Shaggy Portulaca (Rose purslane, Portulaca pilosa) on a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2009
Blue eyed grass (Sisyrinchium) near Lake Somerville, near Flat Prairie. Texas, March 29, 2008
White flower of Drummond sandwort (Arenaria drummondii) near Lake Somerville, near Flat Prairie. Texas, March 29, 2008
Small yellow flower of dwarf dandelion (Krigia occidentalis) near Lake Somerville, near Flat Prairie. Texas, March 29, 2008
A barn and a field of flowers south from Lake Somerville. Texas, June 3, 2007
Baby blue eyes flowers in Nails Creek Park on Lake Somerville. Texas, April 13, 2008
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) butterfly on a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2009
Small red flower of Carolina bristle mallow (modiola caroliniana) south from Lake Somerville. Texas, March 29, 2008
6-petaled star flower of Blue eyed grass (Sisyrinchium) south from Lake Somerville. Texas, March 29, 2008
Turnsole (Heliotropium indicum) with a small beetle at a cattle drinking pond near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2009
Uncoiling inflorescence of turnsole (Heliotropium indicum) on north shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, September 27, 2008
Smartweed (Polygonum) at a cattle drinking pond near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2009
Carolina mallow (modiola caroliniana) south from Lake Somerville. Texas, March 29, 2008
Venus looking glass flower in Nails Creek Park on Lake Somerville. Texas, April 13, 2008
Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) south from Lake Somerville. Texas, March 29, 2008
Fruit of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) on north shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, September 27, 2008
Small specie of Water-primrose (Ludwigia) at a cattle drinking pond near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2009
Showy blue star (Amsonia illustris) in Nails Creek Park on Lake Somerville. Texas, April 13, 2008
Willow leaf (curlytop) smartweed (polygonum lapathifolium) on north shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, September 27, 2008
Turnsole (Heliotropium indicum) at a cattle drinking pond near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2009
Bur of cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) on north shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, September 27, 2008
Turnsole (Heliotropium indicum) on north shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, September 27, 2008
Fruit of buttonbush(?) on north shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, September 27, 2008
White flowers of burhead (Echinodorus berteroi) on north shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, September 27, 2008
Bulrush (Bolboschoenus) sedge on north shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, September 27, 2008
Fish skeleton on north shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, September 27, 2008
Wasp on woolly croton on north shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, September 27, 2008
Corps of Engineers survey marker on south shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, March 15, 2009
Channel between Flag Pond and Lake Somerville, view from a loop trail. Somerville, Texas, February 24, 2008
Petrified wood logs in layers of clay on a shore of Lake Somerville, north from Big Creek Park. Texas, January 17, 2009
Petrified wood stump on a shore of Lake Somerville, north from Big Creek Park. Texas, January 17, 2009
Grass growing on fish scale on north shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, September 27, 2008
Ball rolling dung beetle (Scarabeus) on a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2009
Fire ants eating a grasshopper on a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2009
Caked mud of a river near Somerville Lake in Big Creek Park. Texas, August 13, 2011
Dry buttonbush on a shore 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
Sedges 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
Rotting log 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
Dry bottom of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Park. Texas, August 21, 2011
Animal tracks on dry bottom 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
Animal tracks on caked mud of 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
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 bottom of Somerville Lake with sedges in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
Sunrise over Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
Plastic boat Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
Dry grass in Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
Dry sedge in Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
A sheel in dried mud of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
Caked mud 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
Dry mud on the bottom 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
Caked mud in Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park at sunrise. Texas, September 17, 2011
Cracks in mud on the bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
Emerging rattlebush on the bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Park. Texas, September 17, 2011
A trail in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
Dry vegetation in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
Oak forest in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
Dead trees 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
A trail through brown vegetation in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
Leaf cutter ant highway in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
Dry smartweed in a lake near McCain Creek Park at Lake Somerville. Texas, November 12, 2011
Nails Creek Park, view from dried Lake Somerville. Texas, November 12, 2011
Dry smartweed in a pond near McCain Creek Park at Lake Somerville. Texas, November 12, 2011
Marina at Lake Somerville, with low water level. Texas, November 12, 2011
Black Eyed Susan flowers near Road FM 60 near Lake Somerville. Texas, May 5, 2012
Field of Black Eyed Susan flowers near Road FM 60 near Lake Somerville. Texas, May 5, 2012
Black Eyed Susan and mesquite trees near Road FM 60 near Lake Somerville. Texas, May 5, 2012
Black Eyed Susan near Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit. Texas, May 5, 2012
Field of firewheel flowers near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Field of flowers near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Field fence near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Fenced field near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Firewheel flowers around a fence near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Flowers around a fence near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Roadside flowers near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Old quarry near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Field of Texas thistle near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Flowers between a fence and Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Flowers between under fence near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Black cows near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Herd of cattle near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Brown hawk moth near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Brown hawk moth sleeping on a dry coneflower near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) on a shore of the lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Flower of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) on a shore of the lake 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
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
Marsh specie of morning glory (Ipomoea) 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
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
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
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
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
Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
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
Collected fruits of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) on a log in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Nest of paper wasps on a log in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Purple gerardia (false foxglove, Agalinis purpurea(?)) on roadside in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Bracted fanpetals (Sida ciliaris) on a road in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Blue waterleaf (Hydrolea ovata) near a small pond in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Flowers of blue waterleaf (Hydrolea ovata) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Flowers of bracted fanpetals (Sida ciliaris) on a road in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Morning Glory (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 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
Cluster of berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
Galls under an oak leaf in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
Lichen on a twig 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
Lichens and green berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
Wild buckwheat (Yerba colorado, Eriogonum) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
Flowers of wild buckwheat (Yerba colorado, Eriogonum) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
Rusty flowers of wild buckwheat (Yerba colorado, Eriogonum) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
Oak galls on a trail in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
Accumulation of oak galls on a trail in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
Buffalo gourd (calabazilla, Cucurbita foetidissima) taken from Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 11, 2012
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, December 22, 2012
Blue berries of upland swamp-privet (Forestiera ligustrina) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Coralberry (Indian currant, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Possum-haw holly (deciduous yaupon, Ilex decidua) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Road in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Road around the lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Winter forest in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Dehisced seedpod (follicle) releasing seeds (silky white pappus) of angularfruit milkvine (anglepod, Matelea gonocarpos) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Fluffy seeds of angularfruit milkvine (anglepod, Matelea gonocarpos) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Dehisced seedpod (follicle) of angularfruit milkvine (anglepod, Matelea gonocarpos) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Winter rosette of Hymenopappus artemisiifolius (Old plainsman)(?) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Winter rosette of milk(?) thistle in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Some winter rosette in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
Prickly seeds of Buffalo bur (Solanum rostratum) in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2012
