Standing dead oak (snag) in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Large standing dead oak (snag) in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Standing dead oak (snag) on a shore in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Standing dead oak (snag) near the lake in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Wood texture of a standing dead oak (snag) in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Standing dry oak (snag) on a shore in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Standing dead oak (snag) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023
Standing dead oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
Brown corticioid (crust) mushroom Dichostereum effuscatum on a standing dead live oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
Trunk of a dead tree on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 4, 2022
Snag (standing dead tree) in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
Dead armadillo 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
Dead oak with greenbrier on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
Dead oaks on shores of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Dead oak skeleton on shores of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Oak trunk damaged by brown Hypoxylon canker fungus (Biscogniauxia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Brown velvety trunk of an oak tree with Hypoxylon canker fungus (Biscogniauxia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Remains of dead forest in frequently flooded area on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Resupinate polypore mushroom Ceriporia(?) on barkless trunk of a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 13, 2022
Dead oaks 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 29, 2021
Dead oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 17, 2019
Dead oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2022
Dead oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
Dead oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 17, 2019
Dead oak skeleton at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
Dead oaks with greenbrier at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
Frequently flooded area with dead oak trees at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 31, 2022
Dry tree trunk in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
Dead forest in a recently flooded area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
Dead oaks overgrown by greenbrier (Smilax) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Dead oaks in a recently flooded area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
Weathered oak trunk at lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
Various views of bracket polypore mushrooms Truncospora mexicana on a fallen trunk of a broadleaf tree near a pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
Underside of bracket polypore mushrooms Truncospora mexicana on a fallen trunk of a broadleaf tree near a pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
Exposed old tree trunk at lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
Tiger sawgill mushrooms (Lentinus tigrinus) at the base of dead trees in a formerly flooded area near the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
Upper surface of bracket polypore mushrooms Truncospora mexicana on a fallen trunk of a broadleaf tree near a pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
Bracket polypore mushrooms Truncospora mexicana turning orange on a fallen trunk of a broadleaf tree near a pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
Cross section of bracket polypore mushrooms Truncospora mexicana on a fallen trunk of a broadleaf tree near a pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
Caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Truncospora mexicana turning orange on a fallen trunk of a broadleaf tree near a pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
Dry oak wood on a shore of the lake in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Fieldcap (Agrocybe) mushrooms in grass near a road in a previously flooded area of a dead oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 18, 2021
Dead forest after a flooding on a shore of the lake near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018
Dense vegetation in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Dead buttonbush on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 4, 2022
Dead oaks on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 21, 2022
Dead oaks on the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023
Old dead oak tree on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 4, 2022
Layers of clay and gravel on a shore of the lake in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Small caves in clay on a shore of the lake in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Turnsole (Heliotropium indicum) on a shore of the lake in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Trailway in low lying area in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Greenery and bushy vegetation in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Black willow on a shore in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Turkey vultures on a dead oak on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 21, 2022
Rusty silt and clay layers on a shore of the lake in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
Dead oak forest on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 5, 2023
Pores of Brunneoporus juniperinus (Antrodia juniperina, Subantrodia juniperina) mushrooms on a dry fallen trunk of Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 15, 2018
Fish attractors from piles of dead buttonbush on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 4, 2022
Resupinate form of Brunneoporus juniperinus (Antrodia juniperina, Subantrodia juniperina) mushrooms on a dry fallen trunk of Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 15, 2018
Dry fallen trunk of Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) with resupinate form of Brunneoporus juniperinus (Antrodia juniperina, Subantrodia juniperina) mushrooms on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 15, 2018
Close up of pores of Brunneoporus juniperinus (Antrodia juniperina, Subantrodia juniperina) mushrooms on a dry fallen trunk of Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 15, 2018
Oak trunk damaged by brown Hypoxylon canker fungus (Biscogniauxia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
Ants eating a dead copperhead snake in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, April 29, 2012
Dead oaks in frequently flooded area near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 21, 2022
Resupinate form with large pores of Brunneoporus juniperinus (Antrodia juniperina, Subantrodia juniperina) mushrooms on a dry fallen trunk of Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 15, 2018
Resupinate form of Brunneoporus juniperinus (Antrodia juniperina, Subantrodia juniperina) mushrooms covering underside of a dry fallen trunk of Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 15, 2018
Old cattle pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
Mowed path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
Spiderwort (Tradescantia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
Leaves of bluebonnet (lupinus) in dew at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
Green grassy path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
Flowers of corn salad (Valerianella) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
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
Blooming corn salad (Valerianella) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
Leaves of a plant of carrot family at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
Salt marsh moth caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
Woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
False dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
Lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 6, 2019
Crown tickseed flower (Coreopsis nuecensoides) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
Flower of false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
White prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
Thick trunk of an oak(?) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 21, 2020
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
Whitish phenotype of false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
Winter rosette of woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
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
Seed head of false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
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
Some sedge 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
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
Oak skeletons at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 31, 2021
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