Honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on a pine(?) log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas

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Sam Houston Forest near Montgomery, Texas, May 31, 2020

Album 2720: Sam Houston Forest near Montgomery, Texas, May 31, 2020

The image depicts a close-up view of a honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa), with other types of fungi visible around it, growing on the side of a decaying pine log or branch lying horizontally along the ground.

In this photo, we see a small section of forest floor covered in various types of fungi. The most prominent is a honeycomb coral slime mold. It resembles tiny yellowish-green coral-like structures with short branches at their ends. These clusters are growing on top of a dark brown decaying pine log or branch that lies horizontally along the ground.

The image was taken near Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, north from Montgomery, Texas, on May 31, 2020. The photograph is cropped to focus on the slime mold, with a small portion of the surrounding forest floor visible in the top left and bottom right corners.

The image shows a close-up view of the honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa), highlighting its unique appearance as it grows on a decaying pine log or branch. – AI vision

🇪🇸 Descripción en español / Spanish Description

Molda de lodo de coral en panal (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) en un tronco de pino(?) en el Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) en la Sam Houston National Forest al norte de Montgomery, Texas, el 31 de mayo de 2020. La imagen muestra una vista cercana de una molda de lodo de coral en panal (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa), con otros tipos de hongos visibles alrededor de ella, que crecen en el lado de un tronco o rama de pino en descomposición que yace horizontalmente a lo largo del suelo. En esta foto, vemos una pequeña sección del suelo cubierta con diversos tipos de hongos. El más prominente es una molda de lodo de coral en panal. Se asemeja a estructuras pequeñas amarillentas similares a corales con ramitas cortas en sus extremos. Estos agrupamientos crecen encima de un tronco o rama de pino en descomposición que yace horizontalmente a lo largo del suelo, de color marrón oscuro. La imagen fue tomada cerca del Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) en la Sam Houston National Forest al norte de Montgomery, Texas, el 31 de mayo de 2020. La fotografía está recortada para centrarse en la molda de lodo, con una pequeña porción del suelo circundante visible en las esquinas superior izquierda y derecha inferior. La imagen muestra una vista cercana de la molda de lodo de coral en panal (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa), resaltando su apariencia única mientras crece en un tronco o rama de pino en descomposición. – Spanish translation

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