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3677-23. Watr-primrose (Ludwigia) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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3677-23. Watr-primrose (Ludwigia) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Small species 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  Shoots of water-primrose (Ludwigia octovalvis)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021  Rosette of leaves of floating primrose willow (Ludwigia peploides) at water s surface at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019  Water-primrose (Ludwigia) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026  Green leaves of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021  Carpet of leaves of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021  Green shoots of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021  Some semi-aquatic plant, may be water primrose (Ludwigia), together with Texas balloonwort (Sphaerocarpos texanus) on a muddy shore of Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 10, 2021  Shoot of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022  Glossy leaves of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022  Dead oak tree on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  Rosette of leaves of bittercress(?) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  Rosette of hairy leaves on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  Seedling of bluebonnet (Lupinus) in sand on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  Terrestrial water-starwort (Callitriche terrestris) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  Terrestrial water-starwort (Callitriche terrestris) in sand on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  Cushion of terrestrial water-starwort (Callitriche terrestris) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  An oak stump which is a relic from the "ghost forests" of the original Post Oak Savannah that was flooded when Somerville Lake was created in the 1960s. along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2025  Glossy leaves of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on shores of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway, near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 8, 2023  Young leaves of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on shores of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway, near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 8, 2023  Tracks of a North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor) on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. It is very common to find these "little handprints" along the mudflats of Lake Somerville, especially when water levels are low and animals come to the edge to scavenge. Texas, December 22, 2025  Weathered oak stump on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025  Weathered oak wood on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025  Dry tree on the lake shore near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Dead forest after a flooding on a shore of the lake near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Texas balloonwort (Sphaerocarpos texanus) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  The lake shore near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Texas balloonwort (Sphaerocarpos texanus) in sand on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  Close-up of Texas balloonwort (Sphaerocarpos texanus) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  "Nature sculpture" from weathered oak wood on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025  Wood of a dry oak along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2025  Tracks of a North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor) on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025  Oak tree skeleton along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2025  Shell of a Giant Floater (Pyganodon grandis) freshwater mussel on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025  Texture of wood of a dry oak at sunrise along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2025  "Driftwood sculpture" of eroded oak stump with its weathered texture and skeletal appearance on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 14, 2025  Shoot of water-primrose (Ludwigia) and red water fern (Azolla filiculoides) on shores of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway, near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 8, 2023  Shoot of water-primrose (Ludwigia) and red water fern (Azolla filiculoides) on shores of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway, near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 8, 2023  Gnarled oak stump with rugged, roughened, and knotty texture of the wood, twisted by time and water, on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 14, 2025  Water primrose with narrow leaves (Ludwigia) in Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 12, 2021  Shore of the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019  Heineken beer bottle, specifically a variant of their "Star Bottle" design, on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 14, 2025  Cut-leaved evening primrose (Oenothera laciniata) in dew at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021  Some polypore (bracket) mushrooms on an oak log near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 15, 2018  Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Drowned, algae-encrusted pair of over-ear (circumaural) style headphones, with a thick headband and large cups that looks like David Clark H10-13.4 Aviation Headset on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. By December 2025, drought had expanded across the region, with Lake Somerville s water levels dropping significantly (reported around 78-83% capacity or lower in related drought monitors), exposing mudflats and lakebed artifacts that are normally submerged. Texas, December 14, 2025  Young leaves of oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 15, 2025  Young leaves of elm at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 15, 2025  Shoot of hackberry at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 15, 2025  Sunrise on a shore of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 1, 2025  Brown corticioid mushrooms of Ceriporia purpurea group on a rotten oak near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Texture of corticioid mushrooms of Ceriporia purpurea group on a rotten oak near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Weathered oak stump on a shore of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 1, 2025  Shallow water on a shore of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 1, 2025  Cartilage lichen (Ramalina stenospora) on a twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 15, 2025  Corticioid mushrooms of Ceriporia purpurea group with large pores on a rotten oak near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 6, 2019  Dry oak trees on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022  Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 15, 2025  Spiderwort (Tradescantia) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 15, 2025  Some small sedge on a dry lake bottom on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020  Brown corticioid mushrooms with large pores of Ceriporia purpurea group on a dry rotten oak near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Purple corticioid mushrooms of Ceriporia purpurea group with large pores on a rotten oak near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Blue flowers of Tradescantia both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 15, 2025  Shell of a Giant Floater (Pyganodon grandis) freshwater mussel on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. The oxidation of iron deposits on the shell s nacre (the inner pearly layer) turns them into this characteristic rusty-orange or copper color. Texas, December 14, 2025  Leaf and flowers of spiderwort (Tradescantia) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 15, 2025  Elm(?) trees on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023  A road on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 6, 2018  Trees on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023  Yellow star-grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 15, 2025  Skullcap (Scutellaria) on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 6, 2018  Little green frog on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020  Dodder (Cuscuta) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020  Grasses and trees on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023  Larvae of red-banded fungus beetle (Megalodacne) on a porous tree fungus near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Old oak stump at low water level on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Some small sedge in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Rescuegrass (Bromus cartharticus) on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 6, 2018  Small sedge in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Zonation of exposed, sandy shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 28, 2026  Ripening blackberry on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 15, 2018  Weathered oak wood in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Blooming rush (Juncus) on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 6, 2018  Shoot of cedar elm on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 15, 2018  Close-up of a little green frog on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020  Beaksedge, probably Rhynchospora corniculata, on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020  Standing dead oak (snag) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023  Knotweed (Persicaria) joint on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020  Eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 9, 2025  Carolina larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 6, 2018  Meadow pink (Sabatia campestris) on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 6, 2018  Fragrant flatsedge (Cyperus odoratus)(?) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020  Amanita sect. Amidella mushroom on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 6, 2018  Beebalm (Monarda punctata) near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 27, 2018  Front view of a little green frog on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020  Common creeping grass on sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020  Turnsole (Heliotropium procumbens) in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 6, 2018 |