Fence of private territory on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Palmetto leaves in area of oxbows on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Palmetto in area of oxbows on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Revegetated right-of-way in fog in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Horse track covered by seedlings of narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) on a sewage line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Short mosses and seedlings on a sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Close-up of orange cups of bryoparasitic fungus Octospora excipulata on a sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Orange cups of bryoparasitic fungus Octospora excipulata among short moss on a sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Side view of a mushroom Arrhenia obscurata on sandy soil among short moss on a sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Spores (in KOH, spore print pink) of deer shield mushroom (Pluteus cervinus)(?) collected 12/28/2025 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 4, 2026
Spores (in lugol) of deer shield mushroom (Pluteus cervinus)(?) collected 12/28/2025 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 4, 2026
Asci of bryoparasitic fungus Octospora excipulata collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Spores and paraphyses of bryoparasitic fungus Octospora excipulata collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Basidia a mushroom Arrhenia obscurata collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2026
Bony beard lichen (Usnea trichodea(?)) knocked down from a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2026
Reverse side of bony beard lichen (Usnea trichodea(?)) knocked down from a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2026
Animal scat full of dwarf palmetto seeds probably left by coyote on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2026
Vibrant, neon-yellow to chartreuse color and the powdery, granular texture (described as "leprose," meaning it lacks a smooth outer "skin" or cortex) of gold dust lichen (Chrysothrix xanthina) on bark of a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2026
Gold dust lichen (Chrysothrix xanthina) on bark of a tree (The hole in the bark was most likely made by a woodpecker searching for food, or possibly a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2026
Large bush of greenbrier (Smilax) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 7, 2026
Old bat abservation cabin in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 7, 2026
Trees near pipeline right of way in fog in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 7, 2026
Dry oaks near pipeline right of way in fog in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 7, 2026
Crumpled metal sheets that are the remains of corrugated metal culvert pipes that collapsed due to hydraulic forces during a flood event in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 7, 2026
Perforated "Swiss cheese" brown leaf of a sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) among dry willow oak leaves on a sandy path in Lick Creek Park. The leaf is a Sycamore skeleton. The holes were started by Anthracnose (fungus) and Lace Bugs (insects) attacking the living leaf, and then finished off by winter decomposition that ate away the dead tissue but left the tough veins behind. College Station, Texas, January 7, 2026
Large dry brown leaves of sycamore on a sandy path in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 7, 2026
Oak silhouette in fog in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 7, 2026
Horse dung on a sandy path both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2026
Polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina on an oak log in Anderson Arboretum of Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 12, 2026
Resupinate formof polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina on an oak log in Anderson Arboretum of Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 12, 2026
Texture of polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina on an oak log in Anderson Arboretum of Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 12, 2026
Close-up of polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina on an oak log in Anderson Arboretum of Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 12, 2026
Uneven surface of polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina on an oak log in Anderson Arboretum of Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 12, 2026
Rusty roof of an abandoned bat observation cabin in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 15, 2026
Dry winter vegetation near a bat house in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 15, 2026
Bark of a river birch in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 15, 2026
The pattern visible on the pine root which is the result of mechanical abrasion and soil erosion caused by trail traffic on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 16, 2026
Milky False Truffle (Zelleromyces cinnabarinus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 17, 2026
Half-dry mushrooms Amanita polypyramis(?) on Forest Service Road 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 17, 2026
Underside of partially dry mushrooms Amanita polypyramis(?) on Forest Service Road 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 17, 2026
Section of partially dry mushrooms Amanita polypyramis(?) on Forest Service Road 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 17, 2026
Ornamental Kale / Flowering Kale (cabbage Brassica oleracea var. acephala), likely cultivar: Nagoya Red , in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
