Crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) on an oak tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 6, 2025
 | Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Growth of corticioid fungus Stereum complicatum on an oak tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 6, 2025
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Carolina Buckthorn (Frangula caroliniana), also known as Indian Cherry, in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Fall colors of Carolina Buckthorn (Frangula caroliniana) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Carolina Buckthorn (Frangula caroliniana) among pines on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Common trumpet creeper (Foxglove vine, Campsis radicans) on pines on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Climbing vines of common trumpet creeper (Foxglove vine, Campsis radicans) on pines on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Bluestem(?) grass turned brown on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Dyer's mazegill polypore mushroom (Phaeolus schweinitzii) near a pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
Sweetgum leaves turning red on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
Orange oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
Top view of orange oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
Close-up of orange oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
Caps of mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
Pink spikelets of hairawn muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) on a lawn new Nature Center in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2025
| Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Morning freeze on leaves of weeds on a lawn new Nature Center in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2025
| Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Wood blewit mushrooms (Lepista nuda) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2025
| Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Wood blewit mushrooms (Lepista nuda) among dry oak leaves in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2025
| Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Underside of wood blewit mushrooms (Lepista nuda) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2025
| Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Gills of wood blewit mushrooms (Lepista nuda) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2025
| Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Bald cypress with orange foliage in Research Park on campus of Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 11, 2025
Orange leaves of Sassafras albidum on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 12, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Fall foliage of Sassafras albidum on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 12, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red of leaves of Sassafras albidum on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 12, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Fall colors of Sassafras among pines on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 12, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Pine forest in fog on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 12, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
