![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1110/jpeg/11t.jpg) Staminate flowers of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2359/jpeg/16t.jpg) Green flowers of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 18, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1101/jpeg/13t.jpg) Flowers of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 31, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2189/jpeg/20t.jpg) Blue berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 22, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1315/jpeg/19t.jpg) Black berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) taken from Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1315/jpeg/20t.jpg) Grape like berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) taken from Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1127/jpeg/06t.jpg) Berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1117/jpeg/18t.jpg) Berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1117/jpeg/21t.jpg) Cluster of berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1127/jpeg/07t.jpg) Cluster of berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1117/jpeg/24t.jpg) Green berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1127/jpeg/08t.jpg) Blue berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1117/jpeg/19t.jpg) Green and blue berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1117/jpeg/25t.jpg) Lichens and green berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1117/jpeg/20t.jpg) Dark blue berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2811/jpeg/03t.jpg) Berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 6, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2811/jpeg/04t.jpg) Black berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 6, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2811/jpeg/05t.jpg) Green unripe berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 6, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1105/jpeg/24t.jpg) Staminate flowers of cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 16, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2664/jpeg/12t.jpg) Flowers of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2664/jpeg/15t.jpg) Yellow flowers of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2663/jpeg/14t.jpg) Female flowers of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2663/jpeg/13t.jpg) Male flowers of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2663/jpeg/18t.jpg) Close up of male flowers of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2663/jpeg/15t.jpg) Fresh leaves and female flowers of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2463/jpeg/07t.jpg) Yellow flowers of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) near the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2463/jpeg/08t.jpg) Masses of yellow flowers OF eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata) near the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2463/jpeg/09t.jpg) Masses of yellow flowers on a bush of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) near the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3533/jpeg/06t.jpg) Close-up of fruits (purple-black, olive-like berries) of swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3533/jpeg/04t.jpg) Fruits (purple-black, olive-like drupe) on female plants of swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3533/jpeg/07t.jpg) Fruits (purple-black, olive-like berries) of swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata) on black background on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2739/jpeg/20t.jpg) Staminate flowers of Vasey-grass (Paspalum urvillei) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 18, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3533/jpeg/05t.jpg) Fruits (ribbed purple-black berries resembling beetle larvae) on female plants of swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3084/jpeg/16t.jpg) Various folious lichens on a twig of upland swamp-privet bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3084/jpeg/13t.jpg) Cartilage lichen (Ramalina stenospora) on a twig of upland swamp-privet bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2663/jpeg/17t.jpg) Blooming eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2885/jpeg/09t.jpg) Blooming eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 18, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2664/jpeg/11t.jpg) Eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) in bloom at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2664/jpeg/06t.jpg) Blooming eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2663/jpeg/12t.jpg) Shoot of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3084/jpeg/14t.jpg) Flowering fringe lichen (Heterodermia echinata) on a twig of upland swamp-privet bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3084/jpeg/12t.jpg) Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a twig of upland swamp-privet bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2811/jpeg/11t.jpg) Fall colors of Eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 6, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2679/jpeg/07t.jpg) Green berries of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2664/jpeg/05t.jpg) Bush of blooming eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3084/jpeg/11t.jpg) Smooth axil-bristle lichen (Myelochroa galbina) on a twig of upland swamp-privet bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3084/jpeg/21t.jpg) Close-up of smooth axil-bristle lichen (Myelochroa galbina) on a twig of upland swamp-privet bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2597/jpeg/27t.jpg) Leaves of small tree of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) in wet area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2463/jpeg/19t.jpg) Blooming bush of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) in a recently flooded area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2811/jpeg/06t.jpg) Slender orange-bush lichen (Teloschistes exilis) on a bush of upland swamp-privet at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 6, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3084/jpeg/15t.jpg) Slender orange-bush lichen (Teloschistes exilis) on a twig of upland swamp-privet bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3084/jpeg/18t.jpg) Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) together with a parasitic gall-forming lichenicolous fungus Tremella parmeliarum on a twig of upland swamp-privet bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3480/jpeg/17t.jpg) Blooming eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) near a former pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 1, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/855/jpeg/23t.jpg) Flowers of Japanese Privet bush(?) in Lemontree Park. College Station, April 20, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3084/jpeg/20t.jpg) Brown and greenish galls of lichenicolous fungus Tremella parmeliarum on powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on a bush of upland swamp-privet in semi-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/890/jpeg/04t.jpg) Yellow flowers of nits-and-lice (Hypericum drummondii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3614/jpeg/05t.jpg) Shoot of Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/864/jpeg/14t.jpg) Pink flowers of tephrosia in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/859/jpeg/13t.jpg) Mustang grape flowers in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/864/jpeg/21t.jpg) Powderpuff (mimosa) flowers in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/844/jpeg/06t.jpg) Redbud flowers in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 18, 2010.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3509/jpeg/10t.jpg) White flowers of Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 9, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3387/jpeg/26t.jpg) Flowers of Chinese privet bush (Ligustrum sinense) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2915/jpeg/09t.jpg) White flowers of Japanese privet bush (Ligustrum japonicum) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/864/jpeg/12t.jpg) Field of meadow flowers near horse parking in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1102/jpeg/22t.jpg) Staminate flowers of cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3632/jpeg/13t.jpg) Path in upland oak forest on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, October 18, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1103/jpeg/05t.jpg) Close up of staminate flowers of cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/862/jpeg/11t.jpg) Yellow flowers of Least Snout-Bean (Rhynchosia minima) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 19, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3639/jpeg/01t.jpg) Grass and oaks in upland area on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3452/jpeg/06t.jpg) Old road in a post oak upland forest near Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, December 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/864/jpeg/11t.jpg) Meadow pink and black-eyed susan flowers on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/891/jpeg/13t.jpg) Flowers of trailing fuzzy-bean (Strophostyles helvola) along Bee Creek in Anderson Arboretum, in Lemontree park. College Station, Texas, September 23, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/890/jpeg/11t.jpg) Sewage line right of way in fog in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 15, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/893/jpeg/05t.jpg) Butterfly on ragweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/890/jpeg/14t.jpg) Dense fog on sewage line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 15, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/890/jpeg/15t.jpg) Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 15, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/895/jpeg/16t.jpg) Spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) on masses of flowers of yankeeweed (Eupatorium compositifolium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/893/jpeg/06t.jpg) Butterfly sleeping on ragweed (Ambrosia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/893/jpeg/03t.jpg) Fruits of beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/890/jpeg/12t.jpg) Dead tree on sewage line right of way in fog in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 15, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/890/jpeg/13t.jpg) Deer Run Trail on sewage line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 15, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/893/jpeg/04t.jpg) Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2897/jpeg/13t.jpg) White flowers of hardy swamp lily (Crinum bulbispermum) near the creek in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/890/jpeg/02t.jpg) Smallhead doll s daisy (Boltonia diffusa) in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/890/jpeg/03t.jpg) Green lynx spider on soft golden aster in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/893/jpeg/02t.jpg) White species of beautyberry (Callicarpa americana Var. lactea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/820/jpeg/18t.jpg) Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Petals of frost flowers are very delicate and will break when touched. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/890/jpeg/10t.jpg) Tree of Mexican plum (Prunus mexicana) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 15, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/851/jpeg/20t.jpg) Small skullcap (Scutellaria parvula) with tiny blue 2-lobed glandular-hairy flowers with shield-like projection arising from upper lobe in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/820/jpeg/20t.jpg) Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Layers of ice are formed into exquisite patterns that curl into "petals" that resemble flowers. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2782/jpeg/05t.jpg) Flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/675/jpeg/12t.jpg) Blue flowers of bastard pennyroyal in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 30, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/694/jpeg/10t.jpg) Swamp near Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 17, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/821/jpeg/01t.jpg) Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Thin layers of ice are often formed into exquisite patterns that curl into "petals" that resemble flowers. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3251/jpeg/07t.jpg) Flowers of little bluestem grass (Schizachyrium scoparium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 26, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1107/jpeg/14t.jpg) Flowers of bastard pennyroyal (Trichostema dichotomum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3252/jpeg/23t.jpg) Flowers of purple bindweed (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2901/jpeg/19t.jpg) Swamp near a sewage treatment plant in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 5, 2021
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