 Resin mass exuded from a tree damaged by turpentine bark beetles on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2020
 Small tree of sassafras in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 12, 2025
 Slime mold Arcyria ferruginea on a pine log, partially under bark, on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2021
 Some pink Gymnopus mushrooms growing under a fallen pine tree and on its bark on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 22, 2018
 Tree bark damaged by horizontal scratches on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
 Burnt pine damaged by bark beetles in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 15, 2012
 Orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 25, 2025
 Tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) growing together with Trichaptum on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Close-up of tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Close-up of black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) growing together with Trichaptum on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Pine forest in fog on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 12, 2025
 Pine forest in fog on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 12, 2025
 Sassafras and beautyberry in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 12, 2025
 Yucca and sassafras in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 12, 2025
 Corticioid (crust) fungus on thin bark of a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 6, 2020
 Common glasscup mushrooms (Orbilia xanthostigma) on a wet pine log without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 27, 2020
 Yucca in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 20, 2025
 Flameleaf sumac and sassafras in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 12, 2025
 Small tree of sassafras on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 12, 2025
 Mushrooms Amanita polypyramis in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2025
 Underside of small gilled omphalinoid mushrooms on fallen pine bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
 Close-up of corticioid (crust) fungus on thin bark of a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 6, 2020
 Creme corticioid (crust) fungus on thin bark of a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 6, 2020
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen twig of a pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
 Section of mushrooms Amanita polypyramis in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2025
 Yellow leaves of a hickory seedling in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2025
 Macartney rose (Rosa bracteata) with flower beetles on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 28, 2020
 Hyphae of corticioid fungus Coniophora olivacea on pine bark on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 8, 2020
 Texture of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen twig of a pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
 Details of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen twig of a pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
 Close-up of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen twig of a pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
 Margin of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen twig of a pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on thin bark of a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, November 19, 2020
 Gold dust lichen (Chrysothrix xanthina) on bark of a tree (The hole in the bark was most likely made by a woodpecker searching for food, or possibly a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2026
 Fall foliage of of sassafras and pine trees in mist on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 12, 2025
 Snout beetles on reddish young oak leaves on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, March 28, 2026
 Loop lichen (Hypotrachyna) on tree bark on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Fallen oak branch damaged by resupinate polypore fungus Inonotus andersonii on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2024
 Carolina Buckthorn (Frangula caroliniana), also known as Indian Cherry, in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
 Common white resupinate polypore mushroom on thin bark of a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, November 19, 2020
 Tree damaged by beetles on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 28, 2013
 Thin yellow crust of corticioid fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum around tunnels of bark beetles on an elm log in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Small tree of Carolina Buckthorn (Frangula caroliniana) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 12, 2025
 Web-like corticioid fungus Tomentellopsis echinospora under a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2025
 Young dyer s mazegill mushroom (Phaeolus schweinitzii) near a pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 25, 2025
 Corticioid mushroom Serpula himantioides under bark on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Details of thin yellow crust of corticioid fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum around tunnels of bark beetles on an elm log in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Close-up of thin yellow crust of corticioid fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum around tunnels of bark beetles on an elm log in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Detached small piece of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, November 19, 2020
 White resupinate polypore mushroom with embedded oak leaves on thin bark of a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, November 19, 2020
 White resupinate polypore mushroom with embedded dry fern leaves on bark of a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, November 19, 2020
 Thick bark of a recently cut pine tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 2021
 Close-up of young dyer s mazegill mushroom (Phaeolus schweinitzii) near a pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 25, 2025
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Tomentellopsis echinospora under a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2025
 Orange oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
 Web-like hyphae of corticioid fungus Tomentellopsis echinospora under a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2025
 Dyer s mazegill polypore mushroom (Phaeolus schweinitzii) near a pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
 Yellow corticioid fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum together with is brown anamorph (asexual stage) around tunnels of bark beetles on an elm log in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 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
 Tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Terracotta hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum rufescens) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 11, 2025
 Close-up of orange oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
 Orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2025
 Caps of mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
 Top view of orange oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 7, 2025
 Jewel beetles (Buprestidae, Acmaeodera amplicollis(?)) on black eyed susan flower in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, May 26, 2012
 Texture of tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark with whitish wood on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark at sunrise on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Close-up of tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Pine tree trunks from Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2008
 Sclerotium "Tuckahoe" of a wood-decay fungus Wolfiporia extensa found under pine needles on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 25, 2025
 Caps of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2025
 Close-up of tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark at sunrise on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Polypore mushrooms Trichaptum byssogenum on a fallen pine around 40 cm in diameter, bark partially removed, in relatively dry and sunny place on old overgrown road on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
 Tunnels of bark beetles on a dry standing tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 25, 2023
 Pine seedling on a tree stump on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, October 13, 2012
 Resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine or oak tree on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 6, 2020
 Oyster rollrim mushrooms (Tapinella panuoides) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 2, 2025
 Common rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus penetrans) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 2, 2025
 Caps of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 25, 2025
 Polypore mushrooms Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum on a small half-cut pine without bark near a small pond on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, October 20, 2018
 Flat white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest, near Montgomery. Texas, January 2, 2021
 Pine forest at sunrise on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 18, 2025
 Maze of tunnels of bark beetles on a dry standing tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 25, 2023
 Texture of tunnels of bark beetles on a dry standing tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 25, 2023
 Gayfeather (Liatris) in front of a pine tree at Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 19, 2012
 Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine or oak tree on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 6, 2020
 Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine or oak tree on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 6, 2020
 Gills of oyster rollrim mushrooms (Tapinella panuoides) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 2, 2025
 Underside of oyster rollrim mushrooms (Tapinella panuoides) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 2, 2025
 Growth of common rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus penetrans) on a dry pine on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 2, 2025
 Group of common rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus penetrans) on a dry pine on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 2, 2025
 Common rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus penetrans) on a fallen pine on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 2, 2025
 Orange jelly fungus Dacrymyces on bark of a fallen elm tree on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 26, 2021
 Caps of polypore mushrooms Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum on a small half-cut pine without bark near a small pond on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, October 20, 2018
 Spreading flat white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest, near Montgomery. Texas, January 2, 2021
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