 Pine spike mushrooms (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) under pines on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2019
 Pine spike mushrooms (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) on a side of a road in Huntsville State Park. Texas, November 15, 2019
 Pine spike mushrooms (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) in Huntsville Park. Texas, December 28, 2013
 Cap of a pine spike mushroom (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
 Dissected pine spike mushroom (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
 Dissected mature pine spike mushroom (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
 Side view of a mature pine spike mushroom (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
 Pine spike mushrooms (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Pine spike mushrooms (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) in cross section in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Pine spike mushrooms (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) on black background in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Pine spike mushrooms (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) under pines and oaks in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Dissected pine spike mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, November 15, 2019
 Pine spike mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) at a creek crossing in Huntsville State Park. Texas, November 15, 2019
 Dissected slippery jack mushrooms Suillus brevipes together with pine spike mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, November 15, 2019
 Pine spike mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022
 Dissected pine spike mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022
 Pine spike mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) with a cross section on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022
 Pine Spike mushroom (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 15, 2020
 Close-up of Pine Spikes fungus (Chroogomphus vinicolor) under tall pines on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Gills of Pine Spikes fungus (Chroogomphus vinicolor) under tall pines on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Cross section of Pine Spike mushroom (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 15, 2020
 Yellow elm leaves and Pine Spikes fungus (Chroogomphus vinicolor) under tall pines on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Pine Spikes fungus (Chroogomphus vinicolor) under tall pines on a descent of the trail (spore print almost black, turns brown in KOH) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
 Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
 Gills of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Dissected Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
 Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) in cross section on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
 Side view of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
 Bolete mushrooms Suillus hirtellus on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2019
 Spores (in lugol) at of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Spores at low magnification (with x40 objective) of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Spores (with x100 objective) at of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Spores of Pine Spikes fungus (Chroogomphus vinicolor) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Panus lecomtei (Panus neostrigosus) mushrooms on an oak log on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2019
 Panus lecomtei (Panus neostrigosus) mushrooms on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2019
 Earth star mushrooms Geastrum saccatum in a pine forest on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Young Panus lecomtei (Panus neostrigosus) mushrooms on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2019
 Emerging Panus lecomtei (Panus neostrigosus) mushrooms on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2019
 Felt saddle mushroom (Helvella macropus) under pines on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2019
 Velvety caps of Panus lecomtei (Panus neostrigosus) mushrooms on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2019
 Blackseed speargrass (oats needle grass, Piptochaetium avenaceum) in a pine forest on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Pink brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) together with Chroogomphus vinicolor on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
 Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum mushrooms on a rotten pine stump on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Undeside of mushroom Chroogomphus vinicolor on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
 Lepiota phaeostictiformis mushrooms with black scales on a cap on rotten pine wood on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Shoot of sassafras on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Flower bud of Coreopsis on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Flower of blackberry on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Blooming blackberry on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Young Climacodon pulcherrimus (Donkia pulcherrima) mushrooms on a rotting oak log on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Close up of young Climacodon pulcherrimus (Donkia pulcherrima) mushrooms on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Shiny cinnamon polypore mushrooms (Coltricia cinnamomea) at the base of a rotting pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Cross section of mushroom Chroogomphus vinicolor on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
 Back lit leaf of sassafras on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 White flowers of blackberry on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Gills of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Underside of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Chroogomphus vinicolor together with some milkcap (Lactarius) mushroom under pines on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
 Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Side view of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Cross section of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Coral mushrooms Clavulinopsis umbrinella (Ramariopsis umbrinella) in a pine forest on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 False truffle mushrooms Rhizopogon roseolus (Rhizopogon rubescens) beside pine roots on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Side view of coral mushrooms Clavulinopsis umbrinella (Ramariopsis umbrinella) in a pine forest on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Flower buds of partridge berry (Mitchella repens) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Trilobed leaf of paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Gerronema strombodes mushrooms on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Mushrooms Tricholomopsis formosa on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Young trilobed leaves of paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Devil s Walking Stick (Hercules-club, Aralia spinosa) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, April 2, 2019
 Turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) on a dry oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Climacodon pulcherrimus (Donkia pulcherrima) mushrooms on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Sulphur Tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma fasciculare) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Golden trumpet mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella or X. enigmatica) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, December 9, 2007
 Shiny cinnamon polypore mushrooms (Coltricia cinnamomea) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Fibrecap (Inocybe) mushrooms on bare soil near camp sites on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Coral mushrooms Clavulinopsis umbrinella (Ramariopsis umbrinella) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Cap of a scalycap mushroom Pholiota polychroa on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Velvet-top fungus (Phaeolus schweinitzii) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Slime mold Lycogala exiguum on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Gills of a scalycap mushroom Pholiota polychroa on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Dissected velvet-top fungus (Phaeolus schweinitzii) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Dissected false truffle mushrooms Rhizopogon roseolus (Rhizopogon rubescens) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Waxcap mushrooms Hygrocybe chamaeleon(?) in grass in area of a pine forest cleaned by a recent burn on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery, Texas, September 13, 2020
 Small mushroom Lepiota phaeostictiformis with black scales on a cap on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Nodding Ladies -Tresses Orchid (Spiranthes cernua) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, December 9, 2007
 Large copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) near camp sites on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
 Corticioid fungus Botryobasidium robustius or may be B. aureum on a fallen pine or may be oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery, Texas, September 13, 2020
 Underside of mushroom Lactarius lignyotus found near a rotten pine stump on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery, Texas, September 13, 2020
 Texture of corticioid fungus Botryobasidium robustius or may be B. aureum on a fallen pine or may be oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery, Texas, September 13, 2020
 Agaricus pocillator mushrooms on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery, Texas, September 13, 2020
 Side view of mushroom Lactarius lignyotus found near a rotten pine stump on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery, Texas, September 13, 2020
 Brown-staining cheese polypore mushrooms (Postia fragilis, Oligoporus fragilis, Fuscopostia fragilis) on a fallen pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery, Texas, September 13, 2020
 Goblet waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe cantharellus) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery, Texas, September 13, 2020
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