 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 23, 2020
 Conidia of a fungus Brittle cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta) collected in Pole Creek area of Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, September 4, 2022
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a large magnolia(?) tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a low stump in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2018
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 2, 2020
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) near Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2018
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of an oak tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 19, 2020
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on an old stump in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2017
 Conidia of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) from large fallen hickory (no pictures of the fungus were taken) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 3, 2022
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a tree stump in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2017
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a stump under spruce trees in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2019
 Close up of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a stump under spruce trees in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2019
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2018
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a tree root on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2024
 Texture of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a tree root on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2024
 Close-up of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a tree root on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2024
 Growth pattern of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a tree root on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2024
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of yaupon holly bush in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
 Close up of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of yaupon holly bush in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
 Hemimycena(?) mushrooms on an old rotting oak stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 20, 2020
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a hackberry tree in a juniper forest in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on tree roots in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 15, 2024
 Large number of ringless honey mushrooms (Desarmillaria caespitosa, former D. tabescens) on a rotting stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 24, 2020
 Dense colony of ringless honey mushrooms (Desarmillaria caespitosa, former D. tabescens) on a rotting stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 24, 2020
 Eyelash cup fungus Scutellinia superba on a rotting log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2020
 Close-up of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a hackberry tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
 Texture of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a hackberry tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
 Mature fungus Brittle cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a dry hackberry tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 30, 2022
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Rigidoporus lineatus (Physisporinus lineatus) on a rotting pine stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 24, 2020
 Clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2020
 Fungus Xylaria liquidambaris on a rotting fruit of sweet gum on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020
 Rotting fruits of sweet gum overgrown by fungus Xylaria liquidambaris on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020
 Fungus Xylaria liquidambaris growing on a rotting fruit of sweet gum taken from Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020
 Close-up of clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2020
 Stump puffball mushrooms (Apioperdon pyriforme) on a rotting oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Fungus Bulbillomyces farinosus in anamorphous stage Aegerita candida on rotting oak wood in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Masses of stump puffball mushrooms (Apioperdon pyriforme) on a rotting oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Mature stump puffball mushrooms (Apioperdon pyriforme) on a rotting oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Young polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile on a rotting oak stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Rigidoporus lineatus on a rotting stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
 Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum mushrooms on a rotting pine stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 4, 2019
 Couscous crust fungus Bulbillomyces farinosus in anamorphous stage Aegerita candida on rotting oak in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Underside of bracket polypore mushrooms Rigidoporus lineatus on a rotting stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
 Caps of young polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile on a rotting oak stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Underside of young polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile on a rotting oak stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Tiny dots of fungus Bulbillomyces farinosus in anamorphous stage Aegerita candida on rotting oak wood in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Shiny cap surface of young polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile on a rotting oak stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana pinastri (Hydnomerulius pinastri) on underside of a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 10, 2020
 Fresh growth of corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana pinastri (Hydnomerulius pinastri) under a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 10, 2020
 Wrinkled texture of corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana pinastri (Hydnomerulius pinastri) under a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 10, 2020
 Margin area of corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana pinastri (Hydnomerulius pinastri) under a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 10, 2020
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana pinastri (Hydnomerulius pinastri) on underside of a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 10, 2020
 Recent growth of corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana pinastri (Hydnomerulius pinastri) under a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 10, 2020
 Details of pores of corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana pinastri (Hydnomerulius pinastri) on underside of a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 10, 2020
 Merulioid pores of corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana pinastri (Hydnomerulius pinastri) on underside of a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 10, 2020
 Close-up (width corresponds to around 18 mm) of couscous crust fungus Bulbillomyces farinosus in anamorphous stage Aegerita candida on rotting oak wood in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 White grits of couscous crust fungus Bulbillomyces farinosus in anamorphous stage Aegerita candida scattered on rotting oak wood in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Tooth fungus Mycoacia(?) together with some yellow corticioid fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019
 Tooth fungus Mycoacia(?) together with some yellow corticioid fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019
 Yellow corticioid fungus together with Hydnoid (tooth) fungus Mycoacia(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019
 Mushrooms Hohenbuehelia angustata on a rotting log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 2, 2020
 Cap of a fragile Marasmiellus mushroom on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 31, 2020
 Yellow corticioid fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019
 Hydnoid prostrate fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019
 Brown porous corticioid fungus on a rotting oak(?) log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019
 Fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2019
 Fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019
 Yellow corticioid fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019
 Tricholomopsis formosa mushrooms on a pine stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 19, 2020
 Large bracket mushrooms Ganoderma on a stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 19, 2020
 Lentinus arcularius mushrooms on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 23, 2020
 Mushrooms Pholiota spumosa(?) on a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 20, 2020
 Mycena mushrooms on a large mossy rotting oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 20, 2020
 Underside of mushrooms Hohenbuehelia angustata on a rotting log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 2, 2020
 Mushrooms Pholiota spumosa(?) on a big wet rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 20, 2020
 Bladder stalks mushrooms (Physalacria inflata) on a rotting log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2020
 Mushrooms Callistosporium purpureomarginatum on rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020
 Mushrooms Ripartitella brasiliensis on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2020
 Base of a large standing rotting pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 13, 2020
 Slime mold Physarum globuliferum on wet rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 31, 2020
 Bess beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus) under a rotting log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Young Tricholomopsis formosa mushrooms on a rotting pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 31, 2020
 Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum mushrooms on a rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 31, 2020
 Slime mold Physarum globuliferum on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 31, 2020
 Gills of a fragile Marasmiellus mushroom on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 31, 2020
 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
 Crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019
 Close up of brown porous corticioid fungus on a rotting oak(?) log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019
 Close-up of fungus Helicogloea compressa on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Underside of Lentinus arcularius mushrooms on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 23, 2020
 Mushrooms Pholiota spumosa(?) on a mossy rotting pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 20, 2020
 Slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca on rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020
 Texture of yellow corticioid fungus on rotting pine(?) wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019
 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
 Large brown caps of bracket mushrooms Ganoderma on a stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 19, 2020
 Underside of a mushroom Callistosporium purpureomarginatum on brown rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020
 Tinder mushrooms Callistosporium purpureomarginatum on brown rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020
 Close-up of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca on rotting oak wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020
 Orange mushrooms Marasmius sullivantii on a rotting magnolia cone on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2020
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