Fire suppressed woodland. Former wet pine savanna, dominated by young Pinus elliottii, P. taeda, Acer rubrum, Nyssa, Ilex coriacea, and Cyrilla racemiflora. Occasional occurrence of P. palustris
Collected by David A Harrison and sent to me for ID. Damp understory in pine / Cyrilla forest. Field observation at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199861948. Branch leaf 1.4 x 0.6mm, stem leaf 1.5 x 0.8mm.
Collected by David A Harrison and sent to me for ID. Flatwoods pond. Field observation at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199861949. Branch leaf 3.9 x 1.2mm, stem leaf 0.9 x 0.8mm.
Collected by David A Harrison and sent to me for ID. Field observation at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166876623. Branch leaf 2.5 x 1.6mm, stem leaf 1.8 x 0.8mm.
On Sabal minor. Not certain if the orange blobs in the last few microscopy pictures are asci. The conidia scattered throughout also may or may not belong to this lichen
Even as someone who worked with redbay for years, this one has me stumped, so I'd welcome any suggestions. Small yellow-orange galls on the undersides of redbay (Persea borbonia) leaves, mostly along leaf veins. Hemispherical with a flat bottom, detachable (with effort). Quite hard and solid. When cut open, there are distinct layers of tissue but I can't find any chambers with larvae. Of course, if you search for "Persea leaf galls" you find many references to the redbay psyllid (Trioza magnoliae), which this definitely is not.
Maybe Cecidomyiidae or Cynipdae? Maybe even fungal?
I forgot the name … Did I know the name? An “aerial rhizomorph” of some type. Looks like hair.
Stem evenly square.
Grow on granite soil
Soil type: The Keese series consists of well drained shallow soils to bedrock that formed in residuum weathered from granite, granite grus, or gneiss of pre-Cambrian age.
Approx 20feet long stand of scrubby trees, along sandy roadside
Tall, growing in clumps
Hurricane Creek Recreation Area
Lake O' the Pines
Marion County
Rough twisted leaves.
weches outcrop
The 4th and 5th pictures are shot by a full spectrum camera with UV pass / IR block filters stack, aka "Bee Vision".
It's cold and cloudy.
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although mapping here as Montgomery County, this site is 30-50 m N of road sign for that county line, so either in Walker County or the road sign is not actually on the county line?; along roadside & up to 20 m into pine/oak woods W of road; at/near the type locality for this species (although i didn't see it right on the roadside)!
A big patch of Pine trees behind the fence of Picnic area....very unusual
Quercus drummondii is a very common oak in parts of central Texas. It seems to be intermediate between Q. margarettae and Q. stellata and may represent a hybrid between the two. See the discussion about this in the Flora of North America: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233501059
My friend found these massive blooming bladderwort plants at a retention pond in Austin.
She sent me a picture asked me if these are bladderwort.
We couldn't get a closeup picture because all the cattail.
I obscured the location to protect them from poaching.
County record, specimens collected, 109km N-NE from nearest known population in Bell County.
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge
Dead Water Lake Trail
ID by Eric Keith as a Coreopsis mutant.
Pineywoods Chapter NPSOT field trip to Watson Preserve led by Peter Loos/Dawn Stover. Peter said this was also known as Hibiscus leucophyllus.
Lower leaves opposite, upper leaves in whorls of 3. Adaxial & abaxial leaf surfaces densely gland-dotted. Mid to lower leaves lengths around 10x their width. Phyllaries densely gland dotted
Driving back down Ghost Road on a side excursion. Stop #13
The smallest orchid flowers that I've ever photographed...and the most difficult macro that I've ever done.
The flowers are so small, and it was windy yesterday, lol!
The last picture is UV flora, shot by a full spectrum camera with an UV pass + IR block filters stack, aka Bee vision.
It doesn't show any special UV pattern, maybe because the main pollinators are flies?
I saw a tiny hover fly pollinating this plant...plus what are those tiny yellow things on back of flower?