Entoloma) mushrooms on black background at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 Basidia of small dark brown pinkgill (Entoloma) mushrooms collected on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 Spores (in KOH) of small dark brown pinkgill (Entoloma) mushrooms collected on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 Flowers of climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Green lynx spider with an egg sack on partridge pea on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Green lynx spider on its nest on partridge pea on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Bladderwort (Utricularia gibba) on wet mud of Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Green lynx spider with a moth on sumpweed on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Small spider eating a big green grasshopper on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Mat 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
 Globe flat sedge (Cyperus echinatus)(?) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Orange strands of dodder (Cuscuta) on sumpweed on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Some resupinate fungus on bark of a large live oak on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Spores (in lugol) of small dark brown pinkgill (Entoloma) mushrooms collected on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 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
 Spores and basidia of small dark brown pinkgill (Entoloma) mushrooms collected on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 Elbowpatch crust fungus (Fomitiporia punctata group)(?) on a dry oak on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Yellow lotus (Nelumbo lutea) taken from Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Blooming bladderwort (Utricularia gibba) on wet mud of Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Red water fern (Azolla filiculoides(?)) in Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Wet mud of Flag Pond with plants of bladderwort (Utricularia gibba) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Close-up of some resupinate fungus on bark of a large live oak on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Barnyard grass (cockspur, Echinochloa crus-galli) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Bark of a large live oak with some hydnoid resupinate fungus on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 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
 Yellow flower of bladderwort (Utricularia gibba) on wet mud of Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 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
 Yellow flower of lotus Nelumbo lutea taken from Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) near Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Water primrose with narrow leaves (Ludwigia) in Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Texture of elbowpatch crust fungus (Fomitiporia punctata group)(?) on a dry oak on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Texture of red water fern (Azolla filiculoides(?)) in Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Close-up of elbowpatch crust fungus (Fomitiporia punctata group)(?) on a dry oak on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Pattern of elbowpatch crust fungus (Fomitiporia punctata group)(?) on a dry oak on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Elbowpatch crust fungus (Fomitiporia punctata group) on a large oak on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Red water fern (Azolla) and other aquatic plants in Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Close-up of red water fern (Azolla filiculoides(?)) in Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Flower of American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) taken from Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Ovary of American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) taken from Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 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
 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
 Back lit yellow flower of lotus Nelumbo lutea taken from Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Lance-leaf burhead (Echinodorus cordifolius, Sagittaria) in Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Close-up of yellow flower of lotus Nelumbo lutea taken from Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 Central part of a flower of American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) taken from Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on a rock at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 Peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) with moss on a rock at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
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