 Close up of aeciospores of pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019
 Swollen pine root with pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019
 Pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) on a swollen root at the base of a pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019
 Partially dissected swollen pine root with pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019
 Orange spores (aeciospores) of Cronartium harknessii rust fungus (Endocronartium harknessii) collected from a pine in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2023
 Aeciospores of Cronartium harknessii rust fungus (Endocronartium harknessii) (stacked image) collected from a pine in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2023
 Pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2023
 Close up of pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2023
 Swollen base of a pine with gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2023
 Aeciospores (orange) of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 4, 2023
 Aeciospores (orange) and some other spores of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 4, 2023
 Orange aeciospores under a microscope of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli), collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 4, 2023
 Pine needles with rust fungus Coleosporium asterum on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
 Two different kinds of spores (orange Aeciospores and black teliospores) of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2022
 Pine needles with pustules of rust fungus Coleosporium asterum on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
 Aeciospores (orange) of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2022
 Pine seedling with needle rust caused by fungus Coleosporium asterum on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
 Aecial pustules of a needle rust caused by fungus Coleosporium asterum on pine needles on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
 Aeciospores of rust fungus Puccinia podophylli from a May apple leaf under a microscope, collected from Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 10, 2022
 Tiny bright orange cups on aecia of mayapple rust fungus (Allodus podophylli, Puccinia podophylli) underside of a leaf of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 16, 2019
 Aeciospores of rust fungus Puccinia podophylli from a May apple leaf under a microscope at higher magnification, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 10, 2022
 Close up of pine needle rust fungus (Coleosporium elephantopi, Coleosporium elephantopodis) on hairy elephant foot on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, July 27, 2018
 Pine needle rust fungus (Coleosporium elephantopi, Coleosporium elephantopodis) on hairy elephant foot (Elephantopus tomentosus(?)) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, July 27, 2018
 Orange aeciospores of blackberry rust fungus Gymnoconia nitens from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 14, 2022
 Wilted basal leaves of hairy elephant foot with pine needle rust fungus (Coleosporium elephantopi, Coleosporium elephantopodis) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, July 27, 2018
 Pine needle rust fungus (Coleosporium elephantopi, Coleosporium elephantopodis) on basal leaves of hairy elephant foot (Elephantopus tomentosus(?)) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, July 27, 2018
 Tiny bright orange cups of aecia on the underside of leaves of mayapple caused by mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli(Puccinia podophylli) on underside of leaves of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
 Young plants of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) with aecia of mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli (Puccinia podophylli) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
 Aecia of mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli (Puccinia podophylli) on underside of leaves of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
 Underside of a leaf of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) with aecia of mayapple rust fungus (Allodus podophylli, Puccinia podophylli) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 16, 2019
 May apple (mandrake, Podophyllum peltatum) with yellow spots caused by teleutosori of mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli (Puccinia podophylli) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 30, 2019
 Bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on pine twigs on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021
 Orange-yellow rust fungus Puccinia poarum (Puccinia liatridis) on a leaf of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Corticioid fungus bleeding conifer crust (Stereum sanguinolentum) on pine twigs on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021
 Dark-violet corticioid (crust) fungus Tomentella(?) on underside of a fallen pine or oak on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021
 Dark-brown corticioid (crust) fungus Tomentella(?) on underside of a fallen pine or oak on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021
 Basal leaves of gayfeather (Liatris) with orange-yellow rust fungus Puccinia poarum (Puccinia liatridis) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Orange-yellow rust fungus Puccinia poarum (Puccinia liatridis) on basal leaves of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Close-up of orange-yellow rust fungus Puccinia poarum (Puccinia liatridis) on basal leaves of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Underside of basal leaves of gayfeather (Liatris) with orange-yellow rust fungus Puccinia poarum (Puccinia liatridis) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Small cup fungus Scutellinia superba on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 23, 2019
 Close-up of dark-brown corticioid (crust) fungus Tomentella(?) on underside of a fallen pine or oak on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021
 Old road in a pine forest on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, November 8, 2020
 Silky porous fungus Antrodia gossypium (Fibroporia gossypium) covering a stump remained from a broken pine on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 White silky porous fungus Antrodia gossypium (Fibroporia gossypium) covering a stump remained from a broken pine on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Bright orange mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli (Puccinia podophylli) on underside of leaves of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 21, 2023
