Big Thicket - Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, April 26 - 27, 2008
Yellow-eyed grass (Xyris ambigua) in Big Thicket park on Sundew Trail, with small 3-petaled yellow flowers on a cone-like head of leathery scales. Texas, April 26, 2008
Arrowhead (duck potato, Sagittaria falcata(?)) in Big Thicket park near Sundew Trail. Texas, April 26, 2008
Rose pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides) in Big Thicket park near Sundew Trail. Texas, April 26, 2008
Partridge berry (Mitchella repens) fruit with 2 eyespots in Big Thicket park on Kirby Trail. Texas, April 26, 2008
Partridge berry (Mitchella repens) flowers with 4 petals in twin-like union and velvety hairs on petal surface in Big Thicket park on Kirby Trail. Texas, April 26, 2008
Indian mock strawberry (Potentilla indica, Duchesnea indica) fruit in Big Thicket park on Kirby Trail. Texas, April 26, 2008
White-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) in Big Thicket park on Kirby Trail. Texas, April 26, 2008
Berries of raspberry (with styles on drupelets) in Big Thicket park on Kirby Trail. Texas, April 26, 2008
Partridge berry (Mitchella repens) in Big Thicket park on Kirby Trail, with white flowers in twin-like union at the end of creeping stems and small rounded leaves in pairs. Texas, April 26, 2008
White-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) in Big Thicket park on Kirby Trail. Texas, April 26, 2008
Small white flower of spurge Euphorbia corollata(?) in Big Thicket park on Kirby Trail. Texas, April 26, 2008
Pitcher plants (Sarracenia alata) in Big Thicket park on Pitcher Plant Trail. Texas, April 26, 2008
Long yellow-green trumpet-like leaf with a hooded lid of Sarracenia alata in Big Thicket park on Pitcher Plant Trail. Texas, April 26, 2008
Horse in Barrington farm in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Grazing horse in Barrington farm in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Horse on a meadow in Barrington farm in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Stick caterpillar on black-eye susan flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Blister beetle in genus Nemognatha on thistle flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Tumbling flower beetle and a snout beetle (white-scaled flower weevil, Odontocorynus denticornis) on a black-eyes susan flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Long, cone-shaped receptacle of Mexican hat flower (Ratibida columnifera) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Prickly poppy flower with immature katydid in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Bull nettle (Mala mujer, Cnidoscolus texanus) flower with immature katydid in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Prickly poppy flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Black-eyes susan flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Silver-leaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
