 Bristled parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
 Spores of bristled parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) collected on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
 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
 Gills of Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2022
 Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) under oaks in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2022
 Underside of Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) among oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2022
 Underside of Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) under oaks in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2022
 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
 Caps of light brown Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2022
 Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens)(?) under small cedar elm trees in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 27, 2020
 Spores of Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) (spore print white) collected in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2022
 Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) in frequently flooded area slightly above a creek bottom on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, July 3, 2019
 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
 Caps of Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) in frequently flooded area slightly above a creek bottom on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, July 3, 2019
 Gills of Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) in frequently flooded area slightly above a creek bottom on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, July 3, 2019
 Habitat of Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) in frequently flooded area slightly above a creek bottom on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, July 3, 2019
 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
 Bristled Parachute mushrooms (Marasmius cohaerens) on sandy and silty soil in frequently flooded area slightly above a creek bottom on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, July 3, 2019
 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
 Some black moth at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 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
 Black hoverfly (Diptera, Syrphidae) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
 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
 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
 Spores of winter stalkball mushrooms (Tulostoma fimbriatum) collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Cross section of winter stalkball mushrooms (Tulostoma fimbriatum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 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
 Winter stalkball mushrooms (Tulostoma fimbriatum) in grass on a mowed path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Winter stalkball mushrooms (Tulostoma fimbriatum) near a shed on a mowed path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Spherical inflorescence of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) on black background in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, July 22, 2018
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Old cattle pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Mowed path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Spiderwort (Tradescantia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus cibarius) under oaks on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 18, 2024
 Split fibrecap mushrooms (Pseudosperma rimosum) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
 Mushrooms Saproamanita thiersii(?) under oak and Yaupon trees on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 18, 2024
 Section of a mushrooms Saproamanita thiersii under oak trees on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 18, 2024
 Underside of Chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus cibarius) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 18, 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
 Standing dead oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 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
 Salt marsh moth caterpillar 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
 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
 False dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Blooming corn salad (Valerianella) 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
 Flowers of corn salad (Valerianella) 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
 Crown tickseed flower (Coreopsis nuecensoides) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Top view of split fibrecap mushrooms (Pseudosperma rimosum) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
 False gills of Chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus cibarius) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 18, 2024
 Potato earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma bovista) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Top view of large Chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus cibarius) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 18, 2024
 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
 Whitish 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
 Winter rosette of woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 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
 Spores (in KOH) of split fibrecap mushrooms (Pseudosperma rimosum) collected on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
 Brown fibrecap (Inocybe, Mallocybe(?)) mushrooms under juniper trees on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
 Side view of split fibrecap mushrooms (Pseudosperma rimosum) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 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
 Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) with half-white leaves at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Hyphae of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Black willow on a shore in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, October 26, 2024
 Hyphae and spores (in Congo Red) of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Resupinate polupore mushroom Trametes villosa on a fallen red cedar (juniper) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Texture 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 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
 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
 Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
 Spores (spore print light brown) of Mallocybe mushrooms collected on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 11, 2024
 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
 Growth pattern 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 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
 Spores of resupinate polupore mushroom Trametes villosa from a fallen juniper, collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Path of the trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 14, 2024
 Tissues and spores at low magnification of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) from soil, collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Hyphae and spores at low magnification of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) from soil, collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2024
 Texas thistle (Cirsium texanum)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Texas vervain (Verbena halei) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
 Cutleaf geranium (Geranium dissectum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
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