 Close up of azure blue sage (Salvia azurea) in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Flower of azure blue sage (Salvia azurea) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Blue flowers of pitcher sage (Salvia azurea) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Pitcher sage (Salvia azurea) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 20, 2024
 Pitcher sage (Salvia azurea) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, October 12, 2024
 Blue flowers of pitcher sage (Salvia azurea) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 2022
 Blue cross section of a bolete mushroom Suillellus subluridus or may be Neoboletus on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Slime mold Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Orange crust (Corticiaceae) fungus Crustoderma dryinum under a pine(?) log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Close up of orange crust (Corticiaceae) fungus Crustoderma dryinum under a pine(?) log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Spreading orange crust (Corticiaceae) fungus Crustoderma dryinum on underside surface of a pine(?) log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Forest Service Road 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 23, 2022
 Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 30, 2024
 Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
 Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Flowers of lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
 Blooming lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 30, 2024
 Basal rosette of leaves of lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata)(?) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 6, 2021
 Mushrooms Hohenbuehelia petaloides on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Mushrooms Ripartitella brasiliensis on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Pitcher sage (Salvia azurea) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 2022
 Basal rosette of leaves of lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on FS203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 21, 2024
 Many warts mushrooms (Amanita polypyramis) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria laccata) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Bolete mushrooms Suillus hirtellus on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Underside of bolete mushrooms Neoboletus on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Scale insects and ants on a stalk of pitcher sage (Salvia azurea) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 2022
 Melanoleuca mushrooms on roadside of FS 211 at trail crossing on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Blackening waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe conica) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Sulphur tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma fasciculare) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Massive many warts mushrooms (Amanita polypyramis) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Caps of Melanoleuca mushrooms on roadside of FS 211 at trail crossing on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Jackson s Slender Caesar mushroom (Amanita jacksonii) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Dissected bolete mushrooms Suillellus subluridus or may be Neoboletus on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Nodding Ladies-Tresses Orchid (Spiranthes cernua) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Group of young warts mushrooms (Amanita polypyramis) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Cap of a tiny inkcap mushroom Coprinopsis stercorea on horse dung on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Close up of nodding Ladies-Tresses Orchid (Spiranthes cernua) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Bolete mushrooms Suillellus subluridus or may be Neoboletus under pines and oaks on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Flowers of nodding Ladies-Tresses Orchid (Spiranthes cernua) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Tiny inkcap mushrooms Coprinopsis stercorea on horse dung on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Tiny inkcap mushroom Coprinopsis stercorea on horse dung on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Pore surface of a bolete mushroom Suillellus subluridus or may be Neoboletus on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Underside of a tiny inkcap mushroom Coprinopsis stercorea on horse dung on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 30, 2019
 Side view of a tiny inkcap mushroom Coprinopsis stercorea on horse dung on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Felted and slightly cracked cap of a mushroom Chalciporus pseudorubinellus(?) (similar to Rubinoboletus rubinus) found in shade on a trail washed out by streams on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Flower of blue violet (Viola) in a pine forest at Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 8, 2019
 Pink and yellow cross section of a mushroom Chalciporus pseudorubinellus(?) (similar to Rubinoboletus rubinus) found in shade on a trail washed out by streams on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Former cattle lake on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Polypore mushrooms Trichaptum byssogenum on a fallen pine on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, May 2, 2020
 Mushroom Chalciporus pseudorubinellus(?) (similar to Rubinoboletus rubinus) with crimson-red irregular pores found in shade on a trail washed out by streams under pines and oaks on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Fly agaric mushroom (Amanita persicina, Amanita muscaria var. persicina) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Dissected fly agaric mushroom (Amanita persicina, Amanita muscaria var. persicina) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019
 Path covered by dry leaves on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Seeds of gayfeather (Liatris) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Bolete mushrooms Pulveroboletus curtisii among pine needles on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 3, 2020
 Cross section turning blue of patriotic bolete mushrooms (Boletus patrioticus) or may be Pulchroboletus sclerotiorum on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 3, 2020
 Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 16, 2019
 Red seeds of coralbean (Erythrina herbacea) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Seed pods of coralbean (Erythrina herbacea) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Large catalpa-like leaf with pronounced veins on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Slime mold Cribraria cancellata on a thick wet pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
 Common rush (Juncus effusus(?)) in a small lake on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Yellow leaf of passion flower (Passiflora lutea) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Pale stagshorn mushrooms (Calocera pallidospathulata) on a thick wet pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
 Young carrot amanita mushroom (Amanita daucipes) near a pine log on a trail on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 3, 2020
 Giraffe Spots mushrooms (Peniophora albobadia) on a fallen twig on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Cross section of stems of common rush (Juncus effusus(?)) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Dense pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 20, 2021
 Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 12, 2023
 Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 21, 2023
 White Amanita mushrooms with reddish staining, may be Amanita sect. Phalloideae or Amanita sect. Validae, in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, May 2, 2020
 Red foliage of sweetgum in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Rosette of leaves of lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 19, 2023
 Burgundy red foliage of sweetgum in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Mushrooms Tricholoma sulphurescens(?) near the trail in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 20, 2021
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on thin bark of a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, November 19, 2020
 Tissues of white resupinate polypore mushroom from a fallen pine branch collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Underside of mushrooms Tricholoma sulphurescens(?) near the trail in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 20, 2021
 Bolete mushrooms Xerocomus illudens(?) in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Cross section of mushrooms Tricholoma sulphurescens(?) near the trail in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 20, 2021
 Common white resupinate polypore mushroom on thin bark of a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, November 19, 2020
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom from an oak branch, collected a day before on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 11, 2024
 Caps of corticioid fungus (Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Texture of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Emerging crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Terracotta hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum rufescens) in a pine forest on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 20, 2021
 Rosette of leaves with reddish color near the veins of lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 7, 2021
 Blue flowers of hyssop skullcap (Scutellaria integrifolia) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 30, 2022
 Yellow trumpet of Carolina jessamine and a blue violet on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, March 13, 2022
 White resupinate polypore mushroom with embedded oak leaves on thin bark of a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, November 19, 2020
 Detached small piece of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, November 19, 2020
 White resupinate polypore mushroom with embedded dry fern leaves on bark of a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, November 19, 2020
 Tissues of white resupinate polypore mushroom from a fallen pine branch under a microscope at very low magnification collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Blue sage (Salvia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, November 2, 2018
 Basal rosette of leaves of lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) with reddish color near the veins on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 7, 2021
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