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3784-11. Close-up of light brown corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum (Ramaricium polyporoideum) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2025Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Light brown corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum (Ramaricium polyporoideum) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2025  Texture of light brown corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum (Ramaricium polyporoideum) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2025  Light brown corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum (Ramaricium polyporoideum) on decomposing wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2025  Rhizomorphs brown corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum (Ramaricium polyporoideum) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2025  Corticioid fungus Trechispora polyporoidea (also currently known as Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum or Ramaricium polyporoideum) on wet dark brown rotting wood on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, May 2, 2026  Texture of corticioid fungus Trechispora polyporoidea (also currently known as Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum or Ramaricium polyporoideum) on wet dark brown rotting wood on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, May 2, 2026  Hyphae of corticioid fungus Trechispora polyporoidea (also currently known as Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum or Ramaricium polyporoideum) on wet dark brown rotting wood on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, May 2, 2026  Fimbriate margin of corticioid fungus Trechispora polyporoidea (also currently known as Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum or Ramaricium polyporoideum) on wet dark brown rotting wood on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, May 2, 2026  Rhizomorphic margin of corticioid fungus Trechispora polyporoidea (also currently known as Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum or Ramaricium polyporoideum) on dark brown rotting wood on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, May 2, 2026  Spores of corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum (Ramaricium polyporoideum) collected 3 days before on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, May 5, 2026  Corticioid fungus Trechispora polyporoidea (also currently known as Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum or Ramaricium polyporoideum) under a hardwood log. The close-up photo clearly shows the thick, membranous to leathery texture with a grayish-yellow fertile area. on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, May 2, 2026  Brown corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum (Ramaricium polyporoideum)(?) on bark of a sweetgum tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020  Corticioid fungus Trechispora polyporoidea (also currently known as Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum or Ramaricium polyporoideum) under a hardwood log, with sterile, bright white margin that is fimbriate and strongly rhizomorphic, on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, May 2, 2026  Brown corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum (Ramaricium polyporoideum)(?) with green moss on bark of a sycamore tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020  Light brown corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum (Ramaricium polyporoideum) on a fallen fruit of sweetgum collected at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021  Close-up of rhizomorphs of corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum(?) covering a fallen pine cone on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023  Close-up of rhizomorphs of corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum(?) covering fallen pine bark on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023  White rhizomorphs of corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum(?) covering fallen pine cones on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023  Rhizomorphs of corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum(?) covering fallen pine bark and sweetgum balls on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023  White strands of rhizomorphs of corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum(?) covering fallen pine cones on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023  White rhizomorphs of corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum(?) covering fallen pine cones and sweetgum balls on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023  Sweetgum ball fruit with hyphal strands of corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum (Ramaricium polyporoideum) collected at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021  White web-like fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum(?) covering a fallen pine cone on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023  White web-like fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum(?) covering a fallen sweetgum seed pod on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023  White rhizomorphs of corticioid fungus Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum(?) covering fallen pine cones and sweetgum balls unearthed by hogs from fallen pine needles on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023  Close-up of light brown resupinate polypore mushroom on rotting oak(?) wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023  Close-up of light brown resupinate polypore mushroom on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 21, 2023  Close up of brown porous corticioid fungus on a rotting oak(?) log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019  Close-up of orange crust (corticioid) fungus Crustoderma dryinum(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 21, 2023  Close-up of fungus Helicogloea compressa on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021  Close-up of light brown corticioid (crust) fungus covering a small leaf 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  Light brown resupinate polypore mushroom on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 21, 2023  Brown corticioid mushroom on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 4, 2019  Details of light brown corticioid fungus covering large area on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020  Close-up of light yellow corticioid fungus covering large area on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020  Light brown resupinate polypore mushroom on rotting broadleaf wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023  Close-up of light brown corticioid mushroom on an oak(?) log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2022  Cross section of light brown resupinate polypore mushroom on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 21, 2023  Fresh growth of light brown resupinate polypore mushroom on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023  