Sunken rim-lichen (Lecanora oreinoides) or may be Aspicilia on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Cockleshell mushrooms Lentinellus castoreus on an oak log in red cedar forest Old Washington Town Site Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 2, 2020
Close-up of cockleshell mushrooms Lentinellus castoreus on an oak log in red cedar forest in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 2, 2020
Fresh red cottony leaves on an oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Oak forest near Pinch Em Tight Trail. Red River Gorge, Kentucky, November 7, 1999.
Porcini bolete mushrooms (Boletus edulis group) found under a red cedar tree in oak forest near the sewage line cutting in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 13, 2018
Buellia or may be Lecidella lichen on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Black dotted lichen Buellia or may be Lecidella on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa with soredia on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa covering sandstone in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Black dots of a lichen Buellia or may be Lecidella on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Yellow cobblestone lichen Acarospora socialis on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) and other lichens on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
White crust of sunken rim-lichen (Lecanora oreinoides) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Pattern of white crust of sunken rim-lichen (Lecanora oreinoides) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Sunken rim-lichen (Lecanora oreinoides) and peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Dust lichen (Lepraria) in shady spot on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Dust lichen (Lepraria) in shady spot on sandstone in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Buellia or may be Lecidella lichen on sandstone in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Rough speckled shield lichen (Punctelia rudecta) on sandstone in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Young red cottony leaves on an oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Gills of sordid blewit mushrooms (Lepista sordida)(?) in oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
Gills of cockleshell mushrooms Lentinellus castoreus on an oak log in red cedar forest in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 2, 2020
Caps of cockleshell mushrooms Lentinellus castoreus on an oak log in red cedar forest in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 2, 2020
Chiseled sunken disk lichen (Circinaria contorta, Aspicilia contorta) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Crust of firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Texture of sunken rim-lichen (Lecanora oreinoides) on sandstone outcrops in an oak and red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Gills of cockleshell mushrooms Lentinellus castoreus on rotting oak wood in red cedar forest in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 2, 2020
Red shoot of oak on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
Young red leaves of an oak on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
Red shoot of oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 22, 2020
Bright red corticioid mushroom on underside of a burnt and fallen oak tree on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2020
Patch of bright red corticioid mushroom on underside of a burnt and fallen oak tree on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2020
Spreading red fungus Odontia fibrosa (Tomentella fibrosa) under an oak(?) log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 11, 2021
Some white and red resupinate polypore mushroom on burnt oak wood on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
Red top surface of mushrooms Byssomerulius incarnatus (Phlebia incarnata) on an oak log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 19, 2021
Red corticioid fungus Odontia fibrosa (Tomentella fibrosa) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest, east from Richards. Texas, January 8, 2023
Close-up of red corticioid fungus Odontia fibrosa (Tomentella fibrosa) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest, east from Richards. Texas, January 8, 2023
Margin of red corticioid fungus Odontia fibrosa (Tomentella fibrosa) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest, east from Richards. Texas, January 8, 2023
Spores (in KOH) of red corticioid fungus Odontia fibrosa (Tomentella fibrosa) from a fallen oak, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 9, 2023
Spores (in lugol) of red corticioid fungus Odontia fibrosa (Tomentella fibrosa) from a fallen oak, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 9, 2023
Cylindrical conidia (in Congo Red) of mold fungus Cylindrium elongatum(?) from a rotting oak leaf, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2023
Tissues (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) from burned oak collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 20, 2023
Young red leaves of oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 12, 2023
Shoot of oak with red leaves on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 12, 2023
Back lit young red leaves of oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 12, 2023
Red young leaves of oak on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2023
Red wrinkled leaves of an oak on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2023
Feathers of a red cardinal bird on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, October 12, 2024
Layered complexity of the mixed deciduous forest in Alexander Park. The image is a study in yellow, dominated by the luminous canopy of Norway maples and silver birches. The rough, dark bark of the oaks and maples provides a strong vertical rhythm that cuts through the delicate, hazy texture of the foliage. The white, paper-like bark of the birch trees adds a secondary visual accent typical of the Russian landscape. The composition includes a rich understory of turning shrubs--likely hazel or young rowan--which adds density and depth, grounding the soaring trunks in a thicket of earthy reds and browns. Aleksandrovsky (Alexander) Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
