 Back lit oak leaf anthracnose (leaf spot fungus, Dicarpella dryina, Tubakia dryina) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 10, 2020
 Close-up of oak leaf anthracnose (leaf spot fungus, Dicarpella dryina, Tubakia dryina) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 10, 2020
 Oak leaf anthracnose (leaf spot fungus, Dicarpella dryina, Tubakia dryina) on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 17, 2018
 Close up of oak leaf anthracnose (leaf spot fungus, Dicarpella dryina, Tubakia dryina) on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 17, 2018
 Black blotches on the leaf of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) caused by Cercospora leaf spot fungus Pseudocercospora diospyricola on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 21, 2020
 Necrotic spots that develop into angular lesions on underside of a leaf of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) caused by persimmon Cercospora leaf spot fungus Pseudocercospora diospyricola on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 21, 2020
 Black blotches on the leaf of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) caused by Cercospora leaf spot fungus Pseudocercospora diospyricola on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 18, 2022
 Leaf of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) prematurely turned yellow with black spots of fungus Pseudocercospora diospyricola on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 21, 2020
 Orange-yellow rust fungus Puccinia poarum (Puccinia liatridis) on a leaf of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Texture of a leaf of sassafras on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 15, 2020
 Orange leaf of sassafras on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 15, 2020
 Speckled leaf of sassafras on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 15, 2020
 Venation of a sassafras leaf on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
 Close-up of a leaf of sassafras on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 15, 2020
 Woolly growth (gall) on a dry oak leaf on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2020
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 12, 2020
 Flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 12, 2020
 Large catalpa-like leaf with pronounced veins on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Young lobed leaf of mustang grape (Vitis mustangensis) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
 Hickory leaf with dense cover of Phylloxera galls on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, May 2, 2020
 Young red lobed leaf of mustang grape (Vitis mustangensis) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
 Close-up of a greenbrier leaf with rust fungus Puccinia smilacis, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Yellow leaf of passion flower (Passiflora lutea) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 20, 2020
 Fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea (in Congo Red solution) collected from leaf tar spots on goldenrod on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 10, 2022
 Black blotches on underside of the leaf of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) caused by Cercospora leaf spot fungus Pseudocercospora diospyricola in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 31, 2023
 Purple pleat-leaf (Pinewood lily, Alophia drummondii, Eustylis purpurea) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, with 3 large rounded dark purple outer petal segments and 3 boat-like inner petals with a yellow spot at central pithed-in area. Richards, Texas, June 22, 2008
 Gall fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea (in Congo Red solution) collected from leaf tar spots on goldenrod on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 10, 2022
 Texas leaf cutting ant (Atta texana) on a sand mound on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2020
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) excavating sand on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2020
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) carrying sand bits on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2020
 Caterpillar munching leaf of an oak on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 8, 2021
 Skeletonized leaf in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, May 26, 2012
 Leaf of mustang grape on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Young leaf of mustang grape on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Reddish leaf of mustang grape on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 9, 2022
 Young leaf of mustang grape on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 9, 2022
 Red leaf of sassafras at Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 19, 2012
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Green lynx spider on a leaf of greenbrier on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Back lit Phylloxera galls on a hickory leaf on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 30, 2024
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 15, 2021
 Leaf of an aquatic plant in ultraviolet light from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 27, 2024
 Flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Blooming narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
 Flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
 Uncurling leaf of bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2023
 Fresh leaf of flameleaf sumac (Rhus lanceolata) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 9, 2022
 Purple pleat-leaf (Pinewood lily, Alophia drummondii) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 9, 2022
 Young leaf of bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) on Road FS 203 near on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 30, 2024