A spicy mustard green (Brassica juncea) Red Giant Mustard (or a very similar variety like Osaka Purple ) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Tight, low-growing rosette with heavily crinkled (fringed) leaf margins of ornamental cabbage (flowering Kale) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Thick, bright red stalks (petioles) and crinkly (savoyed) green leaves with red veins of Red Swiss Chard (likely the variety Ruby Red or Rhubarb Chard ), same species as garden beets (Beta vulgaris) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Ornamental cabbage (flowering Kale) with deeply ruffled and fringed edges of the leaves in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Rosette of leaves of ornamental cabbage (flowering Kale) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Rosette of purple and green leaves of ornamental cabbage (flowering Kale) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Rosette of deeply ruffled and fringed leaves of ornamental cabbage (flowering Kale) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Garden beets (Beta vulgaris) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Euphorbia antisyphilitica in Mexican Garden in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Yucca in Mexican Garden in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Green leaves of garden ornamental beets in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Leaves of artichoke (Cynara cardunculus) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Leaves of ornamental cabbage in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2026
Close-up of corticioid fungus Schizopora paradoxa(?) on a stick in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 22, 2026
Corticioid fungus Schizopora paradoxa(?) on a stick in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 22, 2026
Texture of corticioid fungus Schizopora paradoxa(?) on a stick in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 22, 2026
Oaks near a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 22, 2026
Winter vegetation near a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 22, 2026
Dry vegetation and grass near a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 22, 2026
Abandoned bat observation cabin near a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 22, 2026
Large sycamore and oak trees near sewage discharge to a creek in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile on a stump in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Resurrection fern on a tilted oak tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Rotting oak trunk in area of oxbows in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Large fallen oak with corticioid fungus Xylobolus subpileatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Dry oak with corticioid mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Huge fallen oak with crust fungus Xylobolus subpileatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Revegetated right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Arrhenia obscurata mushrooms on sandy soil with short moss on a sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Pipeline right-of-way with oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Spores of mushrooms mushrooms Amanita polypyramis(?) collected 1/17/2026 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 23, 2026
Spores of corticioid fungus Schizopora paradoxa(?) collected a day before a stick in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Spores of Arrhenia obscurata mushrooms collected on sandy soil with short moss on a sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2026
Leaves of Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) after freezing rain in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, January 27, 2026
Leaves and berries of Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) after freezing rain in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, January 27, 2026
Icy bush of Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) after freezing rain in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, January 27, 2026
Leaves of Straggler daisy with ice crystals on a lawn in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, January 27, 2026
Morning freeze on seedlings of narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 28, 2026
Frosty seedlings of narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 28, 2026
Abandoned sofa on an old staging ground along the Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, January 31, 2026
Corticioid mushroom Leucogyrophana olivascens (Penttilamyces olivascens, or Serpula, Coniophora) on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 1, 2026
Texture of corticioid mushroom Leucogyrophana olivascens (Penttilamyces olivascens, or Serpula, Coniophora) on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 1, 2026
Green corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) on underside of a thick wet pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 1, 2026
Close-up of green corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) on underside of a thick wet pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 1, 2026
White rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 1, 2026
Fluffy margin of white rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 1, 2026
Warty corticioid fungus on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 1, 2026
Texture of warty corticioid fungus on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 1, 2026
Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) at the base of a water oak tree on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 4, 2026
Underside of a cluster of oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) at the base of a water oak tree on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 4, 2026
Liverwort Texas balloonwort (Sphaerocarpos texanus) on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2026
Carpet of Texas balloonwort (Sphaerocarpos texanus) on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 6, 2026
Mushrooms Chromosera cyanophylla on rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 7, 2026
Close-up of mushrooms Chromosera cyanophylla on rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 7, 2026
Violet basal mycelium of mushrooms Chromosera cyanophylla on rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 7, 2026
Oak curtain crust (Hymenochaete rubiginosa) on a log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 7, 2026
Oak curtain crust (Hymenochaete rubiginosa) under a log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 7, 2026
Rayed earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum quadrifidum)(?) on a trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 8, 2026