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2658-20. Green moss Entodon seductrix(?) on exposed soil on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, March 9, 2020Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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2658-20. Green moss Entodon seductrix(?) on exposed soil on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, March 9, 2020Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Texture of green moss Entodon seductrix on exposed soil on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, March 9, 2020  Pattern of green moss Entodon seductrix on exposed soil on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, March 9, 2020  Soft green moss on exposed soil on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, March 9, 2020  Some woolly green moss on exposed soil on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, March 9, 2020  Flat green moss Fissidens on exposed soil on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, March 9, 2020  Close-up of woolly green moss on exposed soil on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, March 9, 2020  Close-up of soft green moss on exposed soil on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, March 9, 2020  Seductive Entodon Moss (Entodon seductrix) on soil on Lake Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 8, 2025  Entodon seductrix (often called Seductive Entodon Moss or Cord Glaze Moss). The leaves are tightly pressed against the stems (imbricate) rather than sticking out. This makes the branches look like smooth, pale green to yellowish cords or tiny rat tails, which is the defining field mark of the Entodon genus. Scattered throughout the mat are the reproductive structures (sporophytes). They consist of thin, wiry, dark brick-red or mahogany stalks (setae) topped with small cylindrical capsules. The presence of these mature red sporophytes is very common for Entodon seductrix in the winter and early spring. Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Seductive Entodon Moss (Entodon seductrix) on a picnic site near the lake in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 1, 2025  "Worm-like" shape of Seductive Entodon Moss (Entodon seductrix) on a picnic site near the lake in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 1, 2025  Green moss on a bonfire site on sandy soil in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 30, 2018  Side view of tiny violet webcap mushrooms Cortinarius bibulus on exposed soil with moss between small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020  Tiny Leucoagaricus mushrooms on bare soil among moss, on a side of sandy, eroded trail in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2022  Grey coral mushrooms (Clavulina cinerea) in moss on sandy soil on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, July 22, 2021  Green moss on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, February 27, 2021  Underside of tiny Leucoagaricus mushrooms on bare soil among moss, on a side of sandy, eroded trail in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2022  Close-up of green moss on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, February 27, 2021  Some half-dry green liverwort on exposed sandy soil in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, November 16, 2023  Mushrooms Omphalina pyxidata on the edge of a grassy field, 10 m from a hackberry tree, on small regions of exposed sandy soil with moss in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, October 7, 2021  Tiny violet webcap mushrooms Cortinarius bibulus on exposed soil with moss between small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020  Masses of tiny violet webcap mushrooms Cortinarius bibulus on exposed soil with moss between small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020  Tiny violet webcap mushrooms Cortinarius bibulus together with Rickenella on exposed soil with some moss between small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020  Common fern moss (Thuidium delicatulum) on an exposed steep side of a creek on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020  Shoots of some moss on a side of a trail in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, February 27, 2021  Canada garlic (Allium canadense) in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, March 17, 2020  Winter rosettes of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) on exposed sandy soil in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020  Green moss on shallow soil covering limestone on Moore s Hill Outcrop at FM Road 3090 2 miles north-east from Navasota. Texas, February 2, 2020  Texas balloonwort (Sphaerocarpos texanus) on exposed soil of a recent cutting in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 15, 2020  Spores of tiny Leucoagaricus mushrooms from bare soil among moss, collected in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2022  Almost certainly Ceratodon purpureus -- commonly known as Fire Moss or Redshank. It is the quintessential colonizer of exposed, compact, bare mineral soil. Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Small Nolanea mushroom on exposed soil of a trail suffered from erosion on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 6, 2020  Orange amorphous mass on a side of the path in sandy exposed soil, may be sclerotium of a fungus Penicillium vanoranjei, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023  Orange hydnoid fungus Steccherinum robustius and green moss in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2017  Jelly fungus Dacryopinax elegans with moss and liverwort on a side of a fallen Juniper in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2021  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  Cross section of orange amorphous stuff on a side of the path in sandy exposed soil, may be sclerotium of a fungus Penicillium vanoranjei, on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023  Common bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme) on exposed soil at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021  Terrestrial polypore mushrooms Albatrellus subrubescens on a steep side of a small ravine, on exposed sand and clay soil on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021  Underside of terrestrial polypore mushrooms Albatrellus subrubescens on a steep side of a small ravine, on exposed sand and clay soil on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021  Scaly stippled lichen (Endocarpon pusillum) on a thin layer of soil over exposed sandstone rocks in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 1, 2020  Oak leaf in dew in Lake Bryan Park, on an unmarked trail on north-west side of the island. Bryan, Texas, April 14, 2009  Brown-beret lichen (Baeomyces rufus) on exposed soil on a side of a sandy road in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 25, 2019  Fibrecap (Inocybe) mushrooms in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Yellow stonecrop (Sedum nuttallianum) on exposed soil in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021  Bluebonnets (Lupine) in dew in Lake Bryan Park, on an unmarked trail on north-west side of the island. Bryan, Texas, April 14, 2009  Side view of violet coral mushrooms (Clavaria zollingeri) in moss on sandy soil near a small creek in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2021  Brown squamules of limy soil stipplescale lichen (Placidium squamulosum, Catapyrenium squamulosum) among moss on shallow soil covering limestone on Moore s Hill Outcrop at FM Road 3090 2 miles north-east from Navasota. Texas, February 2, 2020  Powderpuff (Mimosa strigillosa) in dew in Lake Bryan Park, on an unmarked trail on north-west side of the island. Bryan, Texas, April 14, 2009  Flower of bluebonnets (Lupine) in dew in Lake Bryan Park, on an unmarked trail