 Cross section of immature toothed wood mushrooms on a stump at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Stinkhorn mushrooms Phallus ravenelii under oaks at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Side view of stinkhorn mushrooms Phallus ravenelii at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Gills of a mushroom Hygrophorus laurae(?) under oaks on a slope of a ravine at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Underside of a mushroom Hygrophorus laurae(?) under oaks on a slope of a ravine at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Cross section of a mushroom Hygrophorus laurae(?) under oaks on a slope of a ravine at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Light brown woodwax mushroom Hygrophorus laurae(?) under oaks on a slope of a ravine at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Radulodon aneirinus(?) or may be Radulomyces or Ceriporiopsis on a standing dry juniper tree at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Radulodon aneirinus(?) or may be Radulomyces or Ceriporiopsis in two different colors on a standing dry juniper tree at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Radulodon aneirinus(?) or may be Radulomyces or Ceriporiopsis in brown color on a standing dry juniper tree at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Texture of brown resupinate polypore mushroom Radulodon aneirinus(?) or may be Radulomyces or Ceriporiopsis on a standing dry juniper tree at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Underside of bracket polypore mushroom Pyrofomes juniperinus (Inonotus juniperinus) on Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Rough upper surface of bracket polypore mushroom Pyrofomes juniperinus (Inonotus juniperinus) on Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Bracket polypore mushroom Pyrofomes juniperinus (Inonotus juniperinus) on a living Eastern red cedar tree (Juniperus virginiana) around 1 m from the ground, on a gradual slope to the lake, in Big Oak area at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Gnarled oak stump with rugged, roughened, and knotty texture of the wood, twisted by time and water, on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 14, 2025
 Petrified wood stump on a shore of Lake Somerville, north from Big Creek Park. Texas, January 17, 2009
 Weathered oak stump on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
 Underside of young bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on a burned oak in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 "Driftwood sculpture" of eroded oak stump with its weathered texture and skeletal appearance on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 14, 2025
 Weathered oak wood on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
 "Nature sculpture" from weathered oak wood on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
 Young caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a large dried oak near parking at County Road 125 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
 Caps of mushrooms Gloeophyllum striatum on oak wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Tinder mushrooms Gloeophyllum striatum on oak wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 South-east shore of Black Lake in Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2021
 Tracks of a North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor) on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
 False turkeytail mushrooms (Stereum ostrea) on oak wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Mushrooms Gymnopus villosipes among burned wood of pines in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Weathered remains of a post oak stump exposed by the drought-lowered water levels on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. This "driftwood" appearance is characteristic of hardwoods that have been submerged and subjected to long-term water erosion, which scours away the softer outer sapwood and leaves the dense, rot-resistant heartwood. Texas, December 14, 2025
 Tiny young velvet shank mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes) on a stump in Posiolok near Vyritsa, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 29, 2017
 Rusty mushrooms growing on a tree stump near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 23, 2015
 Clustered bonnet mushrooms (Mycena inclinata(?)) on a stump on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
 Bulbous honey mushrooms (Armillaria gallica) on a tree stump near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 23, 2015
 Underside of clustered bonnet mushrooms (Mycena inclinata(?)) on a stump on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
 Flame scalecap mushrooms (Pholiota flammans) growing on a tree stump near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 25, 2013
 Tracks of a North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor) on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. It is very common to find these "little handprints" along the mudflats of Lake Somerville, especially when water levels are low and animals come to the edge to scavenge. Texas, December 22, 2025
 Violet toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) on a dry tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Violet toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) on a mossy oak log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Side view of clustered bonnet mushrooms (Mycena inclinata(?)) on a stump on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
 Young common funnel mushrooms (Clitocybe gibba) near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 25, 2017
 Burned tree stump in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Jelly fungus Tremella aurantia parasitizing common wood rotter mushroom Stereum at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
 Violet toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) and its underside at the base of a dry tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
 Mushrooms dead man s fingers (Xylaria polymorpha) on old low linden stump south-west from Arsenal in Alexander Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 18, 2021
 Young bonfire scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota highlandensis, Pholiota carbonaria) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
 Young pines in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Young golden ear mushrooms (Tremella aurantia) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
