 Close up of chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis fusca) on a fallen pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Brown sporangia of chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis splendens or may be fusca) on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 29, 2020
 Tall brown sporangia of chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis splendens or may be fusca) covering pine log near Forest Service Road 203 in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 28, 2013
 Chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis splendens or may be fusca) on a stump on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 29, 2020
 Chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis splendens or may be fusca) on rotting wood on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 29, 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
 Wasp nest sporangia of slime mold Metatrichia vesparia on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis splendens or may be fusca) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, March 10, 2018
 Brown sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021
 Sporangia of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca(?) on a log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 11, 2019
 Cluster of fruiting bodies of chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis splendens) on a pine log near Forest Service Road 203 in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 28, 2013
 Wasp nest slime mold (Metatrichia vesparia) on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021
 Sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, June 7, 2019
 Masses of sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021
 Young stage of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 29, 2020
 Young stage of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 16, 2019
 Young stage of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a fallen rotting pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 16, 2019
 Coral slime mold Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa on a log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) together with plasmodium of slime mold on a fallen pine branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Tiny brown spherical heads of some slime mold on oak log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 9, 2020
 Wolf s Milk slime mold (Lycogala epidendrum) on a fallen pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest west from Richards. Texas, April 9, 2019
 Brown sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a log in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 12, 2017
 Tiny brown spherical heads of some slime mold on rotting wood on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 9, 2020
 Slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca(?) on rotting wood on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 11, 2019
 Brown sporangia of raspberry slime mold (Tubifera ferruginosa)(?) on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 29, 2020
 Slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 1, 2020
 Sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2018
 Sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2018
 Dog vomit slime mold (Fuligo septica) on a pine log on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest west from Richards. Texas, April 9, 2019
 Some slime mold on rtting wood on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 9, 2020
 Mature slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a mossy pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Spores of slime mold Stemonitis fusca in KOH from a wet pine log, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Close-up of tiny heads of some slime mold on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 9, 2020
 Mature stage of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a large pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021
 Mold on mature slime mold on a mossy pine log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 28, 2019
 Some mold like fungus on mature slime mold on a mossy pine log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 28, 2019
 Spores from old dry mature slime mold Stemonitis fusca(?) from a pine log without bark, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 8, 2022
 Small reddish-brown tree liverwort Frullania on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Speckled shield lichen (Punctelia) on a pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Carolina shield lichen (Canoparmelia caroliniana) on a pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Tall brown sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a log with tiny grey cups of common grey disco fungus (Mollisia cinerea) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 5, 2017
 Underside pore surface of Favolus mushroom fallen from a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Sporangia of Arcyria cinerea slime mold 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
 Common tree dwelling moss Leucodon julaceous on a fallen oak branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Tiny sporangia of slime mold Physarum globuliferum 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
 Slime mold Ceratiomyxa morchella(?) on a big fallen pine on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 4, 2022
 Slime mold Stemonitis fusca on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, April 8, 2018
 Slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, April 8, 2018
 White immature sporangia of slime mold Physarum globuliferum on a rotting log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Tiny white sporangia of slime mold Physarum globuliferum on a rotting log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Some brown brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella) among pine needles on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on a rotting pine on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2019
 Some gilled mushrooms with brown caps with moss on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 9, 2020
 Brown striated Volvariella(?) mushroom on a side of a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 22, 2020
 Texture of dog vomit slime mold (Fuligo septica) on a log on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest west from Richards. Texas, April 9, 2019
 Tiny white sporangia of slime mold Physarum globuliferum on rotting wood on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Tiny white sporangia of slime mold Physarum globuliferum on rotting wood on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Texture of white sporangia of slime mold Physarum globuliferum on rotting wood on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 A decomposing log with thousands of white sporangia balls of slime mold Physarum globuliferum on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Details of white sporangia of slime mold Physarum globuliferum on rotting wood on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Thousands of white sporangia balls of slime mold Physarum globuliferum on a decomposing log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 White sporangia of slime mold Physarum globuliferum covering rotting wood on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Lead shot slime mold (Cribraria argillacea)(?) on a mossy pine log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 20, 2019
 Coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. porioides) and Cribraria(?) on a rotting pine log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, June 19, 2019
 Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
 White sporangia balls of slime mold Physarum globuliferum covering wet burned wood on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 White sporangia balls of slime mold Physarum globuliferum covering rotting wood on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Close-up of tiny white sporangia of slime mold Physarum globuliferum on rotting wood on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 White sporangia balls of slime mold Physarum globuliferum covering wet rotting wood on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Brown-toothed crust fungus (Hydnoporia olivacea) on a fallen twig on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, October 5, 2021
 Catkin of elm tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Mushrooms Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum(?) on a pine log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
 Lead shot slime mold (Cribraria argillacea)(?) on an old mossy pine log in a wet area on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 20, 2019
 Stereum complicatum mushrooms on fallen oak branches on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
 Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a fallen oak branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
 Dark brown dried underside of mushrooms Punctularia strigosozonata on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 5, 2020
 Prunes and custard mushrooms (Tricholomopsis decora) on a fallen pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 22, 2020
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine limb on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 25, 2020
 Pale brown brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella) among pine needles near crossing with a forest road on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Brown-toothed crust fungus (Hydnoporia olivacea) together with lichens on a fallen twig on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, October 5, 2021
 Margin of brown-toothed crust fungus (Hydnoporia olivacea) on a fallen twig on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, October 5, 2021
 Mushrooms Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum(?) on a rotting pine log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
 Jew s ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae complex) on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
 Stereum complicatum mushrooms on covering a fallen oak branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
 White patches of resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine limb on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 25, 2020
 Tan pored crust mushroom Xylodon flaviporus on a fallen pine limb on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 25, 2020
 Gills of prunes and custard mushrooms (Tricholomopsis decora) on a fallen pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 22, 2020
 Immature stage of a slime mold Stemonitis fusca on pine wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Mushrooms Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum(?) on a rotting pine log without bark on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
 Elastic polypore mushroom Wrightoporia avellanea or may be W. austrosinensis on a pine log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
 Turbin lichen (Cladonia peziziformis) at the base of a broken pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
 Loop lichen (Hypotrachyna) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Lichen Phyllopsora parvifolia or may be Cladonia on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Lichen Phyllopsora isidiotyla on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Liverwort Leucolejeunea conchifolia(?) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Exoskeleton of a molted cicada on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
 Cap of purple toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
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