 Section of a mushroom Scleroderma polyrhizum when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2024
 Mushrooms Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2024
 Section of mushrooms Scleroderma polyrhizum near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2024
 Side view of mushrooms Scleroderma polyrhizum near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2024
 Hyphae under a microscope of outer skin of a giant mature mushroom Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 4, 2024
 Tissues under a microscope at low magnification of outer skin of a giant mature mushroom Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 4, 2024
 Remains of 5 mm thick outer skin of a giant mature mushroom Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 4, 2024
 Cross section of a false puffball mushroom Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2021
 Dissected false puffball mushroom Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2021
 Spores of Tyromyces mushroom from base of elm collected 9/28/2024 on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 3, 2024
 Spores (in lugol) of Tyromyces mushroom from base of elm in wet muddy area, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 28, 2024
 Spores (in KOH) of mushrooms Boletus durhamensis collected from Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2024
 Spores (in lugol) of mushrooms Boletus durhamensis collected from Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2024
 Spores (in mixture of Melzer and lugol) of Tyromyces mushroom from base of elm in wet muddy area, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 28, 2024
 Spores (in KOH) of bitter bolete mushrooms Tylopilus rubrobrunneus collected from Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2024
 Spores of white corticioid fungus from palmetto leaf (may be contaminated by other spores) collected 9/28/2024 on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 3, 2024
 Spores (in KOH) of a brown cap bolete mushroom with yellow pores collected a day before on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 8, 2024
 Spores of leopard earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma areolatum) in KOH solution, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
 Spores of leopard earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma areolatum) in iodine solution, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
 Spores (in KOH) of a large orange-pore bolete mushroom Suillellus subluridus or may be Neoboletus collected a day before on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 8, 2024
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Megasporoporia setulosa collected 2 days before on Caney Creek Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 3, 2024
 Spores of a mushroom Panus tephroleucus collected a day before from North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2024
 Spores of bracket polypore mushroom Trametes lactinea from a fallen oak, collected on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 5, 2024
 Spores of bracket polypore mushroom Trametes lactinea from a fallen oak, collected 3 days before on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 8, 2024
 Spores of common funnel mushroom (Infundibulicybe gibba) (no pictures of the mushroom were taken) collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora from a vertically cut surface of a pine, collected a day before from North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2024
 Spores of lined meadowcap mushrooms (Gamundia striatula) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 6, 2024
 Spores of brittlegill mushrooms Russula compacta collected two days before on Road FS 231 near Pole Creek of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 28, 2024
 Spores of white corticioid fungus from palmetto leaf collected 9/28/2024 on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 3, 2024
 Spores of polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Spores of mushroom Amanita sect. Lepidella, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 25, 2022
 Spores (in lugol) of mushrooms Boletus durhamensis collected two days before near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 28, 2024
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Elmerina caryae from a fallen oak branch, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
 Gasteroid mushroom Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores of yellow bolete mushroom Buchwaldoboletus sphaerocephalus collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Spores (in mixture of Melzer and lugol) of mushrooms Boletus durhamensis collected two days before near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 28, 2024
 Spores of a small pluteus mushroom growing on soil (spore print pink), collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
 Side view of a gasteroid mushroom Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores (in KOH) of a parasitic fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus from a false truffle (Rhizopogon) collected on FS203 in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 6, 2024
 Spores of a large white brittlegill mushroom Russula compacta from Road FS 203 collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 22, 2024
 Young earthball mushrooms Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 16, 2021
 Dissected earthball mushrooms Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 16, 2021
 Spores of some white resupinate polypore mushroom from soft rotten wood at the base of a tilted stump, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 6, 2024
 Spores of white resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis(?) from a thick wet pine log, collected a day before near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 29, 2024
 Spores and basidia of a small yellow bolete mushroom Buchwaldoboletus sphaerocephalus, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Spores of polypore mushroom Xanthoporia radiata (Inonotus radiatus) from a small oak collected a day before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 19, 2022
 Spores of chestnut bolete Gyroporus smithii (formerly G. castaneus) (no pictures of the mushroom were taken) collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Spores of burnt orange bolete (Gyroporus ballouii) (no pictures of the mushroom were taken) collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Cross section of earthball mushrooms Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 16, 2021
 Spores of beige coral mushrooms (Clavulinopsis umbrinella)(?) collected 2 days before on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 15, 2024
 Spores (in lugol) of fringed sawgill mushroom (Lentinus crinitus) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, September 11, 2023