 Close-up of flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Green nymph of grasshopper on a dried leaf of bracken fern on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 29, 2022
 Woolly growth (galls) on underside of a hickory(?) leaf on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, July 19, 2022
 Pattern of a young leaf of bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2023
 Shield-backed bug (Scutelleridae) on a leaf of yaupon holly in Sam Houston National Forest, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail. Richards, Texas, August 10, 2008
 Milky false truffle mushroom Zelleromyces cinnabarinus placed on an oak leaf with a gall on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 28, 2021
 Shrubby (narrow-leaf) water-primrose (Ludwigia octovalvis) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 22, 2008
 Young flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2008
 Opening flowers of narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2008
 Orange jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) on a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
 Purple pleat-leaf (Pinewood lily, Alophia drummondii, Eustylis purpurea) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, May 26, 2012
 Tiny white flowers of rustweed (juniper leaf, Polypremum procumbens) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2008
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 24, 2024
 Purple pleat-leaf (Pinewood lily, Alophia drummondii, Eustylis purpurea) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 13, 2014
 Purple pleat-leaf (Pinewood lily, Alophia drummondii, Eustylis purpurea) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 13, 2014
 Flower of Purple pleat-leaf (Pinewood lily, Alophia drummondii, Eustylis purpurea) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 13, 2014
 Flower of purple pleat-leaf (Pinewood lily, Alophia drummondii, Eustylis purpurea) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 13, 2014
 Some fungus on underside of a magnolia leaf on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, September 22, 2018
 Narrow-leaf gayfeather (Liatris mucronata), close up of flowers with imbricated phyllaries enclosing each cluster, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2008
 White mycelium of a fungus on an elm leaf on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 5, 2023
 Thin round fungus on underside of a magnolia leaf on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, September 22, 2018
 Ascomycete fungus Hymenoscyphus epiphyllus(?) on a dry leaf on wet mud on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 11, 2021
 Central area of a flower of Purple pleat-leaf (Pinewood lily, Alophia drummondii, Eustylis purpurea) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 13, 2014
 Leaf venation of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 9, 2020
 Young leaf of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 9, 2020
 Leaf of resurrection fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Leaf-like lobes of jelly fungus Phaeotremella frondosa on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 6, 2021
 Cup fungus Hymenoscyphus epiphyllus(?) on a dry leaf together with Scutellinia superba on wet mud on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 11, 2021
 Thin web-like fungus on underside of a fallen magnolia leaf on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2021
 Side view of cup fungus Hymenoscyphus epiphyllus(?) on a dry leaf on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 11, 2021
 Leaf-like lobes of jelly fungus Phaeotremella frondosa on wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 6, 2021
 Mold fungus Cylindrium elongatum(?) on a rotting oak leaf under a log in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2023
 Persimmon leaf blister galls caused by bead gall mite Aceria theospyri on leaves of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 26, 2022
 Leaf-like jelly fungus Phaeotremella frondosa on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 6, 2021
 Masses of small cups of fungus Hymenoscyphus epiphyllus(?) on a dry leaf in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 11, 2021
 Orange jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 31, 2020
 Aeciospores of rust fungus Puccinia podophylli from a May apple leaf under a microscope, collected from Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 10, 2022
 Rod-shaped conidospores of mold fungus Cylindrium elongatum(?) from a rotting oak leaf, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2023
 Whitish conidiophores of mold fungus Cylindrium elongatum(?) on a rotting oak leaf under a log in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2023
 Floral receptacles of lire-leaf sage on a trail in Sam Houston National Forest, near Road 149, near Richards. Texas, May 15, 2010
 Orange jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) emerging from crack of pine bark on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 31, 2020
 Cylindrical conidia (in lugol) of mold fungus Cylindrium elongatum(?) from a rotting oak leaf, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2023
 Underside of a leaf of jumpseed (knotweed, Persicaria virginiana) with brown spores of some rust fungus on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 3, 2022
 Cylindrical conidia (in Congo Red) of mold fungus Cylindrium elongatum(?) from a rotting oak leaf, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2023
 Aeciospores of rust fungus Puccinia podophylli from a May apple leaf under a microscope at higher magnification, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 10, 2022
 Yellow spots caused by some rust fungus on a leaf of jumpseed (knotweed, Persicaria virginiana) on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 3, 2022
 Cylindrical conidia (in lugol, low magnification) of mold fungus Cylindrium elongatum(?) from a rotting oak leaf, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2023
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