![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2387/jpeg/10t.jpg) Close up of crust fungus Xylobolus subpileatus on a fallen oak in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2402/jpeg/13t.jpg) Crust fungus Xylobolus subpileatus on a fallen oak on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, November 21, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2402/jpeg/14t.jpg) Crust fungus Xylobolus subpileatus on a side of a fallen oak on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, November 21, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2240/jpeg/24t.jpg) Crust fungus Xylobolus subpileatus on a side of large fallen oak in Huntsville Park. Texas, April 1, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2235/jpeg/16t.jpg) Crust fungus Xylobolus subpileatus(?) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 12, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2235/jpeg/14t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus Xylobolus frustulatus together with Xylobolus subpileatus(?) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 12, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2237/jpeg/21t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus Xylobolus frustulatus together with Xylobolus subpileatus(?) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 19, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2235/jpeg/17t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus Xylobolus frustulatus together with Xylobolus subpileatus(?) on a large fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 12, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2304/jpeg/31t.jpg) Crust fungus Xylobolus subpileatus(?) on a large wet oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2304/jpeg/28t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus Xylobolus frustulatus together with Xylobolus subpileatus(?) on a large wet oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2304/jpeg/30t.jpg) Xylobolus subpileatus(?) together with ceramic parchment fungus Xylobolus frustulatus on a large wet oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2583/jpeg/17t.jpg) Underside of crust fungus Xylobolus subpileatus on an oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2772/jpeg/11t.jpg) Fungus Xylobolus subpileatus on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2772/jpeg/10t.jpg) Caps of fungus Xylobolus subpileatus on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3020/jpeg/32t.jpg) Crust mushrooms Bacon of the Woods (Xylobolus subpileatus) on a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2807/jpeg/17t.jpg) Close-up of almost black corticioid (crust) fungus Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma on a fallen oak(?) tree on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2807/jpeg/16t.jpg) Almost black corticioid (crust) fungus Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma covering a fallen oak(?) tree on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2583/jpeg/20t.jpg) Cap surface of fungus Xylobolus subpileatus on an oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2583/jpeg/18t.jpg) Caps of fungus Xylobolus subpileatus on an oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2378/jpeg/07t.jpg) Some black Discomycetes fungus on porous crust fungus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 9, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2583/jpeg/19t.jpg) Side view of fungus Xylobolus subpileatus on an oak stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2304/jpeg/29t.jpg) Brown crust of ceramic parchment fungus Xylobolus frustulatus on a large wet oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2583/jpeg/21t.jpg) Masses of caps of fungus Xylobolus subpileatus on a vertically cut surface of an oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2772/jpeg/09t.jpg) Cap surface of fungus Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2376/jpeg/31t.jpg) Black Xylariales crust fungus on a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 6, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3338/jpeg/07t.jpg) Spores of fungus Xylobolus subpileatus? from hard wood collected near Caney Creek a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 6, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/17t.jpg) Hairy cap of a mushroom Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/15t.jpg) Caps of mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/16t.jpg) Close-up of mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/13t.jpg) Mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus on a stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2384/jpeg/20t.jpg) Brown corticioid (crust) fungus on a side of a big fallen oak or pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2806/jpeg/24t.jpg) Crust fungus Stereum(?) under a rotting log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2384/jpeg/21t.jpg) Brown porous corticioid (crust) fungus on a side of a big fallen oak or pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/14t.jpg) Mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus on a decomposing stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/18t.jpg) Velvety caps of a mushroom Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2384/jpeg/22t.jpg) Close up of brown porous corticioid (crust) fungus on a side of a big fallen oak or pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2378/jpeg/04t.jpg) Some pale brown crust fungus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 9, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2378/jpeg/06t.jpg) Pale brown porous crust fungus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 9, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2237/jpeg/20t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus Xylobolus frustulatus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 19, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2235/jpeg/15t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus Xylobolus frustulatus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 12, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2659/jpeg/14t.jpg) Bacon of the Woods fungus (Xylobolus subpileatus) on a large oak log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2659/jpeg/16t.jpg) Texture of Bacon of the Woods fungus (Xylobolus subpileatus) on a large oak log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2802/jpeg/17t.jpg) Oak curtain crust fungus (Hymenochaete rubiginosa) together with ceramic parchment (Xylobolus frustulatus) on Kirby Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2646/jpeg/02t.jpg) Hydnoid crust fungus Hymenochaetopsis olivacea (Hydnoporia olivacea) together with a black crust fungus Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma on a fallen oak branch in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2659/jpeg/15t.jpg) Bacon of the Woods fungus (Xylobolus subpileatus) on a vertically cut surface of a large oak log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2646/jpeg/03t.jpg) Hydnoid crust fungus Hymenochaetopsis olivacea (Hydnoporia olivacea) growing on a black crust fungus Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma on a fallen oak branch in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2249/jpeg/23t.jpg) Brown crust Hydnaceae fungus on a fallen oak branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2250/jpeg/12t.jpg) Some porous crust fungus on underside of a fallen tree on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2806/jpeg/05t.jpg) Some black dot fungus on bark of a fallen oak on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2249/jpeg/03t.jpg) Crust-like of fungus Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2387/jpeg/01t.jpg) Mature little nest polypore mushrooms (Poronidulus conchifer) fallen from an oak in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2806/jpeg/01t.jpg) Black spots from a fungus under bark on a fallen oak on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2806/jpeg/02t.jpg) Close-up of black fungus spots on a fallen oak on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2249/jpeg/25t.jpg) Fallen oak branch