 Texture of white silky porous fungus Antrodia gossypium (Fibroporia gossypium) covering a stump remained from a broken pine on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Close-up of white silky porous fungus Antrodia gossypium (Fibroporia gossypium) covering a stump remained from a broken pine on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Bright red slime mold Arcyria ferruginea on a pine log on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Moss covering a large pine log near Boswell Creek on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Brick red cap of some mature bolete mushroom at the base of a pine on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
 Close-up of bright orange cups of mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli (Puccinia podophylli) on underside of leaves of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 21, 2023
 Greenbrier leaves with rust fungus Puccinia smilacis, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Aeciospores of blackberry rust fungus Gymnoconia nitens at low magnification from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 14, 2022
 Tiny bright orange cups on aecia of mayapple rust fungus (Allodus podophylli, Puccinia podophylli) underside of a leaf of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 4, 2023
 Close-up of bright red slime mold Arcyria ferruginea on a pine log on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Underside of a mature brick red cap bolete mushroom at the base of a pine on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
 Bright red slime mold Arcyria ferruginea on a side of a pine log on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Bright red slime mold Arcyria ferruginea on a pine fallen across the trail on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Coltsfoot rust gall fungus, Puccinia poarum, in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2019
 Underside of greenbrier leaves with rust fungus Puccinia smilacis, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Close-up of a greenbrier leaf with rust fungus Puccinia smilacis, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Rust fungus Puccinia smilacis on greenbrier leaves under a microscope, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine branch on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
 Spores of a mature brick red cap bolete mushroom from the base of a pine, collected on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
 Cross section of a mature brick red cap bolete mushroom at the base of a pine on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
 Urediniospores of rust fungus Puccinia smilacis on greenbrier leaves under a microscope, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Urediniospores of rust fungus Puccinia smilacis on greenbrier leaves under a microscope, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Pink brittlegill mushrooms (Russula) growing on completely decomposed pine wood on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Close-up of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine branch on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
 Mature white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine branch on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
 Brown and green moss on a large pine log in area of floodplain near Boswell Creek on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Some translucent green moss on a large pine log in area of floodplain near Boswell Creek on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Patch of green moss on a large pine log in area of floodplain near Boswell Creek on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Orange crust (Corticiaceae) fungus Crustoderma dryinum under a pine(?) log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Underside of a leaf with coltsfoot rust gall fungus, Puccinia poarum, in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2019
 Coltsfoot lower epidermis with rust (coltsfoot rust gall, Puccinia poarum) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 21, 2017
 Aeciospores of blackberry rust fungus Gymnoconia nitens, collected on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Forest Service Road 223 on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 23, 2019
 Tiny liverwort Fuscocephaloziopsis (Cephalozia) sp. covering large area on a pine log near Boswell Creek on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Underside of pink brittlegill mushrooms (Russula) growing on completely decomposed pine wood on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Fresh growth of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine branch on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
 White resupinate polypore mushroom growing through cracks in bark of a fallen pine branch on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
 Close up of orange crust (Corticiaceae) fungus Crustoderma dryinum under a pine(?) log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Cup fungi Scutellinia superba on floodplain on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 23, 2019
 Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium) on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 23, 2019
 Meadow-rue (Thalictrum) near the creek crossing on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 23, 2019
 Aeciospores of blackberry rust fungus Gymnoconia nitens at low magnification, collected on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Close-up of tiny liverwort Fuscocephaloziopsis (Cephalozia) sp. on a large pine log in area of floodplain near Boswell Creek on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Carpet of tiny liverwort Fuscocephaloziopsis (Cephalozia) sp. on a large pine log in area of floodplain near Boswell Creek on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Aeciospores of blackberry rust fungus Gymnoconia nitens (stacked image), collected on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
 Birdfoot violet (Viola pedata) under pines on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 23, 2019
 Flowers of nirdfoot violet (Viola pedata) on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 23, 2019
 Orange milkweed on Four Notch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, May 11, 2008
 Tiny liverwort Fuscocephaloziopsis (Cephalozia) sp. on a mossy pine log with numerous granular gemmae on its leaves and branch tips on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Tiny liverwort Fuscocephaloziopsis (Cephalozia) sp. on a side of a large mossy pine log in area of floodplain near Boswell Creek on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Funnel cap mushrooms Rhizocybe pruinosa (Clitocybe pruinosa) among pine needles and elm leaves on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
 Spreading orange crust (Corticiaceae) fungus Crustoderma dryinum on underside surface of a pine(?) log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Texture of aeciospores of blackberry rust fungus Gymnoconia nitens (stacked image), collected on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
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