Tooth fungus Mycoacia(?) together with some yellow corticioid fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019  Tooth fungus Mycoacia(?) together with some yellow corticioid fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019  Yellow corticioid fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019  Yellow corticioid fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019  Yellow corticioid fungus together with Hydnoid (tooth) fungus Mycoacia(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019  Brown porous corticioid fungus on a rotting oak(?) log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019  Texture of yellow corticioid fungus on rotting pine(?) wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019  Light brown corticioid fungus Hyphoderma leoninum(?) on a fallen oak(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 12, 2021  Orange corticioid fungus Crustoderma dryinum(?) on rotting wood in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 21, 2023  Texture of orange corticioid fungus Crustoderma dryinum(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 21, 2023  Close-up of light brown corticioid fungus on a large fallen pine without bark near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2025  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  Close-up of clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2020  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  Light brown corticioid fungus Hyphoderma leoninum(?) with white margin on a fallen oak(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 12, 2021  Close-up of white corticioid fungus on hardened wood of an oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2023  Close-up of some dark blue and brown corticioid fungus on an oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023  Close-up of velvety light brown crust of a fungus at the base of a fallen small elm tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023  Fungus Helicogloea compressa together with a small Mycena mushroom on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021  Close-up of corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana pinastri (Hydnomerulius pinastri) on underside of a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 10, 2020  Light brown corticioid mushroom on an oak(?) log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2022  Close-up of orange corticioid fungus Tomentella botryoides (Thelephora botryoides) on wet oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023  Close-up of light brown resupinate polypore mushrooms Perenniporia tenuis(?) on a fallen broadleaf branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 25, 2023  Close-up of rusty brown spots of corticioid fungus Hypoxylon fuscum or may be Virgariella on dry stems of Chinese privet(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 10, 2024  Close-up (width corresponds to around 18 mm) of couscous crust fungus Bulbillomyces farinosus in anamorphous stage Aegerita candida on rotting oak wood in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020  Close-up of black corticioid (crust) fungus Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma(?) 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  Yellow corticioid mushroom Botryobasidium robustius or may be B. aureum on rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2020  Some brown resupinate polypore mushroom on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019  Underside of a mushroom Callistosporium purpureomarginatum on brown rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020  Tinder mushrooms Callistosporium purpureomarginatum on brown rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020  Close up of small mushrooms Clitocybula abundans on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 4, 2019  Close-up of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca on rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020  Side view of a mushroom Callistosporium purpureomarginatum on brown rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020  Caps and gills of mushrooms Callistosporium purpureomarginatum on brown rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020  Light brown corticioid fungus on a large fallen pine without bark near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2025  Close-up of some corticioid (crust) fungus on rotting wood of a deciduous tree with termite holes on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 29, 2021  Texture of light brown corticioid fungus on a large fallen pine without bark near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2025  Fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2019  Hydnoid prostrate fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019  Fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019  Close-up of light brown resupinate polypore mushroom with large coarse pores Cerioporus mollis (Datronia mollis)(?) on a dry trumpet vine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 4, 2023  Close-up of corticioid mushroom Xylobolus subpileatus(?) on a hard wood log, on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 5, 2023  Close-up of darkening light brown resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 7, 2023  Mushrooms Flammulaster erinaceellus on rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021  Crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019  Clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2020  Close-up of corticioid mushrooms Plicatura nivea(?) on a dry stem of trifoliate orange on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 26, 2025  Mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on rotting pine wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019  White corticioid fungus on hardened wood of an oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2023  Some light brown corticioid fungus on tree bark on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019  Burgundydrop bonnet mushrooms (Mycena haematopus) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019  Brown corticioid fungus 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  Spores of white corticioid fungus from hardened wood of an oak log, collected a day ago on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 19, 2023  Brown corticioid fungus under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019  Texture of hydnoid (tooth) fungus Mycoacia(?) on rough surface of rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019  Texture of brown corticioid fungus under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019  Growth of brown corticioid fungus under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019  Close up of grey corticioid fungus on the same rotten log with Physolacria on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019  Close-up of yellow corticioid fungus from a fallen elm tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023  Fungus Bulbillomyces farinosus in anamorphous stage Aegerita candida on rotting oak wood in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020 |