 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 6, 2020
 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
 Berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
 Berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
 Green berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
 Blue berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
 Cluster of berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
 Cluster of berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
 Green and blue berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
 Dark blue berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
 Lichens and green berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
 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
 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
 Bristled parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) on black background on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
 Black berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) taken from Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 12, 2013
 Stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma rufum on black background at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 18, 2021
 Fallen dry leaves and black berries of mustang grape on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 21, 2022
 Small dark brown pinkgill (Entoloma) mushrooms on black background at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 14, 2024
 A nest of leaf-cutting ants with green and black fruits of evening primrose (Oenothera)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
 Unripe green and black fruits of evening primrose (Oenothera)(?) collected by leaf-cutting ants at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Some black moth at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 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
 Black aphids on a stalk of lettuce (Lactuca)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 31, 2022
 Black hoverfly (Diptera, Syrphidae) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
 Spherical inflorescence of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) on black background in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, July 22, 2018
 Small sedge (Carex) with a red bug with black dots in wet area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
 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
 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
 Fresh red 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
 Flowers of vetch (Vicia)(?) with a dotted black skipper butterfy (Hesperiidae) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
 Black flower fly (Diptera, Syrphidae) on woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
 Black dotted lichen Buellia or may be Lecidella on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
 Black dots of a lichen Buellia or may be Lecidella on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
 Metallic black flower fly (Diptera, Syrphidae) on woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
 Baby blue eyes (Nemophila phacelioides) with a dotted black skipper butterfy (Hesperiidae) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
 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
 Black willow on a shore in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
 Small black moth with white spots 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
 Black ergot fungus Claviceps paspali on brownseed Paspalum grass (Paspalum plicatulum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 16, 2020
 Purple bindweed (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
 Rock-olive lichen (Peltula) in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
 Berries of red cedar (juniper) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
 Fallen berries of red cedar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
 A lichen with olive green apothecia on a rock in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
 A lichen with olive green apothecia on a rock near the ground in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
 Pattern of a lichen with olive green apothecia on a rock in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
 Blue berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 22, 2017
 A swamp at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2018
 Grape like berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) taken from Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 12, 2013
 Drooping flowers of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Reddish fruits of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Fruits of summer spiderlily (Hymenocallis occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Fruits of balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 28, 2024
 Fruits of green passion flower (Passiflora lutea) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Underside of chamberbitter plant (Phyllanthus) with tiny fruits at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Small bracket polypore mushroom Truncospora mexicana together with black Hypoxylon like fungus on a fallen trunk of a broadleaf tree near a pond at the entrance of a trailway at Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023
 Fruits of balsam-apple (Lindheimer s Globeberry, Ibervillea lindheimeri) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 14, 2020
 Red fruits of balsam-apple (Lindheimer s Globeberry, Ibervillea lindheimeri) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 4, 2020
 Purple bindweed (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Flower of purple bindweed (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Fruits of balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) in area of dried marshes at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 6, 2019
 Summer spiderlily (woodland spider-lily, Hymenocallis occidentalis) with fruits at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 6, 2019
 Fruits of summer spiderlily (woodland spider-lily, Hymenocallis occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 6, 2019
 Black willow on shores of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
 Large black hairy spider eating other spider on sumpweed on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021
 Close-up of a flower and fruits of stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Purple gerardia (false foxglove, Agalinis) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024
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