Porous crust fungus on a fallen branch of a pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas

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Sam Houston Forest, Texas, November 23, 2018

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The image depicts the underside of a fallen branch from a pine tree, with a large white and tan-colored fungus covering most of it.

Starting at the top left corner, there is a dark red-brown section that appears to be part of the bark. The rest of the image is covered in the fungal growth.

The fungus has a dense, porous structure. It is light beige or off-white on the outside and tan towards the center. It covers most of the branch except for a small area at the top left corner that shows the darker brown color of the original bark.

This type of fungus can often be found growing on dead trees in forests like Sam Houston National Forest, where it provides habitat and nutrients to other organisms. – AI vision

🇪🇸 Descripción en español / Spanish Description

Un hongo con corteza porosa en una rama caída de un pino en el Big Creek Scenic Area del Bosque Nacional Sam Houston. Shepherd, Texas, noviembre 23, 2018. La imagen muestra la parte inferior de una rama caída de un árbol de pino, con un hongo grande blanco y marrón cubriendo la mayor parte de ella. En el ángulo superior izquierdo hay una sección rojo-marrón oscuro que parece ser parte de la corteza. El resto de la imagen está cubierta por el crecimiento fúngico. El hongo tiene una estructura densa y porosa. Es beige claro o blanquecino en el exterior y marrón hacia el centro. Cubre la mayor parte de la rama, excepto por una pequeña área en la esquina superior izquierda que muestra el color marrón más oscuro de la corteza original. Este tipo de hongo se puede encontrar creciendo a menudo en árboles caídos en bosques como el Bosque Nacional Sam Houston, donde proporciona hábitat y nutrientes para otros organismos. – Spanish translation

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