![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/12t.jpg) Peat moss Sphagnum lescurii(?) on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2461/jpeg/21t.jpg) Peat moss, most likely Sphagnum lescurii, on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2656/jpeg/18t.jpg) Peat moss Sphagnum lescurii(?) on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2656/jpeg/19t.jpg) Close-up of peat moss Sphagnum lescurii(?) on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/13t.jpg) Close-up of peat moss Sphagnum lescurii(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/14t.jpg) Sphagnum moss under oaks on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2717/jpeg/04t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2657/jpeg/10t.jpg) Roundfruit hedgehyssop (Gratiola virginiana) on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2657/jpeg/13t.jpg) Bark rash lichen (Pyrenula cruenta) on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2657/jpeg/15t.jpg) Young leaf of netted chainfern (Woodwardia areolata) on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/34t.jpg) Red brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms on moss at the base of a pine in a swampy area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3086/jpeg/16t.jpg) Texture of turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/04t.jpg) Some omphalinoid mushrooms in moss at the base of a magnolia in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3064/jpeg/15t.jpg) Texture of tooth surface of a mushroom Climacodon pulcherrimus on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2657/jpeg/14t.jpg) Texture of bark rash lichen (Pyrenula cruenta) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2657/jpeg/12t.jpg) Texture of Lyell s Ribbonwort (veilwort, Pallavicinia lyellii) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2009/jpeg/03t.jpg) Reddish peat (sphagnum) moss in swampy area of Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 23, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2009/jpeg/02t.jpg) Multicolored peat (sphagnum) moss in swampy area of Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 23, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/24t.jpg) Texture of coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on a rotting tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3086/jpeg/13t.jpg) Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom Heterobasidion annosum(?) from a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2537/jpeg/09t.jpg) Hoof polypore mushrooms Fomes fasciatus in area of floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2716/jpeg/13t.jpg) Chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus appalachiensis on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2310/jpeg/03t.jpg) Microporellus dealbatus mushroom on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/32t.jpg) Texture of small blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on fallen magnolia twigs in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2979/jpeg/10t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/23t.jpg) Texture of brown resupinate polypore mushroom detached from a lower surface of a large pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2310/jpeg/14t.jpg) Chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus minor on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2716/jpeg/14t.jpg) Underside of chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus appalachiensis on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/17t.jpg) Texture of polypore mushrooms Neoantrodia serialis (Antrodia serialis)(?) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1079/jpeg/07t.jpg) Texture of peat (sphagnum) moss north from Vyritsa, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 18, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2310/jpeg/15t.jpg) Group of chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus minor on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2536/jpeg/05t.jpg) Masses of chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus appalachiensis(?) on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2717/jpeg/12t.jpg) Cap of ashtray bolete mushroom (Leccinum rubropunctum) on floodplain near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2311/jpeg/06t.jpg) Small chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus tabernensis(?) on a sandy floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2717/jpeg/14t.jpg) Cross section of ashtray bolete mushroom (Leccinum rubropunctum) on floodplain near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2717/jpeg/13t.jpg) Side view of ashtray bolete mushroom (Leccinum rubropunctum) on floodplain near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/36t.jpg) Linden like tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/21t.jpg) Fern fiddleheads in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2602/jpeg/31t.jpg) Cap of a small brown mushroom Galerina paludosa(?) on moss in wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 27, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/33t.jpg) Back lit leaves of sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/19t.jpg) Fresh shoot of blueberry in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/25t.jpg) Back lit fern leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/24t.jpg) Young leaves of some plant in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2311/jpeg/07t.jpg) Small bright orange chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus tabernensis(?) on a sandy floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2443/jpeg/07t.jpg) Brick-spored firedot lichen Brigantiaea leucoxantha on tree bark on floodplain in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2442/jpeg/15t.jpg) Texture of Fissurina lichen on bark in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2602/jpeg/30t.jpg) Underside of a small brown mushroom Galerina paludosa(?) on moss in wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 27, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/03t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/37t.jpg) Seedling of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/07t.jpg) Netted chainfern (Woodwardia areolata) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/23t.jpg) Tiny liverworts at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/26t.jpg) Spring cress (Cardamine bulbosa) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/32t.jpg) Lichen Cryptothecia striata on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/31t.jpg) Close-up of lichen Cryptothecia striata in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/30t.jpg) Bog white violet (Viola lanceolata) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/18t.jpg) Young tender leaves of sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2634/jpeg/13t.jpg) Texture of corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/22t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/29t.jpg) Fiddlehead of royal fern (Osmunda regalis)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/08t.jpg) Leaf of netted chainfern (Woodwardia areolata) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2426/jpeg/20t.jpg) Texture of Brigantiaea(?) lichen on a deciduous tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2443/jpeg/23t.jpg) Texture of bark rash lichen (Pyrenula cruenta) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2635/jpeg/11t.jpg) Texture of root rot fungus Heterobasidion annosum on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/38t.jpg) Young tender leaves of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/10t.jpg) Crust fungus Kretzschmaria deusta with water droplets in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/06t.jpg) Common lady-fern (Athyrium filix-femina)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2310/jpeg/11t.jpg) Shiny cinnamon polypore mushrooms Coltricia cinnamomea in moss in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2441/jpeg/03t.jpg) Volcano lichen (Myriotrema rugiferum) under some moss strands on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2717/jpeg/02t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/28t.jpg) Blooming spring cress (bulbous bittercress, Cardamine bulbosa) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/16t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/04t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/20t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/27t.jpg) Flowers of spring cress (bulbous bittercress, Cardamine bulbosa) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/01t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/02t.jpg) Blooming jack-in-the-pulpit (Indian-turnip, Arisaema triphyllum) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/09t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2426/jpeg/25t.jpg) Texture of brick-spored firedot lichen Brigantiaea leucoxantha on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2581/jpeg/05t.jpg) Texture of corticioid mushroom Physisporinus(?) on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2717/jpeg/03t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2717/jpeg/05t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2634/jpeg/17t.jpg) Orange jelly fungus Dacrymyces variisporus(?) among moss on a recently fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2310/jpeg/12t.jpg) Shiny cinnamon polypore mushrooms Coltricia cinnamomea in moss on a stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2693/jpeg/15t.jpg) Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a dry standing tree with moss in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/05t.jpg) Back lit 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2633/jpeg/16t.jpg) Texture of white rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea in a crack of a broken pine tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2693/jpeg/17t.jpg) Underside of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a dry standing tree with moss in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2634/jpeg/20t.jpg) Orange jelly fungus Dacrymyces variisporus(?) among moss on bark of a recently fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2693/jpeg/19t.jpg) Cap surface of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa in moss on a dry standing tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2693/jpeg/16t.jpg) Cap surface of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a dry standing tree with moss in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/15t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/17t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/35t.jpg) Young leaves of arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/34t.jpg) Flower buds of arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2693/jpeg/18t.jpg) Side view of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a dry standing tree with moss in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2406/jpeg/20t.jpg) Very thin fan-shaped mushrooms Cotylidia muscigena on bare sand covered by moss on a side of trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 23, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2406/jpeg/19t.jpg) Very small fan-shaped mushroom Cotylidia muscigena on bare sand covered by moss on a side of trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 23, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2406/jpeg/21t.jpg) Underside of thin-fleshed mushrooms Cotylidia muscigena on bare sand covered by moss on a side of trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 23, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2799/jpeg/34t.jpg) Eyespot milkcap mushrooms Lactarius subdulcis (Lactarius oculatus) in moss near a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
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