 Crust fungus Kretzschmaria deusta at the base of a large beech near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 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
 Water droplets under a giant greasy bracket mushroom (Aurantiporus fissilis, Pappia fissilis) on a large oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 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
 Guttation (water droplets) on a resupinate form of brown-staining cheese polypore mushroom (Fuscopostia fragilis) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
 Black crust fungus Annulohypoxylon annulatum(?) on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
 Water droplets on a corticioid (crust) fungus on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 9, 2021
 Close-up of guttation (water droplets) on a resupinate form of brown-staining cheese polypore mushroom (Fuscopostia fragilis) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
 Testure of guttation (water droplets) on a resupinate form of brown-staining cheese polypore mushroom (Fuscopostia fragilis) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
 Pattern of some crust fungus with water droplets along its margin on heavily rotten log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 18, 2021
 Bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Close-up of bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Texture of bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Crust fungus Virgariella (mitosporic stage of Hypoxylon fuscum) and liverworts on a fallen branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 Brown crust of fungus Virgariella (mitosporic stage of Hypoxylon fuscum) on a fallen branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 Scratched surface of bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Brown crust fungus Phellinus at Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 2, 2019
 Crust fungus Hypoxylon fragiforme in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 Crust fungus Stereum on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 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
 Texture of corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Some corticioid (crust) fungus on tree bark in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
 Root rot fungus (polypore mushroom) Heterobasidion annosum(?) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Close-up of a gall caused by the fungus Exobasidium symploci-japonicae in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Some white corticioid (crust) fungus on rotting wood at Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 2, 2019
 Porous crust fungus on a fallen branch of a pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 23, 2018
 Crust fungus Camillea punctulata(?) on a fallen branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 28, 2018
 Black crust fungus Camillea punctulata on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Fallen pine covered by corticioid (crust) fungus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Brown corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Close-up of corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Hyphae of white corticioid fungus with water droplets under an oak log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, March 3, 2021
 Black crust fungus Diatrype stigma on a fallen oak branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Close up of crust fungus Camillea punctulata(?) on a fallen branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 28, 2018
 Small yellowing caps of a crust fungus Stereum on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Enveloping crust fungus (Sebacina incrustans) on moss near a sandy trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Gall caused by the fungus Exobasidium symploci-japonicae on a young shoot of sweetleaf in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Galls caused by the fungus Exobasidium symploci-japonicae on sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Asexual stage of crust fungus Biscogniauxia atropunctata on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Details of enveloping crust fungus (Sebacina incrustans) on moss near a sandy trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Close-up of enveloping crust fungus (Sebacina incrustans) on moss near a sandy trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Brown asexual stroma of crust fungus Biscogniauxia atropunctata on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 White texture of enveloping crust fungus (Sebacina incrustans) on moss near a sandy trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 American solitary Lepidella mushroom (Amanita subsolitaria)(?) with bleeding orange droplets under oaks in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a rotting stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 23, 2020
 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
 Hydnoid crust fungus Hymenochaetopsis olivacea (Hydnoporia olivacea) on a fallen oak branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 27, 2019
 Hairy curtain crust mushrooms (Stereum hirsutum) on a fallen tree together with fruits of passion flower in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Texture of hydnoid crust fungus Hymenochaetopsis olivacea (Hydnoporia olivacea) on a fallen oak branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 27, 2019
 Young stage of bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) with water drops (guttation) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
 Fern fiddleheads in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Linden like tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Amanita mold fungus (Hypomyces hyalinus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Young leaves of some plant in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Back lit leaves of sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Back lit fern leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Fresh shoot of blueberry in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Amanita mushrooms with parasitic fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) on upper ground in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
 Close-up of Amanita mold fungus (Hypomyces hyalinus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Cup fungus Anthracobia maurilabra(?) on a bonfire site in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 Jack-in-the-pulpit (Indian-turnip, Arisaema triphyllum) in wet area near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Underside of honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) in dryer oak and pine forest in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
 Netted chainfern (Woodwardia areolata) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Spring cress (Cardamine bulbosa) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Close-up of lichen Cryptothecia striata in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Lichen Cryptothecia striata on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Young tender leaves of sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Seedling of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Bog white violet (Viola lanceolata) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Sphagnum moss under oaks on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Tiny liverworts at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Water Moccasin snake in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
 Dissected Amanita mushrooms with parasitic fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Details of orange jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
 Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia maurilabra(?) on a bonfire site in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia maurilabra(?) on charred soil in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia maurilabra(?) on an old bonfire site in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 Fiddlehead of royal fern (Osmunda regalis)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Peat moss Sphagnum lescurii(?) on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Leaf of netted chainfern (Woodwardia areolata) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Squamules of Cladonia lichen at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Close-up of peat moss Sphagnum lescurii(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 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
 Close-up of ascomycete fungus Anthracobia maurilabra(?) on a bonfire site in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 Young tender leaves of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Texture of peat moss Sphagnum lescurii(?) on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Common lady-fern (Athyrium filix-femina)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Cross section of Amanita mushroom with parasitic mold fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Orange jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
 Brown cups of Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia maurilabra(?) on a bonfire site in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 Blooming jack-in-the-pulpit (Indian-turnip, Arisaema triphyllum) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Flowers of spring cress (bulbous bittercress, Cardamine bulbosa) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Flower of jack-in-the-pulpit (Indian-turnip, Arisaema triphyllum) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Leaves of jack-in-the-pulpit (Indian-turnip, Arisaema triphyllum) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Blooming spring cress (bulbous bittercress, Cardamine bulbosa) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Black crust of corticioid mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019
 Close-up of orange jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) on a fallen pine limb in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
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