 Young golden ear mushrooms (Tremella aurantia) on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
 Cedar stump and driftwood on a shore of Lake Bryan at sunrise. Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, December 5, 2009
 Milk-white Toothed Polypore mushrooms (Irpex lacteus)(?) on a tall stump of elm(?) tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 4, 2024
 Mature Laetiporus(?) mushroom on oak wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Close up of young Brunneoporus juniperinus (Antrodia juniperina, Subantrodia juniperina) mushrooms on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 6, 2018
 Stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on rotting oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
 Close-up of Milk-white Toothed Polypore mushrooms (Irpex lacteus)(?) on a tall stump of elm(?) tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 4, 2024
 Close up of young Brunneoporus juniperinus (Antrodia juniperina, Subantrodia juniperina) mushrooms on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 15, 2018
 Immature bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on a burned oak in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Bare wood floor near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Milk-white Toothed Polypore mushrooms (Irpex lacteus)(?) in crevices of bark of a tall stump of elm(?) tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 4, 2024
 Hairy caps of Milk-white Toothed Polypore mushrooms (Irpex lacteus)(?) on a tall stump of elm(?) tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 4, 2024
 Toothed crust fungus (Xylodon radula) on a side of a small tree stump near a ditch near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 5, 2021
 Pyrophilous scalycap mushrooms Pholiota molesta(?) in a previously burned area in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Shell of a Giant Floater (Pyganodon grandis) freshwater mussel on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025
 South end of Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 Forest in fog near south end of Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 Area of south end of Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 Forest near south end of Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 View from south end of Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 Young stage of milk-white toothed polypore mushroom (Irpex lacteus) on twigs in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 1, 2021
 Mature stump puffball mushrooms (Apioperdon pyriforme) south from Northern Trailhead for the Turkey Creek Trail of Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 27, 2021
 Yellow asters near south end of Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 Various liverworts on a muddy shore of Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 10, 2021
 Some hairy grass on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Cup mushrooms Peziza ammophila in a roadside depression on sandy soil completely burned 1.5 years ago and now covered by dry plants in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Scaly caps of sawgill mushrooms (Neolentinus lepideus) on an oak stump in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
 An oak stump which is a relic from the "ghost forests" of the original Post Oak Savannah that was flooded when Somerville Lake was created in the 1960s. along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2025
 Young yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia) on rotting wood in a state nature reserve "North Shore of Neva Gulf" (Zakaznik Severnoe Poberezhye Nevskoy Guby) on the northern coast of the Gulf of Finland, near Lisiy Nos. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 7, 2025
 Cursed buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Wood of a dry oak along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2025
 Side view of Ascomycete mushrooms Peziza ammophila in a roadside depression on sandy soil in area of a past fire in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Heineken beer bottle, specifically a variant of their "Star Bottle" design, on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 14, 2025
 Green leaves of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Cavernous Crystalwort (Riccia cavernosa) on a muddy shore of Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 10, 2021
 Green shoots of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Carpet of leaves of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Petrified wood logs in layers of clay on a shore of Lake Somerville, north from Big Creek Park. Texas, January 17, 2009
 Dead gar fish on south shore of Lake Somerville. Texas, March 15, 2009
 Texture of wood of a dry oak at sunrise along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2025
 White rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea(?) on a tall stump of spruce tree near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 5, 2017
 Small troop mushrooms Xeromphalina kauffmanii on an old mossy stump of a large tree on a slope without forest on Orekhovaya Gora Hill in Duderhof Heights, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 9, 2021
 Young milkcap mushroom Lactarius subpalustris on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
 Cap of a young milkcap mushroom Lactarius subpalustris on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
 Blooming cursed buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) in bloom on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Blooming cursed buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) on muddy shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Close-up of Cavernous Crystalwort (Riccia cavernosa) on a muddy shore of Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 10, 2021
 Close-up of Cavernous Crystalwort (Riccia cavernosa) taken from a muddy shore of Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 10, 2021
 Flowers of brookweed (water cabbage, Samolus valerandi) on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021
 Purple toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) on a birch log near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 18, 2017
 Cluster of tiny cup mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) in a small depression with wet soil covered by thin moss, in area completely burned 1.5 years ago in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
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