Yucca in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 20, 2025
 | Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Clustered domecap mushrooms (Lyophyllum decastes)(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 20, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Underside of clustered domecap mushrooms (Lyophyllum decastes)(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 20, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Fall foliage of fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 20, 2025
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Leaves of sycamore tree in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 21, 2025
| Anderson Street, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States |
Leaves of sycamore tree both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 21, 2025
Weathered oak wood on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Weathered oak stump on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
"Nature sculpture" from weathered oak wood on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Tracks of a North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor) on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Shell of a Giant Floater (Pyganodon grandis) freshwater mussel on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Tracks of a North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor) on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. It is very common to find these "little handprints" along the mudflats of Lake Somerville, especially when water levels are low and animals come to the edge to scavenge. Texas, December 22, 2025
| Pintail Trail, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Mature, carbonized stroma of Brittle Cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta), growing in a "cushion" form on the oak wood at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Section of carbonized stroma of Brittle Cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta), growing in a "cushion" form on the oak wood at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
| Lake Somerville Trailway, Burleson County, Texas, United States |
Mushrooms Chromosera lilacifolia (Chromosera cyanophylla) on a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2025
Spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2025
Poisonpie mushrooms (Hebeloma crustuliniforme(?)) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2025
Gills of a brown Hebeloma or Cortinarius mushroom on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2025
Seedling of elderberry (Sambucus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2025
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2025
Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2025
Mature oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2025
Spores of brittlegill mushrooms Russula ballouii collected 12/6/2025 in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 23, 2025
Spores of clustered domecap mushrooms (Lyophyllum decastes)(?) collected 3 days before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 23, 2025
Basidia (low magnification) of mushrooms Chromosera lilacifolia (Chromosera cyanophylla) collected the same day in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 23, 2025
Basidia (with x100 objective) of mushrooms Chromosera lilacifolia (Chromosera cyanophylla) collected the same day in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 23, 2025
Spores (in lugol) of mushrooms Chromosera lilacifolia (Chromosera cyanophylla) collected the same day in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 23, 2025
Spores (in KOH) of small poisonpie mushroom (Hebeloma crustuliniforme(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2025
Spores (in KOH) of wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2025
