 Top view of young pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Young pads of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Texture of a pad skeleton of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 1, 2024
 Close up of a tender young pad of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2018
 Redeye prickly pear cactus (Engelmann prickly pear, Opuntia phaeacantha var. discata) on Savanna Meadow Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 White prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2009
 Young leaves of bluebonnet (Lupinus) in dew on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Young leaves of thistle (Cirsium) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Young plants of borage family on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Winter rosette of white prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Tender young pads or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 13, 2012
 Yellow flowers of prickly pears (Opuntia) in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, April 29, 2012
 Young plants of cucumber weed (Parietaria pensylvanica) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Close-up of purple spots on pads of a prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 28, 2023
 Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, March 21, 2016
 Young leaves of western soapberry tree (Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Orange berry rust fungus Gymnoconia nitens on young leaves of blackberry on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 White prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 26, 2023
 Young leaves of peppervine at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 Young leaves of hackberry at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 Young leaves of coralberry at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 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
 Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2018
 Bougainvillea-like young leaves of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
 Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
 Flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
 Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2020
 Dwarf rosette lichen Physcia neogaea on a dry pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
 Close-up of flower of Carolina anemone (Anemone caroliniana) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Young leaves of blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica, black oak group) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
 Young shoots of blunt pellitory (Parietaria pensylvanica, Urticaceae) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2022
 Flower buds on a pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Close-up of resupinate polupore mushroom Trametes villosa on a fallen juniper 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) on black background at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) with a bee in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
 Green flower buds of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 White prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 16, 2020
 Close-up of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) on soil under live oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) with glossy wax coating and fresh areolas bearing leaf primordia, spines and tufts of glochids (barbed hairs) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2009
 Young hairy leaves of oak on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 5, 2023
 Young leaves of cypress(?) elm on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 5, 2023
 Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 28, 2024
 Young leaves of sage (Salvia)(?) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 5, 2023
 Close-up of hemisphaeric liverwort (Reboulia hemisphaerica) near crossing of a small creek at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 18, 2021
 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
 Pear-shaped puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on rotting oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
 Pear-shaped puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) near fallen oak branches at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 18, 2021
 Close-up of a small black moth Mournful Thyris (Pseudothyris sepulchralis) on Carolina anemone (Anemone caroliniana) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Dry pad skeleton of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 17, 2022
 Purplish pads of a prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 28, 2023
 Vegetative shoot of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 17, 2022
 Texture of a pad skeleton of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 17, 2022
 Yellow flowers of Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2012
 Former cattle pond on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Spiderwort (Tradescantia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Dead oak with greenbrier on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Young leaves of hackberry at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
 Young leaves of blackjack oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
 Rosette of prickly leaves of thistle (Cirsium) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
 Nymphs of cactus bug Chelinidea vittiger feeding on prickly pear cactus (discolored areas of opuntia is the result of punctures) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 11, 2008
 Young leaves of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2020
 Winged elm (Ulmus alata) with young leaves at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
 Spiderwort (Tradescantia) flowers on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Falling dried oaks on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Winecup flower (Callirhoe) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Oaks near mile post 2 on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Flower buds and young leaves of squaw-weed (Senecio ampullaceus) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 5, 2023
 Flower buds and young leaves of squaw-weed (Senecio ampullaceus) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 5, 2023
 Close up of a flower of prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2014
 Young golden ear mushrooms (Tremella aurantia) on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
 Young leaves of honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 19, 2020
 Young leaves of honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 14, 2020
 Young leaf and flower buds of mustang grape at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
 Young golden ear mushrooms (Tremella aurantia) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
 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
 Blooming sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Leaves of coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Blue flower of spiderwort (Tradescantia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Violet flowers of spiderwort (Tradescantia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Flowers of woolly-white (Hymenopappus) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Bluestar flowers (Amsonia tabernaemontana) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Bluestar flowers (Amsonia tabernaemontana) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Little quaking grass (Briza minor) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Indian paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Carolina larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Beard lichen (Usnea) on an elm tree on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Rosette of basal leaves of thistle on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Snail feeding on a green pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium in Independence. Texas, May 3, 2009
 Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Moore s Hill Outcrop at FM Road 3090 near Navasota. Texas, April 21, 2018
 Central area of rosette of prickly leaves of thistle (Cirsium) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
 Close-up of beebalm (Monarda punctata) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 14, 2020
 Close-up of a grasshopper on bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Close-up of woolly-white (Hymenopappus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
 Close-up of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Flower and seeds of sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
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