 Spores of dark bolete mushroom Porphyrellus sordidus from floodplain, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 4, 2022
 Spores of a mushroom Macrolepiota procera collected in Pole Creek area of Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, September 4, 2022
 Spores of a mushroom Pluteus longistriatus from an oak log collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of a mushroom Pluteus longistriatus collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2023
 Mature false puffball mushroom Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) on a lawn in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 7, 2024
 Spores of of pale grisette mushroom (Amanita sect. Vaginatae) in lugol, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2023
 Spores (in KOH, spore print is brown) of silky rosegill mushroom (Volvariella bombycina) collected a day before on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 11, 2024
 Spores of Melanoleuca mushroom from an old bonfire site, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Spores of a small pinkgill (Entoloma) mushroom collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 2, 2022
 Spores of a small mushroom Lepiota atrodisca collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 13, 2023
 Spores of small Laccaria-like or may be Gymnopus gilled mushrooms from muddy area collected 2 days before on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 15, 2024
 Spores (in KOH, stacked image) of a parasitic fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus on yellow stage from a false truffle (Rhizopogon) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 6, 2024
 Spores of a mushroom Amanita cinereoconia collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2022
 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
 Spores (spore print white or brownish) of Neohygrocybe or may be Gamundia or Fayodia mushrooms collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 25, 2024
 Spores (in KOH, spore print rusty) of yellow fibrecap mushrooms Inocybe auricoma(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 25, 2024
 Spores (in lugol) of a small mushroom Lepiota atrodisca collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 13, 2023
 Spores of polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina from a fallen oak, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of dark brown-violet pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma or Nolanea, Leptonia) collected a day before on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 8, 2024
 Spores of young bolete mushroom Xanthoconium purpureum collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2022
 Tough earthball mushrooms Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) on an old road on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 5, 2020
 Spores of Agaricus mushroom with pink gills from floodplain, in KOH (spore print dark brown), collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 4, 2022
 Spores of mushroom Irpex lacteus from small standing dead oak collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2022
 Spores of reddish bolete mushroom Xerocomus from muddy area, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2022
 Spores of a mushroom Strobilomyces strobilaceus (in KOH, spore print is black) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2022
 Cystidia(?) and spores of false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon luteolus) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Spores of a mushroom Lactarius volemus var. flavus (spore print white) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Spores of a large mature brittlegill mushroom Russula albidicremea collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 2, 2022
 Spores of a mature dyeball mushroom (Pisolithus arhizus) from a pipeline (no picture taken), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2022
 Spores of a light brown young Amanita mushroom (same as malformed) collected a day before on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2022
 Spores of white resupinate polypore mushroom from pine bark collected a day before near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2022
 Spores of a brown polypore mushroom with flexible caps from hardwood, may be beech, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2023
 Spores of ashtray bolete mushroom (Leccinum rubropunctum) (spore print olive) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2022
 Cross section of tough earthball mushrooms Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) on an old road on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 5, 2020
 Spores of large white milkcap mushrooms Lactifluus subvellereus (Lactarius subvellereus) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 25, 2024
 Spores of corticioid mushroom Crustoderma dryinum from a burned pine log, collected a day before on Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest, February 5, 2024
 Spores of a mushroom Bolbitius pluteoides from a burned oak log (spore print rusty brown), collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Masses of spores and some large structures of false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon luteolus) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Spores of carrot Amanita mushroom (Amanita daucipes) collected in Pole Creek area of Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 16, 2022
 Spores of tawny grisette mushrooms (Amanita fulva) collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 6, 2024
 Spores of white resupinate polypore mushroom on a cut surface of a pine log from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, collected 11/5/2024. Texas, October 11, 2024
 Spores (in KOH) of mushrooms Hygrophorus hypothejus(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
 Spores of a bolete mushroom Suillus decipiens (spore print brown) at low magnification, collected a day before on Forest Service Road 231 near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2022
 Spores of thick white resupinate polypore mushroom from a burned pine log, collected a day before on Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest, February 5, 2024
 Spores of thin white resupinate polypore mushroom from a burned pine log, collected a day before on Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest, February 5, 2024
 Spores of white resupinate polypore mushroom from bark on upper side of a fallen pine, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 13, 2023
 Spores of a mushroom Amanita chrysoleuca collected a day before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 30, 2022
 Spores of a white Amanita like mushroom without KOH or iodine solution (spore print brown) collected a day before near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2022
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