 Close-up of a young puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024
 Tissues of a puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024
 Basidia(?) of a puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024
 Puffball mushrooms Vascellum curtisii (Lycoperdon curtisii) on a lawn near bushes in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2024
 Tissues and spores of puffball mushrooms Vascellum curtisii (Lycoperdon curtisii) from a lawn, collected in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2024
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) on sandy soil under oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 28, 2018
 Close-up of a puffball mushroom Vascellum curtisii (Lycoperdon curtisii) on a lawn near bushes in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2024
 Cross section of a puffball mushroom Vascellum curtisii (Lycoperdon curtisii) on a lawn near bushes in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2024
 Puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 27, 2013
 Puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 12, 2018
 Spores and hyphae (at low magnification) of a puffball mushroom Vascellum curtisii (Lycoperdon curtisii) from a lawn, collected in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2024
 Mature puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 27, 2013
 Spores and fragments of hyphae (in Congo Red) of a puffball mushroom Vascellum curtisii (Lycoperdon curtisii) from a lawn, collected in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2024
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 21, 2017
 Small puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 25, 2018
 Small puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) or pulcherrimum(?) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 2, 2013
 Small puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) or pulcherrimum(?) on sand of Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 2, 2013
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2017
 Small puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 10, 2018
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii)(?) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 4, 2018
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Frost ribbons sprouting from young plants. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
 Young peeling puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon marginatum) on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 12, 2024
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii)(?) on a lawn in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, May 25, 2018
 Puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 19, 2024
 Section of puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 19, 2024
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Frozen sap extruded from stem. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) or pulcherrimum(?) on a sandy trail on an island in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 2, 2009
 Small puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) on a road near power lines in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, September 30, 2013
 Peeling puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon marginatum) on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 12, 2024
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Petals of frost flowers are very delicate and will break when touched. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Sap within its stalks bursts forth to form icy formations along its lower stems. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. The stems split and exude sap that freezes into fascinating shapes. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Frothy texture of frozen sap extruded from stem looks like cotton candy. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
 Close-up of a puffball mushroom (Lycoperdon) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 19, 2024
 Puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) pulcherrimum(?) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 28, 2013
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Layers of ice are formed into exquisite patterns that curl into "petals" that resemble flowers. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
 Rooting puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon radicatum) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 5, 2024
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Thin layers of ice are often formed into exquisite patterns that curl into "petals" that resemble flowers. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
 Section of rooting puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon radicatum) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 5, 2024
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Petals of "frost-flowers" are easily melted and are usually visible in the early morning or in shaded areas. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
 Peeling puffball mushroom (Lycoperdon marginatum) on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2024
 Peeling puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon marginatum) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 12, 2024
 Tissues of Nostoc like cyanolichen from pipeline right-of-way, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2024
 Section of peeling puffball mushroom (Lycoperdon marginatum) on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2024
 Section of a mature rooting puffball mushroom (Lycoperdon radicatum) from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 5, 2024
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. At the first hard freeze, even though the plant has gone to seed and looks dead, the roots are still active. The sap freezes, splits open the stem and forms these "frost-flowers". College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
 Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. After a heavy frost at night frostweed shows its ribbons of frost (as in ribbon candy). College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010
 Tissues (at low magnification) of Nostoc like cyanolichen from pipeline right-of-way, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2024
 Some conidia inside tissues of Nostoc like cyanolichen from pipeline right-of-way, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2024
 Algae cells inside tissues of Nostoc like cyanolichen from pipeline right-of-way, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2024
 Spiny puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon americanum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2018
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon marginatum in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2018
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon umbrinum in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2018
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon americanum in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 11, 2018
 Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2020
 Spiked puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2020
 Group of puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon americanum in an oak forest in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 11, 2018
 Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) on a roadside in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 30, 2021
 Upper view of puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon americanum in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 11, 2018
 Close up of spiked puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 13, 2019
 Dissected spiked puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2020
 Spiny puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon americanum) on sandy roadside in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2018
 Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) suffered from dry wind in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 30, 2021
 Dissected puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon radicatum (Bovistella radicata)(?) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 24, 2018
 Group of puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon americanum under small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 11, 2018
 Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) on rotting wood in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 15, 2021
 Young golden reishi mushroom (Ganoderma curtisii) near a stump when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 16, 2024
 Spiked puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 13, 2019
 Large number of common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) on rotting wood in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 15, 2021
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon radicatum (Bovistella radicata)(?) on a recent forest cutting in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 24, 2018
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon radicatum (Bovistella radicata)(?) on exposed soil of a recent forest cutting in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 24, 2018
 Peeling puffball mushroom (Lycoperdon marginatum)(?) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 22, 2020
 Pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2018
 Pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on rotting oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2018
 Pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2018
 Mature pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 22, 2018
 Immature pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 30, 2018
 Puffball (Lycoperdon) mushroom on a recent forest cutting in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 16, 2018
 Puffball mushroom Lycoperdon marginatum on a sandy path in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 11, 2018
 Masses of pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) near Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2018
 Puffball (Lycoperdon(?)) mushrooms on a trail in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 3, 2017
 Mature puffball (Lycoperdon) mushroom on a recent forest cutting in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 16, 2018
 Masses of pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on a downed oak near Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2018
 Alum Creek crossing on a sewage line right of way at rainy weather in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 25, 2024
 Tall goldenrod (Solidago) on a sewage line right of way at rainy weather in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 25, 2024
 Dissected mature puffball (Lycoperdon) mushroom on a recent forest cutting in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 16, 2018
 Cyanobacteria Nostoc commune on a lawn on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2024
 Golden reishi mushroom (Ganoderma curtisii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 1, 2024
 Young tiny common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Okhtinsky Park near Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 29, 2013
 Peeling puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon marginatum) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2021
 Golden reishi mushroom (Ganoderma curtisii) in ultraviolet light in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 16, 2024
 Young growth of resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus on an oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 18, 2024
 Golden reishi mushroom (Ganoderma curtisii) near a stump in ultraviolet light in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 23, 2024
 Cut puffball mushroom Lycoperdon marginatum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 16, 2017
 Puffball mushroom Lycoperdon marginatum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 16, 2017
 Spiny puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon pulcherrimum among oak leaves on the edge of a forest in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
 Cross section of spiny puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon pulcherrimum in oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
 Sewage line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2024
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