Agaricus mushrooms under water oaks on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
 | Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Section of Agaricus mushrooms on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Memorial cross for U.S. Forest Service helitack captain Daniel J. Laird, marking the site of the March 27, 2019 helicopter crash following a prescribed burn operation on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
The base of the cross of a memorial for U.S. Forest Service helitack captain Daniel J. Laird with flowers and a painted stone bearing his Tahoe Helitack 514 ‘White Cloud’ unit emblem on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Ripening dewberry on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
| FS 203A, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States |
Fallen tree with a colony of timber mushrooms Panus strigellus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States |
Top view of Panus strigellus mushrooms on a log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States |
Mushrooms Panus strigellus on a log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Caps of mushrooms Panus strigellus on a log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States |
Close-up of mushrooms Panus strigellus on a log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Racemed milkwort (Polygala polygama) under both white light and a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) LED flashlight collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
Woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) under both white light and a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) LED flashlight from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
Flowers of woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2026
White-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Flowers of white-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Cluster of deep maroon to purplish-brown flowers of a Matelea decipiens milkvine on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
Spherical flower heads of white-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
Close-up of flowers of white-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
Fresh leaves of Devil's Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
May apple leaves with yellow spots caused by teleutosori of mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli (Puccinia podophylli) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
Osborn Road trailhead in the Sam Houston National Forest with a small, gray plastic boat blocking the entrance to the trail. Montgomery County, Texas, April 12, 2026
Flowers of white-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight, from Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
White-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) under both white light and a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) LED flashlight, from Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
Flower heads of white-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight, from Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
Inflorescense of white-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight, from Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
Matelea decipiens milkvine both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight, from Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
Flowers of Matelea decipiens milkvine under both white light and a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) LED flashlight, from Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
Spores (in KOH, spore print brown) of Silky rosegill mushroom (Volvariella bombycina) collected 3 days before from Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 12, 2026
Spores (in KOH) of Agaricus mushroom (gills gradually turned black) collected a day before under small oaks in a shallow depression, from Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 12, 2026
