Deer Run Trail at morning. Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 22, 2025
 | Deer Run Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America |
Trunk of River Birch on Deer Run Trail. Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 22, 2025
| Deer Run Trail, Pebble Creek, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America |
Sclerotium "Tuckahoe" of a wood-decay fungus Wolfiporia extensa on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 25, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Remains of a wood-decay fungus Wolfiporia extensa eaten by hogs on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 25, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Sclerotium "Tuckahoe" of a wood-decay fungus Wolfiporia extensa found under pine needles on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 25, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana) caterpillar on Yaupon holly in UV light (blacklight). Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 26, 2025
| Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America |
American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana) caterpillar on Yaupon holly both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight. Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 26, 2025
| Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America |
Mushrooms Acanthophysium oakesii (Aleurodiscus oakesii) on bark of a recently dried oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Close-up of mushrooms Acanthophysium oakesii (Aleurodiscus oakesii) on a recently dried oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Mushrooms Acanthophysium oakesii (Aleurodiscus oakesii) with moss on a recently dried oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Close-up of mushrooms Acanthophysium oakesii (Aleurodiscus oakesii) with lichen on a recently dried oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Cup shaped fungus Acanthophysium oakesii (Aleurodiscus oakesii) with moss on a recently dried oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Light brown corticioid fungus on a large fallen pine without bark near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Texture of light brown corticioid fungus on a large fallen pine without bark near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Close-up of light brown corticioid fungus on a large fallen pine without bark near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Oak skeleton at sunrise at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 1, 2025
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States of America |
Shallow water on a shore of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 1, 2025
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States of America |
Sunrise on a shore of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 1, 2025
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States of America |
Weathered oak stump on a shore of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 1, 2025
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States of America |
False indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 1, 2025
| 13150, PR 57, Burleson County, Texas, 77879, United States of America |
Pine forest in mist on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 2, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Nodding ladies-tresses orchid (Spiranthes cernua) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 2, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States of America |
Profusion of flowers white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2025
| 1304, Holleman Drive East, Castle Rock Apartments, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States of America |
White heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) covered in a dense carpet of tiny white flowers with yellow centers in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2025
| 1303, Holleman Drive East, Castle Rock Apartments, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States of America |
Spores of mushrooms Acanthophysium oakesii (Aleurodiscus oakesii) from bark of a recently dried oak, collected 10/28/2025 near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 4, 2025
White heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 5, 2025
| 1303, Holleman Drive East, Castle Rock Apartments, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States of America |
Flowers of white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 5, 2025
| 1304, Holleman Drive East, Castle Rock Apartments, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States of America |
White heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) covered in a dense carpet of tiny white flowers with yellow centers both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 5, 2025
| 1303, Holleman Drive East, Castle Rock Apartments, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States of America |
Rocket box bat houses on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2025
| Post Oak Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America |
Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) forming dense, tangled mats over other vegetation on Deer Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2025
| Deer Run Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America |
Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) in its typical late-autumn or winter state in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2025
| Deer Run Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America |
Section of tomatillo (Mexican husk tomato) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Kroger Supermarket. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2025
This cross-section of a Tomatillo (Mexican husk tomato, Physalis philadelphica) reveals its internal structure under two different lighting conditions. Top Image (Visible Light): The fruit is a two-carpellate berry, which means it is divided into two main internal chambers (locules) filled with seeds. One can see the fleshy placenta in the center where the small, flat, yellowish seeds are attached. The entire fruit is enclosed in a papery, green husk (calyx) that has expanded to cover the berry as it matured. Bottom Image (UV Fluorescence): Under ultraviolet light, the tomatillo displays a striking fluorescence. The bluish-white glow in the center is likely due to phenolic compounds or other metabolites common in plant tissues that fluoresce under UV. The outer ring glows a distinct orange-red. This is characteristic of chlorophyll fluorescence. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2025
Spotted leaves of Chinese Tallow exhibiting a phenomenon known as the "green island" effect. The infection sites produce or retain cytokinins (plant hormones) that keep the chlorophyll active in that specific spot. As a result, while the rest of the leaf receives the signal to shut down for winter (losing its green chlorophyll and revealing the red anthocyanin pigments), the infected "islands" stay green and photosynthetically active. Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 7, 2025
| Anderson Street, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States of America |
