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3670-21. "Furry" green carpet of Silky Forklet-moss (Dicranella heteromalla) or a closely related Dicranella species like D. hilariana, on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 4, 2025Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Dense, vibrant green tufts of Silky Forklet-moss (Dicranella heteromalla) or a closely related Dicranella species like D. hilariana, on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 4, 2025  Soft cushion of Silky Forklet-moss (Dicranella heteromalla) or a closely related Dicranella species like D. hilariana, on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 4, 2025  Massive, simultaneous flushes of yellowish stalks (setae) with tiny capsules of Silky Forklet-moss (Dicranella heteromalla) or a closely related Dicranella species like D. hilariana, on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 25, 2025  Silky Forklet Moss (Dicranella heteromalla) on Lake Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 1, 2025  Close-up of Silky Forklet Moss (Dicranella heteromalla) on Lake Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 1, 2025  Thuidium delicatulum and Silky Forklet Moss (Dicranella heteromalla) on Lake Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 1, 2025  Silky Forklet Moss (Dicranella heteromalla) on Lake Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, March 16, 2025  Bryum argenteum (silver moss or silvery thread moss) or a closely related species like Pohlia on Lake Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 8, 2025  Bryum argenteum (silver moss or silvery thread moss) or a closely related species like Pohlia on Lake Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, March 16, 2025  Scudder s Short-winged Grasshopper (Melanoplus scudderi), or a closely related species in the scudderi species group, perched on the seed head of a Blazing Star (also known as Gayfeather, genus Liatris) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2025  A very young growth of Common Bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme), or potentially a Weissia species, growing closely alongside the Texas balloonwort (Sphaerocarpos texanus) on a lawn in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 24, 2025  Bright, yellow-green, densely packed tufts of very small, rosette-like shoots of a young growth of Common Bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme), or potentially a Weissia species, on a lawn in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 24, 2025  Some green short moss on sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2025  Close-up of moss and liverwort on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Moss and sporophytes of a liverwort on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Linear right-of-way on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 25, 2025  Dry grass on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 25, 2025  Pipeline right-of-way on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 25, 2025  Winged elm on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 4, 2025  Oaks in mist on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 25, 2025  Close-up of winged elm on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 4, 2025  Seedling of bluebonnet (Lupinus) on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 4, 2025  Tall dry grass and trees on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 25, 2025  Dog track on muddy soil on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 25, 2025  Close-up of petiteplant (Lepuropetalon spathulatum) among short moss on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 17, 2024  Bog habitat (boloto) along the shore of Lake Istok. The single bright red leaf belongs to Golubika (Bog Blueberry/Bilberry). The entire background is a carpet of Sphagnum moss (peat moss), likely Sphagnum magellanicum (Magellan s Peat Moss) or a similar red-pigmented species common in Karelian bogs. Scattered across the moss are long, paired needles of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris). Kannelyarvi, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1, 2025  Long-bristled Frillwort (Fossombronia longiseta) on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 4, 2025  Rosettes of leaves of Brazilian vervain (Verbena) on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 4, 2025  Rustweed (juniper leaf, Polypremum procumbens) on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 4, 2025  Green and red hairy leaves of a plant on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  The wide splay, round shape, and massive center pads of dog tracks on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 25, 2025  Tissues of long-bristled Frillwort (Fossombronia longiseta) collected 2 days before on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 6, 2025  Cells of long-bristled Frillwort (Fossombronia longiseta) collected 2 days before on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 6, 2025  Green and brown winter rosette of smooth cat s ear (Hypochaeris glabra) on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Hemisphaeric liverwort (Reboulia hemisphaerica) among dark green cyanolichen on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Green moss in dew on a lawn in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 24, 2025  Flat green and brown winter rosette of smooth cat s ear (Hypochaeris glabra) on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Close-up of hemisphaeric liverwort (Reboulia hemisphaerica) among dark green cyanolichen on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Carpet of moss on a base of a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 26, 2025  A close look at the distinctive, bristly texture of a Pincushion Moss (Leucobryum species) found near Lake Trail at Fort Boggy State Park. While often casually identified as Leucobryum glaucum, this is almost certainly its southern sister species, Leucobryum albidum (White Pincushion Moss), which is much more common in East Texas. The moss gets its pale, frosted-green color from a unique leaf structure: the outer layers consist of large, clear, hollow cells that hide the green chlorophyll beneath. When it rains, these empty cells fill with water and turn the cushion bright green; when dry, they fill with air, giving the plant a silvery-white appearance. Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Tracks belonging to a Feral Hog (Wild Boar, Sus scrofa) on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. The tips of a hog s hooves are blunt and distinctly rounded. College Station, Texas, February 25, 2025  A diverse bryophyte community colonizing disturbed soil on a pipeline corridor. The scene is dominated by a dense, dark-green carpet of pioneer mosses (likely Weissia controversa or Ceratodon purpureus). Scattered throughout are the distinct, pale green, pear-shaped capsules of Bonfire Moss (Funaria hygrometrica), a classic indicator of disturbed or burned ground. In the center, you can see the bluish-green, star-shaped rosettes of a Crystalwort (Riccia species), identifiable by their deep central grooves and dichotomous branching. Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Sunrise at a pond on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Oaks near Lick Creek Greenway Trail at sunrise. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Thin ice on a pond on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Riccia fluitans (Floating Crystalwort) in its terrestrial (mud) form, or potentially the closely related Riccia stenophylla on a shore of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  Some green moss in a dried small creek on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 26, 2026  A pond on Lick Creek Greenway Trail at cold morning. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  A pond from an overlook on Lick Creek Greenway Trail at sunrise. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Gravel path near Lick Creek Greenway Trail at sunrise. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Oaks near a pond on Lick Creek Greenway Trail at sunrise. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Close-up of green moss in a dried small creek on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 26, 2026  Masses of green moss in a dried small creek on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 26, 2026  Hairy green moss in a dried small creek on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 26, 2026  Texture of green moss in a dried small creek on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 26, 2026  Sunrise over a pond on Lick Creek Greenway Trail at cold morning. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Partially frozen pond from an overlook on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Icy pond surface on Lick Creek Greenway Trail at cold morning. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Dry grass over a gravel path near Lick Creek Greenway Trail at sunrise. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Abandoned sofa in a marshy clearing along the Lick Creek Greenway Trail, College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Green milkweed (Asclepias viridis) on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, April 2, 2024  A rich multi-species bryophyte community on the disturbed bare soil (pigtail moss Weissia controversa, capsule-bearing moss Bryum or Pohlia species) in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Soft green carpet of Knight s Plume Moss (Ptilium crista-castrensis) in a spruce forest Kannelyarvi, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1, 2025  Winter landscape near a pond on Lick Creek Greenway Trail at cold morning. College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Carpet of Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus (Campylium chrysophyllum, or "Golden Feather Moss")(?) on Lake Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 8, 2025  Flowers of green milkweed (Asclepias viridis) on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, April 2, 2024  Morning freeze on green leaves on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, December 11, 2023  Morning freeze on small green plants on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, December 11, 2023  Ice crystals at cold morning on green leaves on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, December 11, 2023  Colorful moss which is a mix of Sphagnum species, with the distinct red one likely being Red Bog-moss (Sphagnum rubellum) at Eco Trail Sestroretskoye Swamp near Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2025  Bonfire moss (Funaria hygrometrica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2025  Golden Thread Moss (Ditrichum pallidum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2025  Close-up of capsules of Bonfire moss (Funaria hygrometrica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2025  Masses of capsules of Bonfire moss (Funaria hygrometrica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2025  Some green moss on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 26, 2025  Green moss on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 26, 2025  Various seedlings on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Pink polypore mould (Hypomyces rosellus) parasitizing fruiting bodies of fungus Poronidulus conchifer in Anderson Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. There is also a pale green mold visible on the lower left of the specimen, which is likely a secondary mold (such as a Trichoderma species) taking advantage of the decaying organic matter. College Station, Texas, February 24, 2025  Sporophytes of a liverwort on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Leaves of evening primrose(?) on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Cyanobacteria Nostoc commune on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Leaves of cudweed (Gnaphalium) on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Surreal scene of a discarded couch in the winter wetlands of Lick Creek Greenway, College Station, Texas, January 24, 2025  Small, reddish spheres of oak leaf galls (specifically from the gall wasp Belonocnema kinseyi or a related cynipid species) harvested by ants at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 14, 2025  Reddish winter rosettes of plantain(?) on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Various weeds and flat winter rosettes on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Petiteplant (Lepuropetalon spathulatum) on wet soil on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 17, 2024  Hemisphaeric liverwort (Reboulia hemisphaerica) on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Brown winter rosette and a liverwort on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Snakeskin liverwort and jellyskin cyanolichen on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Winter rosettes of hairy basal leaves on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Winter rosette of sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Winter rosettes of smooth cat s ear (Hypochaeris glabra) on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Winter rosette of smooth cat s ear (Hypochaeris glabra) on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Some green cabbage-like moss on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 9, 2023  Winter rosette of redseed plantain (Plantago rhodosperma) on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Blooming petiteplant (Lepuropetalon spathulatum) among sporophytes of a liverwort on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024  Some grey-brown water repelling basal leaves on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024 |