 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
 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
 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
 Tissues (in Congo Red solution) of white resupinate polypore mushroom from bark of a fallen pine branch, 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 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
 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
 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) 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 rubicunda(?) fallen from an oak or a pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Conidiophore and conidia of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) in Congo Red solution, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 29, 2022
 Conidiophore and conidia of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) in Congo Red solution at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 29, 2022
 Tissues under a microscope (in Congo Red, low magnification) of a resupinate polypore mushroom Fibroporia radiculosa collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 14, 2022
 Knocked down bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on oak twigs on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2022
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) fallen from an oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 18, 2019
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) fallen from an oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2020
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a fallen oak twig in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 22, 2019
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a fallen oak twig in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 3, 2019
 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
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) with apothecia on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
 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
 Spores of deer shield mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus) (spore print light brown) in KOH solution, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Spores of deer shield mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus) (spore print light brown) in iodine solution, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a downed limb in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 26, 2013
 Tissues of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 29, 2022
 Tissues of slime mold Hemitrichia calyculata under a microscope collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 18, 2022
 Close up of bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a downed limb in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 26, 2013
 Spores of slime mold Ceramytoxa fruticulosa in iodine solution, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Tissues and spores of slime mold Physarum viride under a microscope, collected from an oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 12, 2022
 Red ball of slime mold Hemitrichia calyculata under a microscope in iodine solution, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Spores of slime mold Arcyria cinerea in iodine solution (Lugol), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Tissues under a microscope (x40 objective) of a polypore mushroom Inonotus quercustris collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 14, 2022
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a twig of upland swamp-privet bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
 Spores and a large bladder-like structure of slime mold Ceramytoxa fruticulosa in iodine solution, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
 Basidia and tissues under a microscope (x100 objective) of a resupinate polypore mushroom Fibroporia radiculosa collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 14, 2022
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) with apothecia on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
 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
 Basidia and spores of parasol mushrooms Macrolepiota procera under a microscope in Congo Red solution collected near Caney Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 21, 2022
 Gill tissues of brick red funnel mushrooms Bonomyces sinopicus (Clitocybe sinopica) from burned pine forest under a microscope at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 10, 2022
 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
 Elbowpatch crust fungus (Fomitiporia punctata)(?) on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Close-up of elbowpatch crust fungus (Fomitiporia punctata)(?) on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Old and new growth of elbowpatch crust fungus (Fomitiporia punctata)(?) on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Tissues of white web-like fungus from pine cones under a microscope (x40 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x10 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x40 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea (in Congo Red solution) collected from leaf tar spots on goldenrod on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 10, 2022
 Tissues of white web-like fungus from pine cones under a microscope (x100 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Gall fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea (in Congo Red solution) collected from leaf tar spots on goldenrod on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 10, 2022
 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Large asco-spores of flowering fringe lichen (Heterodermia echinata) from a fallen oak twig, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 1, 2023
 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
 Spores of white polypore bracket mushroom from a fallen pine branch (spore print very thin) collected 5/18/2022 on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 20, 2022
 Spores of Leucocoprinus longistriatus mushroom collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 23, 2022
 Mushroom Panus strigellus on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Some small polypore mushrooms on a fallen mossy tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 4, 2022
 Cystidia(?) of deer shield mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Spores of Marasmius mushroom from rotten pine wood collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 23, 2022
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Megasporoporia setulosa on fallen tree branches on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 29, 2022
 Basidia and cystidia of deer shield mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Cystidia and basidia of deer shield mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Orange-toothed crust fungus Steccherinum robustius on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
 Some white resupinate polypore mushroom covering thin dry but not fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2022
 Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Megasporoporia setulosa on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 29, 2022
 Turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 24, 2020
 Cystidia and basidia of deer shield mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus) at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Gill tissue of deer shield mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus) at very low magnification, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Cystidia and spores of deer shield mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus) at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) on a fallen tree limb on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 24, 2020
 Hyphae of web-like corticioid fungus in Congo Red solution collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 2, 2022
 Orange-toothed crust fungus Steccherinum robustius covering a thin fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
 Tissues of brown Ascomycete fungus from campfire, in Congo red, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Spores in Congo Red solution of small pleurotoid mushrooms Marasmiellus inodermatoides(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, July 17, 2022
 Young blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on a small fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 25, 2021
 Light brown corticioid (crust) fungus on dry fallen branches found on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 17, 2022
 Deer shield mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus) on a decomposed large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Web-like covering of fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus on a resupinate polypore mushroom Fuscoporia on underside of a fallen broadleaf tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
 Gills of young blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on a small fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 25, 2021
 Margins of light brown corticioid (crust) fungus on dry fallen branches found on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 17, 2022
 Tissues of tiny orange Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) from the same oak log as 1/19/2022, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 2, 2022
 Young mat of fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus attached below a resupinate polypore mushroom Fuscoporia on underside of a fallen broadleaf tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
 Feathery mycelium of fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus on a resupinate polypore mushroom Fuscoporia on underside of a fallen broadleaf tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
 Soft margin of fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus attached below a resupinate polypore mushroom Fuscoporia on underside of a fallen broadleaf tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
 Spores of mushrooms Gerronema strombodes collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 29, 2022
 Spores of mushrooms Hydnum repandum collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Spores of mushrooms Cotylidia diaphana collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 29, 2022
 Spores of mushrooms Panus strigellus collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Spores of mushrooms Amanita coprinopsoides(?) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2022
 Spores of bolete mushrooms Phylloporus leucomycelinus collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 18, 2022
 Spores of bolete mushrooms Gyroporus ballouii collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 29, 2022
 Spores of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius volemus collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 18, 2022
 Spores of fungus Xylaria cubensis (anamorph) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 18, 2022
 Spores of a mushroom Amanita cinereoconia collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2022
 Spores of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius gerardii collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 29, 2022
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