covered by crust-like Hydnaceae fungus Steccherinum robustius on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2375/jpeg/26t.jpg) Orange corticioid (crust) Hydnaceae fungus on a wet log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, October 6, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2249/jpeg/24t.jpg) Brown crust Hydnaceae fungus Steccherinum robustius with Annulohypoxilon mushrooms on a fallen oak branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2387/jpeg/04t.jpg) Jelly fungus Tremella fuciformis on a wild grape vine in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2407/jpeg/17t.jpg) Close up of violet corticioid (crust) fungus Phlebiopsis crassa (Porostereum crassum) on a fallen mossy oak branch near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 24, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2806/jpeg/21t.jpg) Hyphae and pores of a resupinate fungus Steccherinum oreophilum on underside of a fallen oak on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2270/jpeg/17t.jpg) White crust fungus (Corticiae) on a fallen holly tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2242/jpeg/29t.jpg) Smooth orange crust fungus on a fallen branch in a wet place on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, April 8, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2270/jpeg/18t.jpg) Pattern of white crust fungus (Corticiae) on a fallen holly tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2387/jpeg/05t.jpg) Side view of jelly fungus Tremella fuciformis on a wild grape vine in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2387/jpeg/19t.jpg) Leiotrametes lactinea (Trametes lactinea) or may be T. cubensis bracket mushrooms on a fallen oak in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2376/jpeg/25t.jpg) Thick porous crust fungus on a log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 6, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2255/jpeg/19t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus (Xylobolus frustulatus) on a rotting oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 5, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2376/jpeg/26t.jpg) Thick porous crust fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 6, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2233/jpeg/08t.jpg) Tan crust fungus on a fallen oak branch in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 4, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2245/jpeg/10t.jpg) Some porous crust fungus on a fallen oak branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 14, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2245/jpeg/09t.jpg) Fallen oak branch with some porous crust fungus in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 14, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2255/jpeg/18t.jpg) Fresh ceramic parchment fungus (Xylobolus frustulatus) on a rotting oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 5, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3613/jpeg/12t.jpg) Bacon of the Woods mushrooms (Xylobolus subpileatus) on an oak log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 2, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2255/jpeg/20t.jpg) Fresh ceramic parchment fungus (Xylobolus frustulatus) growing on a rotting oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 5, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2245/jpeg/07t.jpg) Porous crust fungus on bark of a fallen oak branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 14, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2245/jpeg/06t.jpg) Some labyrinth porous crust fungus on a fallen oak branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 14, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3613/jpeg/13t.jpg) Texture of bacon of the Woods mushrooms (Xylobolus subpileatus) on an oak log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 2, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3613/jpeg/14t.jpg) Close-up of bacon of the Woods mushrooms (Xylobolus subpileatus) on an oak log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 2, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2231/jpeg/28t.jpg) Crust fungus Ceriporia tarda on a fallen tree branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, February 28, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3033/jpeg/01t.jpg) Brown-toothed crust fungus (Hydnoporia olivacea) together with some polypore on a fallen oak branch in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, October 4, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2387/jpeg/13t.jpg) Brown-staining cheese polypore mushrooms (Postia fragilis, Oligoporus fragilis, Fuscopostia fragilis) on a fallen pine in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2384/jpeg/05t.jpg) Corticioid poria fungus on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2212/jpeg/09t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus (Xylobolus frustulatus) on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2207/jpeg/15t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus (Xylobolus frustulatus) on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 2, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3033/jpeg/02t.jpg) Brown-toothed crust fungus (Hydnoporia olivacea) growing over some resupinate polypore on a fallen oak branch in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, October 4, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3198/jpeg/09t.jpg) Bacon of the Woods mushrooms (Xylobolus subpileatus) on an oak log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 30, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3585/jpeg/13t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus (Xylobolus frustulatus) on a fallen oak in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2190/jpeg/12t.jpg) Crust polypore fungus Perenniporia tenuis(?) on a fallen oak branch in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 28, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2231/jpeg/30t.jpg) Hymenochaete together with a purple crust fungus Phlebiopsis crassa (Porostereum crassum) on a fallen oak branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, February 28, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2231/jpeg/29t.jpg) Hymenochaete and a purple crust fungus Phlebiopsis crassa (Porostereum crassum) on a fallen oak branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, February 28, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3198/jpeg/10t.jpg) Caps of Bacon of the Woods mushrooms (Xylobolus subpileatus) on an oak log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 30, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2378/jpeg/08t.jpg) Pale porous crust fungus on a rotting oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 9, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3585/jpeg/14t.jpg) Close-up of ceramic parchment fungus (Xylobolus frustulatus) on a fallen oak in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2921/jpeg/07t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus (Xylobolus frustulatus) on a fallen oak in Blizhniye Dubki Park in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2386/jpeg/04t.jpg) Whitish Hydnoid crust fungus on an oak stump in wet area in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 26, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2304/jpeg/27t.jpg) Ceramic parchment fungus Xylobolus frustulatus on a large wet oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2840/jpeg/01t.jpg) Crust fungus Stereum together with ozonium(?) of a fungus under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2855/jpeg/26t.jpg) Dark-brown corticioid (crust) fungus Tomentella(?) on underside of a fallen pine or oak on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2855/jpeg/27t.jpg) Dark-violet corticioid (crust) fungus Tomentella(?) on underside of a fallen pine or oak on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2304/jpeg/33t.jpg) Texture of ceramic parchment fungus Xylobolus frustulatus on a large wet oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
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