 Red beard lichen (Usnea rubicunda) fallen from a tree after a recent windy day on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Hair-like cluster of red beard lichen (Usnea rubicunda) fallen from a tree after a recent windy day on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) fallen from an oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Beard lichen (Usnea) on a fallen oak twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
 Beard lichen (Usnea) on a fallen oak twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021
 Strands of beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021
 Asci and spores of fallen from a tree bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 23, 2022
 Tissues (in KOH solution) of fallen from a tree bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 23, 2022
 Tissues (in iodine solution) of fallen from a tree bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 23, 2022
 Tissues (in Congo Red solution) of fallen from a tree bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 23, 2022
 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from an oak on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 10, 2020
 Squamulose lichen Cladonia on a large fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Cap texture of mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Caps of mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree in area of Caney Creek crossing on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, February 9, 2020
 Corticioid form of mushroom Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Texture of corticioid form of mushroom Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Black-edged Pluteus mushrooms (Pluteus atromarginatus) on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Gills of black-edged Pluteus mushrooms (Pluteus atromarginatus) on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Powdery lichen Lepraria on bark of a big pine tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Net like hyphae of some fungus under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Leucocoprinus(?) mushrooms on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 18, 2019
 Palm ruffle lichen (Parmotrema tinctorum) on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Some tiny emerging mushrooms under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Moss and tiny liverworts on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019
 Brown corticioid fungus under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Underside of Leucocoprinus(?) mushrooms on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 18, 2019
 Common moss on a barkless fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Tiny Entolomataceae mushrooms, could be Eccilia, under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Web like corticioid fungus Coniophora olivacea(?) under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Scalycap mushrooms Pholiota spumosa on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 1, 2019
 Growth of brown corticioid fungus under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Texture of brown corticioid fungus under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019
 White moss (Leucobryum albidum) on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 White corticioid mushroom Athelia epiphylla(?) under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Brown corticioid fungus with water drops under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Plums and Custard mushroom (Tricholomopsis rutilans) on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Orbilia, Henningsomyces and remains of some gilled mushroom under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on a thick pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Plums and custard mushrooms (Tricholomopsis rutilans) on a wet fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Stump fairy helmet mushrooms (Mycena alcalina) on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 1, 2019
 Fallen fruit of sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on rotting pine wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Orange plasmodium of many-headed slime mold Physarum polycephalum on a big fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2019
 Tiny white cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Small Mycena mushrooms growing on fallen leaves on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Fallen fruits of Trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Stump fairy helmet mushrooms (Mycena alcalina) on an old pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Caps of pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Orange plasmodium of many-headed slime mold Physarum polycephalum with moss on a big fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2019
 Masses of pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Clusters of pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Close up of small Mycena mushrooms growing on fallen leaves on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Underside of stump fairy helmet mushrooms (Mycena alcalina) on an old pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Group of stump fairy helmet mushrooms (Mycena alcalina) on an old pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Caps of stump fairy helmet mushrooms (Mycena alcalina) on an old pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Dense cluster of pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Large group of pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Dense group of pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Spores (in KOH) of flowering fringe lichen (Heterodermia echinata) from a fallen oak twig (no picture of the lichen was taken), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 1, 2023
 White hyphae of a fungus covering fallen pine cones and sweetgum balls unearthed by hogs from fallen pine needles on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a cut surface of an oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Edge of resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a cut surface of an oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora from a vertically cut surface of a large fallen pine near campground, collected a day before on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 19, 2023
 Corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana olivascens (Penttilamyces olivascens, or Serpula, Coniophora) on underside of a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2019
 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a cut surface of an oak fallen across the trail (it covers large area on the side of this tree) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Flowering fringe lichen (Heterodermia echinata) on a fallen twig taken from Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2021
 Bark rash lichen (Pyrenula cruenta) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Streaked rosette lichen (Physcia atrostriata) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Saucer lichen Ochrolechia pallescens on a fallen piece of tree bark on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2023
 Tiny Mycena mushrooms of a fallen pine cone (cap 1.3 mm) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 5, 2023
 Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum mushrooms on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 31, 2020
 Mushrooms Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 23, 2020
 Underside of tiny Mycena mushrooms of a fallen pine cone on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 5, 2023
 Underside of mushrooms Ripartitella brasiliensis on a fallen pine(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 19, 2020
 Gills of tiny Mycena mushrooms of a fallen pine cone on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 5, 2023
 White web-like fungus covering a fallen pine cone on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 White polypore bracket mushroom on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 18, 2022
 Cap of Mycena mushroom found on pine needles on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 4, 2019
 Mycena mushroom found on pine needles on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 4, 2019
 Pleated caps of tiny Mycena mushrooms of a fallen pine cone on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 5, 2023
 Pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 21, 2020
 White hyphae of a fungus covering fallen pine cones on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Pores of white polypore bracket mushroom on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 18, 2022
 Underside of white polypore bracket mushroom on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 18, 2022
 Some small white polypore mushroom on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2022
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) together with folious lichen and Stereum on a fallen branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
 Orange-toothed crust fungus Steccherinum robustius and a lichen on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2022
 Slime mold Trichia scabra on a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
 Annulohypoxylon annulatum mushroom on on a fallen twig of an oak(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019
 Fall colors of area near the creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Orange plasmodium of many-headed slime mold Physarum polycephalum with coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. porioides) on a big fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2019
 Mushrooms Leucopaxillus albissimus on pine needles on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 7, 2021
 Base of a large standing rotting pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 13, 2020
 Plums and Custard mushrooms (Tricholomopsis rutilans) on a pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 29, 2019
 Scalycap mushrooms Pholiota spumosa on a big mossy pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 1, 2019
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