 Spores of Ramaria mushroom from lower part of rotten pine log collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Basidia and spores of Ramaria mushroom from lower part of rotten pine log under a microscope, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Tissues of Ramaria mushroom from lower part of rotten pine log under a microscope in Congo Red, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores of Ramaria mushroom (spore print light brown) from lower part of rotten pine log, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Mushroom Rhodocollybia maculata on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Mushroom Melanoleuca melaleuca(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Mushrooms Hydropus marginellus on wet rotten pine wood on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Small mushrooms Hydropus marginellus on wet rotten pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Gills of a mushroom Rhodocollybia maculata on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Gills of mushroom Melanoleuca melaleuca(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Caps of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) at the base of a pine on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Gills of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) at the base of a pine on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores of mushrooms Hydropus marginellus on wet rotten pine wood, from Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Masses of small mushrooms Hydropus marginellus on wet rotten pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Spores of mushroom Melanoleuca melaleuca(?) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Side view of mushroom Melanoleuca melaleuca(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores (in KOH?) of mushroom Rhodocollybia maculata collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Basidia of mushroom Melanoleuca melaleuca(?) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Texture of cross section of a dyeball mushroom (Pisolithus arhizus) under pine tree on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Spores (in lugol) of mushroom Rhodocollybia maculata collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores (in Congo Red) of mushroom Melanoleuca melaleuca(?) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) from the base of a dry standing pine collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Tissues (in Congo Red) at low magnification of mushroom Melanoleuca melaleuca(?) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Underside of a mushroom Rhodocollybia maculata (spore print white) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) at the base of a dry standing pine (spore print rusty brown) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Red foliage of sweetgum in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Tissues of white resupinate polypore mushroom from a fallen pine branch collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Burgundy red foliage of sweetgum in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Tissues of white resupinate polypore mushroom from a fallen pine branch under a microscope at very low magnification collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Lower view of spongy toothed polypore mushroom (Sarcodontia pachyodon) on a small standing oak on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 20, 2021
 Gills of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Slime mold Cribraria cancellata on a thick wet pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
 Dyeball mushrooms (Pisolithus arhizus) under pine tree on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Flowers of pussytoes (Antennaria) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Pale stagshorn mushrooms (Calocera pallidospathulata) on a thick wet pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
 Tooth mushrooms Hydnum umbilicatum on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Cross section of dyeball mushrooms (Pisolithus arhizus) under pine tree on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Young copperhead snake with a yellow tail on a fallen pine tree on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Pinkgill (Entoloma) mushroom with a nipple on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
 Orange mosscap mushrooms (Rickenella fibula) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores of mushrooms Rickenella fibula collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Underside of pinkgill (Entoloma) mushroom with a nipple on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
 Underside of pinkgill mushroom Entoloma papillatum on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Pores of a bolete mushroom Xerocomus illudens(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Large white mushroom Amanita polypyramis on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
 Underside of bolete mushroom Buchwaldoboletus hemichrysus on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Corticioid mushroom Serpula himantioides under bark on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Corticioid mushroom Serpula himantioides on underside of a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Small Marasmius mushroom on a fallen pine cone on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 22, 2021
 Spores of tooth mushrooms Hydnum umbilicatum collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Yellow jelly from some seeds(?) on seapage slope to creeks on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Side view of tooth mushrooms Hydnum umbilicatum on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Grey knight mushroom (Tricholoma terreum group, may be T. moseri) between a red cedar tree and thin pines, on a well drained slope, near a small creek crossing on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Corticioid (crust) fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua)(?) on pine or may be a hardwood twig on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua)(?) on pine or may be a hardwood twig on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Small dark pinkgill mushroom Entoloma papillatum on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Cross section of bolete mushroom Buchwaldoboletus hemichrysus on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of a pinkgill mushroom Entoloma papillatum collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Side view of pinkgill mushroom Entoloma papillatum on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Underside of oyster rollrim mushroom (Tapinella panuoides) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 7, 2024
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 19, 2024
 Corticioid mushroom Olive duster (Coniophora olivacea) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
 Details of corticioid mushroom Serpula himantioides on underside of a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Texture of corticioid mushroom Serpula himantioides on underside of a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Close-up of yellow jelly from some seeds(?) on seapage slope to creeks on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Yellow jelly from seapage slope to creeks at low magnification, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Yellow jelly from seapage slope to creeks in lugol, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Brittlegill mushrooms Russula perlactea(?) on rotten wood on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Spores of a bolete mushroom Xerocomus illudens(?) collected under pines on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Side view of a small Marasmius mushroom on a fallen pine cone on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 22, 2021
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on upper side of a fallen pine on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 19, 2024
 Pink margin of corticioid mushroom Serpula himantioides on underside of a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Close-up of corticioid mushroom Olive duster (Coniophora olivacea) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
 White margin of corticioid mushroom Serpula himantioides on underside of a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Cap of a bolete mushroom Xanthoconium purpureum in normally wet area with standing water, in a sparse pine and oak forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Yellow jelly from seapage slope to creeks under a microscope in lugol, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Side view of grey knight mushroom (Tricholoma terreum group, may be T. moseri) between a red cedar tree and thin pines, on a well drained slope, near a small creek crossing on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Dark toad near a rotten pine tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 23, 2023
 Brittlegill mushrooms Russula perlactea(?) growing on rotten wood on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Spores of a bolete mushroom Xanthoconium purpureum in normally wet area with standing water, in a sparse pine and oak forest from Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Half Yellow Powdery Bolete mushroom (Buchwaldoboletus hemichrysus) under pines on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Warped crust fungus Serpula himantioides(?) on a lower part of a large pine log on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest, near Montgomery. Texas, January 2, 2021
 Spores of grey knight mushrooms (Tricholoma terreum group, may be T. moseri) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores of grey knight mushrooms (Tricholoma terreum group, may be T. moseri) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores of brittlegill mushrooms Russula perlactea(?) growing on rotten wood on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Underside of brittlegill mushrooms Russula perlactea(?) growing on rotten wood on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Warty back of a dark toad near a rotten pine tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 23, 2023
 Bicoloured bracket fungus (Vitreoporus dichrous) on a fallen tree branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
 Caps of corticioid fungus (Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Texture of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Emerging crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom from an oak branch, collected a day before on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 11, 2024
 Shoot of pine on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, March 28, 2021
 Dense pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 20, 2021
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Elmerina caryae on underside of a fallen oak(?) branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
 Mushrooms Tricholoma sulphurescens(?) near the trail in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 20, 2021
 Some orange slime mold under a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, March 3, 2021
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