Texture of tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas

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Sam Houston Forest, Texas, December 17, 2023

Album 3445: Sam Houston Forest, Texas, December 17, 2023

The image shows several small black fungal growths scattered across the surface of a fallen pine tree trunk with no bark. The wood is light brown and has many cracks on its surface which are filled with white spores from other fungi.

There are five larger buttons of fungus in various states of decay, some more intact than others. They range in color from black to grayish-brown. The background shows a few small fragments of white or pale yellow fungal growths on the wood.

The overall atmosphere is one of decay and death, as the pine tree has been dead for some time, with no bark remaining to protect it from insects and fungi. – AI vision

🇪🇸 Descripción en español / Spanish Description

Textura de pequeños botones negros del hongo Ascomycete Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) en un pino caído sin corteza en el Richards Loop Trail en la Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, 17 de diciembre de 2023. La imagen muestra varios crecimientos micóticos negros pequeños dispersos por toda la superficie del tronco de un pino caído sin corteza. La madera es marrón claro y tiene muchas grietas en su superficie que están llenas de esporas blancas de otros hongos. Hay cinco botones más grandes del hongo en diferentes estados de descomposición, algunos más intactos que otros. Vienen en colores desde el negro hasta el marrón grisáceo. El fondo muestra unos pocos fragmentos pequeños de crecimientos micóticos blancos o amarillo pálido en la madera. La atmósfera general es una de decaimiento y muerte, ya que el árbol ha estado muerto durante algún tiempo, sin corteza que lo proteja de insectos y hongos. – Spanish translation

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