Corticioid fungus elder whitewash (Xylodon sambuci)(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas

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College Station, Sam Houston Forest, Texas, January 14 - 21, 2022

Album 3098: College Station, Sam Houston Forest, Texas, January 14 - 21, 2022

The image features a close-up view of three fallen tree trunks lying horizontally on top of one another, with the bottom trunk being partially visible at the bottom edge of the photo. The trunks are covered in a thick layer of white or light-grayish substance that resembles aged cement and has a cracked texture. The surface of each log appears to have been colonized by a fungus, which is indicated by the numerous small black dots scattered across its surface.

The logs are positioned on top of a bed of dry brown leaves that cover the forest floor. The background is filled with dead leaves, some of which appear to be from oak trees due to their distinctive lobed shape. A few green mosses can also be seen growing among the leaves in the lower right-hand corner of the image.

Overall, the image suggests that it was taken during late winter or early spring when the weather is cool and dry, allowing for a dense growth of leaf litter on the forest floor. The presence of dead oak leaves and moss indicates that the area may have been affected by drought or other environmental factors in recent years. – AI vision

🇪🇸 Descripción en español / Spanish Description

Corticioide, hongo blanqueador del sauce (Xylodon sambuci)(?) en el Sendero de Caney Creek (Sendero Little Lake Creek) en el Bosque Nacional Sam Houston al norte de Montgomery, Texas, 19 de enero de 2022. La imagen presenta una vista cercana de tres troncos caídos que yacen horizontalmente uno encima del otro, siendo parcialmente visible el tronco inferior en el borde inferior de la foto. Los troncos están cubiertos por una capa gruesa de sustancia blanca o grisácea clara que recuerda al cemento envejecido y tiene una textura agrietada. La superficie de cada tronco parece haber sido colonizada por un hongo, lo que se indica por los numerosos pequeños puntos negros dispersos por toda su superficie. Los troncos están colocados sobre una cama de hojas secas marrones que cubren el suelo del bosque. El fondo está lleno de hojas muertas, algunas de las cuales parecen ser de robles debido a su distintiva forma lobulada. También pueden verse unos pocos musgos verdes creciendo entre las hojas en la esquina inferior derecha de la imagen. En general, la imagen sugiere que se tomó durante el invierno o la primavera temprana cuando el clima es fresco y seco, permitiendo un crecimiento denso de la capa de hojas muertas en el suelo del bosque. La presencia de hojas de roble muertas y musgo indica que el área puede haber sido afectada por sequía u otros factores ambientales en los últimos años. – Spanish translation

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