White pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
Cut and overturned piece of witches butter fungus (Exidia glandulosa) on a fallen elm(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
Some Gymnopus mushrooms under small oaks in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 18, 2020
Orange Dacrymyces(?) mushrooms on a small dried tree in a former pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 18, 2020
Close-up of scaly stippled lichen (Endocarpon pusillum) on a thin layer of soil over exposed limestone rocks overgrown by prickly pears near a former pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 18, 2020
Polypore mushrooms Gelatoporia dichroa (Gloeoporus dichrous) covering a fallen oak branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 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
Pattern of yellow spore deposits of a fungus Xanthoporia andersonii (Inonotus andersonii) on outer layer of wood detached from a fallen oak with on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, February 1, 2020
Pattern of brown polypore fungus Xanthoporia andersonii (Inonotus andersonii) with yellow spore deposits on a wood layer from a fallen oak on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, February 1, 2020
Pore surface of a brown resupinate polypore mushroom Xanthoporia andersonii (Inonotus andersonii) in a concentric cavity inside a fallen oak on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, February 1, 2020
Close-up of a cut piece of a brown resupinate polypore mushroom Xanthoporia andersonii (Inonotus andersonii) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, February 1, 2020
Xylocoremium flabelliforme stage of a fungus Xylaria cubensis on a fallen tree limb in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 13, 2020
Ochre bracket mushrooms (Trametes ochracea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 13, 2020
Great blue heron from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
Raccoon Run Trail near a sewage plant in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 17, 2020
Tiny liverwort Fuscocephaloziopsis (Cephalozia) sp. together with Pellia-like white stalks with brown heads on a large pine log in area of floodplain near Boswell Creek on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020
Orangish cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on a site of a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
Ten-petal anemone (Anemone heterophylla) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 1, 2020
Basal rosettes with narrow leaves on sandy soil in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
Daffodil flower in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
Great white egret (Ardea alba) from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
Blooming red buckeye on Red Buckeye Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
Flowers of Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos "Amber Velvet" in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, March 13, 2020
Common trumpet creeper (Foxglove vine, Campsis radicans) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, March 13, 2020
Close up of male flowers of eastern swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata var. vestita) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2020
Soft resupinate polypore mushroom of a rotten oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 15, 2020
Slime mold Arcyria ferruginea on burnt oak in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
Close-up of Fuligo cinerea slime mold on a log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
Tight cluster of cup fungus Tarzetta rosea (Rhodotarzetta rosea) on burnt ground in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
Ascomycete fungi Tarzetta rosea (Rhodotarzetta rosea) and Anthracobia melaloma on charred site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
Pink cups of Ascomycete fungus Tarzetta rosea (Rhodotarzetta rosea) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
Flowers of rush (Juncus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
Pink phlox in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 28, 2020
Salt moth caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Blunt pellitory (Parietaria pensylvanica, Urticaceae) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Grassy road at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Close-up of fungus Trichoderma viride on a thin dry tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, April 7, 2020
Texture of fungus Trichoderma viride on a thin dry tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, April 7, 2020
Fairy inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus disseminatus) on a mossy side of a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 9, 2020
Xylaria flabelliformis (Xylaria cubensis) together with Xylaria hypoxylon mushrooms on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 9, 2020
Antler like fungus Xylaria flabelliformis (Xylaria cubensis) on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 9, 2020
Fungus Xylaria flabelliformis (Xylaria cubensis) with moss on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 9, 2020
Trumpet mushroom Cantharellus odoratus (Craterellus odoratus) on a sandy trail on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 9, 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
Gills of inkcap mushroom Coprinus laniger on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, April 13, 2020
Close-up of false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, April 24, 2020
Flag Pond with aquatic weeds on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 26, 2020
Overgrown road on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 26, 2020
White moth with eggs on a leaf of Yaupon holly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
Wild carrot (Daucus pusillus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
Mock Bishop s Weed (Ptilimnium nuttali) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
Pink resupinate polypore mushroom on a log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2020
Fourleaf allseed (Polycarpon tetraphyllum) on sand of Ferry Road in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 9, 2020
Coreopsis flower in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 11, 2020
"Texan Sister Ringless Amanita" mushrooms (Amanita texasorora) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 22, 2020
Hairy cap of a mushroom Panus strigellus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 22, 2020
Pale violet brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2020
Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a large magnolia(?) tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
Bolete mushrooms Boletus oliveisporus (Ceriomyces oliveisporus) under pines and magnolia in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
Bright yellow or orange brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 2, 2020
Side view of pale brown Amanita mushrooms on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 3, 2020
Underside of white Amanita mushrooms on a sandy path in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 5, 2020
Underside of blue milkcap mushroom (Lactarius indigo) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020
Dissected Amanita(?) mushrooms covered by fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020
Texture of a fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2020
Reddish leaves of honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 14, 2020
Green flatsedge (Cyperus virens) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 23, 2020
Purple zinnia flower in D. A. Andy Anderson Brazos Valley Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Underside of bracket polypore mushroom Rigidoporus lineatus (Physisporinus lineatus) on a completely rotten pine stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 24, 2020
Aquatic fern Giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta) in Lake Conroe near Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 31, 2020
Top part of inflorescence of crane-fly orchid (Tipularia discolor) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 16, 2020
Cap surface of bracket mushroom Trametes aesculi (Trametes elegans) taken from Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 16, 2020
Barnyard grass (cockspur, Echinochloa crus-galli) with a little green frog on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020
Little green frog on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020
Close-up of western umbrella-sedge (Fuirena simplex) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020
Fuscoporia gilva (Phellinus gilvus)(?) mushrooms on an oak log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2020
Pine forest in morning fog on Lone Star Hiking Trail west from Osborn Road, north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2020
Young pines with a spider web in mist on Lone Star Hiking Trail west from Osborn Road, north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2020
Small chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus minor) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2020
Bolete mushrooms Buchwaldoboletus hemichrysus on North Wilderness Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 8, 2020
Underside of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius deceptivus in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
Some bonnet (Mycena) mushrooms on brown rotting wood of oak or may be pine on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
Violet toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme)(?) on a fallen tree on Kirby Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
Giant reed (Arundo donax) near a former pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, October 18, 2020
Four O clock seeds (Mirabilis) at Robinson s Ferry Overlook in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, October 18, 2020
Close-up of texture of lichens on bark of hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, November 3, 2020
Eastern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos)(?) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2020
Detail of hackberry bark in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, November 12, 2020
Southern prairie aster (Eurybia hemispherica) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, November 19, 2020
Remains of a wood-decay fungus Wolfiporia cocos (Wolfiporia extensa) eaten by hogs on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020
Flower of meadow pink (Sabatia campestris) on a field on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 26, 2020
Oak in mist in Freemen Section in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 27, 2020
Immature stage of chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis splendens or may be fusca) on a log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 29, 2020
Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
Mushrooms Entoloma parasiticum under a rotting oak log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
Orange jelly fungus Dacrymyces variisporus(?) among moss on bark of a recently fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
Wolf s milk slime mold (Lycogala epidendrum) on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020