 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
 Beard lichen Usnea rubicunda(?) fallen from an oak or a pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak that was cut when a large branch was detached from it on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Powdery lichen Lepraria on bark of a big pine tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Palm ruffle lichen (Parmotrema tinctorum) on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Common moss on a barkless fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Texture of whitish corticioid fungus covering large area on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Cream white corticioid fungus covering large area on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 White moss (Leucobryum albidum) on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora from a vertically cut surface of a large fallen pine near campground, collected a day before on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 19, 2023
 Close-up of light yellow corticioid fungus covering large area on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Details of light brown corticioid fungus covering large area on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Large caps of mushrooms Trametes aesculi (Trametes elegans) on on a fallen elm or may be oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 13, 2020
 Slime mold Arcyria cinerea on a large fallen pine without bark on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 11, 2021
 Large asco-spores of flowering fringe lichen (Heterodermia echinata) from a fallen oak twig, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 1, 2023
 Cut surface of a large pine dried after a lightning strike on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Close-up of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) taken from a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Creme white Physisporinus(?) mushroom on a large recently fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 25, 2020
 Orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a large pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Close-up of creme white Physisporinus(?) mushroom on a large recently fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 25, 2020
 Texture of creme white Physisporinus(?) mushroom on a large recently fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 25, 2020
 Large group of tropical white polypore mushrooms (Favolus tenuiculus) on a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 31, 2020
 Fibrous texture of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) taken from a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Details of creme white Physisporinus(?) mushroom on a large recently fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 25, 2020
 Large group of pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) fallen from an oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Underside of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a large pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Gills of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a large pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora on a cut surface of a large pine near campground on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 18, 2023
 Close-up of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a large pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Creme white resupinate polypore mushroom Physisporinus(?) on a large recently fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 25, 2020
 Lower view of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a large pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Gill pattern of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a large pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora on a cut surface of a large pine near campground on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 18, 2023
 Hairy caps of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a large pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Bark rash lichen (Pyrenula cruenta) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Streaked rosette lichen (Physcia atrostriata) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum mushrooms on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 31, 2020
 Mushrooms Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 23, 2020
 Red beard lichen (Usnea rubicunda) fallen from a tree after a recent windy day on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Orange resupinate polypore mushroom Fibroporia radiculosa covering large area on a big half-fallen branch of a pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 14, 2022
 Underside of mushrooms Ripartitella brasiliensis on a fallen pine(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 19, 2020
 Caps of mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Cap texture of mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 21, 2020
 Hair-like cluster of red beard lichen (Usnea rubicunda) fallen from a tree after a recent windy day on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Plums and custard mushrooms (Tricholomopsis rutilans) on a wet fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Carpet of pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 21, 2020
 White corticioid (crust) fungus Athelia epiphylla on a fallen pine or oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 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
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine limb on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 30, 2020
 Corticioid form of mushroom Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Web-like parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Pincushion moss (Leucobryum glaucum) and Cladonia lichen on decomposing pine(?) wood near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a cut surface of an oak fallen across the trail (it covers large area on the side of this tree) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Close-up of white corticioid (crust) fungus Athelia epiphylla on a fallen pine or oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Close-up of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine limb on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 30, 2020
 Texture of white corticioid (crust) fungus Athelia epiphylla on a fallen pine or oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Black corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Tree dwelling moss Leucodon julaceous on a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Some black crust fungus on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Flat purple Hypoxylon fungus on a fallen branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Texture of corticioid form of mushroom Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
 Orange parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Close-up of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Fan-like growth of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 White resupinate polypore mushroom covering thin bark of a fallen pine limb on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 30, 2020
 Crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Close-up of black corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 Feathery growth of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Web-like growth of light brown parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Clumps of parasitic spore-catching fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Spores (in KOH) of flowering fringe lichen (Heterodermia echinata) from a fallen oak twig (no picture of the lichen was taken), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 1, 2023
 Slime mold Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa on a large wet pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Slime mold Arcyria cinerea on a large wet pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 White hyphae of a fungus covering fallen pine cones and sweetgum balls unearthed by hogs from fallen pine needles on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Black-edged Pluteus mushrooms (Pluteus atromarginatus) on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Masses of slime mold Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa on a large wet pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Gills of black-edged Pluteus mushrooms (Pluteus atromarginatus) on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on a large wet pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Bracket mushrooms Trametes aesculi (Trametes elegans) on an elm(?) tree fallen across the creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 13, 2020
 Web-like fans of spore catching parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Growth of light brown parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Growth of spore catching parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on pore surface of mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Web-forming parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) catching spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) with patches of light brown parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Web-like growth of light brown parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
 Gills of black-edged Pluteus mushrooms (Pluteus atromarginatus) on a pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 13, 2020
 Group of black-edged Pluteus mushrooms (Pluteus atromarginatus) on a pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 13, 2020
 Black-edged Pluteus mushrooms (Pluteus atromarginatus) on a mossy pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 13, 2020
 Flat green moss on surface of a large pine log without bark in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 19, 2023
 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
 Large number of pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 9, 2021
 Close-up of honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on a large wet pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Beard lichen (Usnea) on a fallen oak twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
 Beard lichen (Usnea) on a fallen oak twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021
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