 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
 Large standing dead oak (snag) 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 oak skeleton on shores of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
 Dead oaks 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, November 17, 2019
 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 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 skeleton at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 Dead oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 17, 2019
 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 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
 Weathered oak trunk at lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 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
 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
 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
 Dense vegetation in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
 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
 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
 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
 Turnsole (Heliotropium indicum) on a shore of the lake in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
 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
 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 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
 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
 Spiderwort (Tradescantia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Mowed path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Old cattle pond 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
 Leaves of bluebonnet (lupinus) in dew at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Salt marsh moth caterpillar 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
 Flowers of corn salad (Valerianella) 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
 Woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Old fallen oak 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
 Caked mud 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
 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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