on north-west side of the island. Bryan, Texas, April 14, 2009  Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) on an unmarked trail on north-west side of the island in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 19, 2009  Young Xylaria(?) mushrooms on a rotting log in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Terrestrial polypore mushrooms Albatrellus subrubescens on a steep side of a small ravine of a creek, on exposed sand and clay soil partially covered by needles on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021  Blooming mesquite bush (Prosopis) in Lake Bryan Park, on an unmarked trail on north-west side of the island. Bryan, Texas, April 14, 2009  Blooming farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) in Lake Bryan Park, on an unmarked trail on north-west side of the island. Bryan, Texas, April 14, 2009  Green moss on sandy soil in overgrown dunes near a beach in Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2024  Small Clitocybe mushrooms on a grassy field in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Small Polyporus mushrooms on a grassy field in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Winter rosette of stork s bill (Erodium texanum) on exposed soil in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021  Yellow star-grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) in dew in Lake Bryan Park, on an unmarked trail on north-west side of the island. Bryan, Texas, April 14, 2009  Green milkweed (Antelope horns, asclepias viridis) in morning dew in Lake Bryan Park, on a trail on an island. Bryan, Texas, April 14, 2009  Ascomycete fungus Lamprospora carbonicola(?) on purely sandy soil covered by green moss, in open area burned 1.5 years ago, in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021  Terrestrial polypore mushrooms Albatrellus subrubescens together with Cladonia lichen on a steep side of a small ravine of a creek, on exposed sand and clay soil partially covered by needles on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021  White Marasmioid mushrooms Marasmiellus subnigricans or may be Heliomyces decolorans in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, May 29, 2020  Caps of mushrooms Coprinellus domesticus(?) on a stump on a lawn in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Inkcap mushrooms Coprinellus domesticus(?) on a stump on a lawn in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Peat mold fungus Chromelosporium fulvum on a lawn in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Dissected white Lepiota mushroom found on a lawn in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Close-up of small Clitocybe mushrooms from a grassy field in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Blue berries on a bush of farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) in Lake Bryan Park, on an unmarked trail on north-west side of the island. Bryan, Texas, January 4, 2009  Mushrooms Tephrocybe anthracophila (Lyophyllum anthracophilum) with green moss on charred soil around completely burned pine log remained from prescribed burn in spring on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021  Orange Ascomycete fungus Lamprospora carbonicola(?) on purely sandy soil covered by green moss, in open area burned 1.5 years ago, in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021  Close-up of Ascomycete fungus Lamprospora carbonicola(?) on purely sandy soil covered by green moss, in open area burned 1.5 years ago, in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021  Small Clitocybe mushrooms on black background from a grassy field in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Beansprout conecap mushroom (Conocybe deliquescens) on a grassy field in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Texas vervain (verbena) in dew in Lake Bryan Park, on an unmarked trail on north-west side of the island. Bryan, Texas, April 14, 2009  Forest lamb mushrooms (Albatrellus subrubescens) on a steep side of a small ravine, on exposed sand and clay soil (in the same place where it was seen earlier 1/1/2021) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021  Fibrecap mushrooms Inocybe rimosa (Pseudosperma rimosum) on a grassy field in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Green powder of brown-beret lichen (Baeomyces rufus)(?) on soil exposed by a fallen tree near Shchuchye Lake in Komarovo, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 28, 2017  A diverse bryophyte community colonizing disturbed soil on a pipeline corridor. The scene is dominated by a dense, dark-green carpet of pioneer mosses (likely Weissia controversa or Ceratodon purpureus). Scattered throughout are the distinct, pale green, pear-shaped capsules of Bonfire Moss (Funaria hygrometrica), a classic indicator of disturbed or burned ground. In the center, you can see the bluish-green, star-shaped rosettes of a Crystalwort (Riccia species), identifiable by their deep central grooves and dichotomous branching. Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Gills of a mushroom Xeromphalina tenuipes (Heimiomyces tenuipes) in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, May 29, 2020  Green mass of brown beret lichen (Baeomyces rufus) on exposed soil on roots of a big fallen tree north from Komarovo, 20 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2019  Green cover of brown beret lichen (Baeomyces rufus) on exposed soil on roots of a big fallen tree north from Komarovo, 20 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2019  Orange Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024  Some liverwort on exposed soil on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 17, 2024  Close-up of dark cups of fungus Plicaria carbonaria on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024  Close-up of orange cups of fungus Anthracobia tristis on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024  Orange cups of Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024  Green moss on a large wet pine log when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2024  Some liverwort in shade on exposed soil on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 31, 2020  Dark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024  Dark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria with charcoal on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024  Close-up of dark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024  A close look at the distinctive, bristly texture of a Pincushion Moss (Leucobryum species) found near Lake Trail at Fort Boggy State Park. While often casually identified as Leucobryum glaucum, this is almost certainly its southern sister species, Leucobryum albidum (White Pincushion Moss), which is much more common in East Texas. The moss gets its pale, frosted-green color from a unique leaf structure: the outer layers consist of large, clear, hollow cells that hide the green chlorophyll beneath. When it rains, these empty cells fill with water and turn the cushion bright green; when dry, they fill with air, giving the plant a silvery-white appearance. Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Close-up of dark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria with charcoal on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024  Orange Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis and larger cups of Plicaria carbonaria on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024  Dark cup of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria and orange cups of Anthracobia tristis on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024  Pleated inkcap mushrooms (Parasola plicatilis, Coprinus plicatilis)(?) on a grassy field in Hensel Park. Bryan, Texas, April 8, 2020  Green milkweed (Asclepias viridis) in dew in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 20, 2009 |