 Caked mud in Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park at sunrise. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Dry Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 A trail in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Road in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Oak forest in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Dry trees in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Dry vegetation in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Dry sedge in Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Dry mud on the bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Oak forest in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Dry grass in Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Caked mud of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Dry bottom of Somerville Lake with sedges in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Plastic boat Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Dead trees in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
 A sheel in dried mud of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Cracked mud on the bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Cracks in mud on the bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Caked mud on the bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 A trail through brown vegetation in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Dead tree trunks in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Emerging rattlebush on the bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Leaf cutter ant highway in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Small Agaricus mushrooms under oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Dodder (Cuscuta) on rough cocklebur at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
 Strands of dodder (Cuscuta) on rough cocklebur at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Side view of Agaricus mushrooms under oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Cross section of Agaricus mushrooms under oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Globular flower of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
 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
 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
 White bracket polypore mushrooms on rotting oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Green flowers of cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
 Grasshopper on rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Dry bottom of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 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
 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
 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
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus(?) on rotting oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 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
 Bolete mushrooms Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Texture of 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
 Summer spiderlily (woodland spider-lily, Hymenocallis occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Leaves of Ipomoea lacunosa with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Five-fingered morning glory (Ipomoea cairica) in area of marshes on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
 Mature bolete mushrooms Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Rotting log on dry bottom of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 Sedges on dry bottom of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 A trail near Somerville Lake in Birch Creek State Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 Dry buttonbush on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 Caked mud on dry bottom of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 Dry vegetation on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 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
 Cross section of bolete mushrooms Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Both sides of a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Close-up of a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Flowers of summer spiderlily (woodland spider-lily, Hymenocallis occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Leaves of Ipomoea lacunosa damaged by rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Tiny white Clitopilus mushrooms near a road crossing, in sparse grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Side view of bolete mushrooms Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Animal tracks on dry bottom of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 Old tree stump on dry bottom of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 Rattlebush colonizing dry bottom of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 Dying vegetation on shores of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 Orange spots of rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 White flower of summer spiderlily (woodland spider-lily, Hymenocallis occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Texture of orange rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Pattern of orange rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Details of orange rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Orange spots of rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on underside of a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Close-up of milk-white toothed polypore mushroom (Irpex lacteus) on a fallen twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Close-up of orange spots of rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Blooming whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Texture of orange spots of rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae on a leaf of Ipomoea lacunosa at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Leaves of whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Animal tracks on caked mud of dry bottom of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
 Underside of a leaf of whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Flower of whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) and a leaf with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) with orange spots from rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Purple gerardia (prairie agalinis, Agalinis purpurea) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Milk-white toothed polypore mushroom (Irpex lacteus) together with splitgill (Schizophyllum commune) on a fallen twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) in bloom with orange spots from rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) with rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae in a frequently flooded area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Leaves of whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) with orange spots from rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Marsh mallow (Halbert-leaved hibiscus, Hibiscus militaris) on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
 Salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata, Pluchea purpurescens) on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
 Salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata, Pluchea purpurescens) on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
 Back lit flowers of purple gerardia (prairie agalinis, Agalinis purpurea) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Close up of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata, Pluchea purpurescens) on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
 Whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) with a flower and a leaf with orange spots from rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
 Sunrise on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 24, 2011
 Tough grey polypore mushroom Perenniporia tephropora (Truncospora tephropora) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Close-up of tough grey polypore mushroom Perenniporia tephropora (Truncospora tephropora) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Close-up of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Details of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Underside of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
 Shore of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
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