Spiny Chloracantha (Chloracantha spinosa) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
 | Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Close-up of Chloracantha spinosa on a shore the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Weedy plants on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Young plants of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Blooming seaside brookweed (Samolus valerandi) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Some shoots on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
White pelicans on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Sandbar on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Sandbar and shallow pools of water on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Branching rush (Juncus prismatocarpus) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Creeping love grass (Eragrostis reptans) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Rabbit-foot grass (Polypogon monspeliensis) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Shoots of alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Water-primrose (Ludwigia) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Needle spike-rush (Eleocharis acicularis) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Red shank (Persicaria maculosa) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Mat of needle spike-rush (Eleocharis acicularis) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Blooming barnyard grass (cockspur, Echinochloa crus-galli) and needle spike-rush (Eleocharis acicularis) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Leaf of watershield (Brasenia schreberi)? on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Underside of a leaf of watershield (Brasenia schreberi)? on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Base of barnyard grass (cockspur, Echinochloa crus-galli) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Male flowers of creeping love grass (Eragrostis reptans) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Flowers of creeping love grass (Eragrostis reptans) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Inkcap mushroom Coprinopsis insignis at the base of a living elm on Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Underside of inkcap mushroom Coprinopsis insignis on Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Pony beebalm (Monarda pectinata) under both white light and a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) LED flashlight, collected on Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
Flowers of pony beebalm (Monarda pectinata) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight, collected on Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
Spotted beebalm (Monarda punctata) under both white light and a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) LED flashlight, collected on Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
Flowers of spotted beebalm (Monarda punctata) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight, collected on Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026
