![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2724/jpeg/01t.jpg) Rounded earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum saccatum) on rotting wood on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 7, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2970/jpeg/08t.jpg) Rounded earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum saccatum) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, June 26, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3438/jpeg/21t.jpg) Rounded earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum saccatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3439/jpeg/18t.jpg) Spores (in KOH) of rounded earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum saccatum) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2970/jpeg/09t.jpg) Masses of rounded earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum saccatum) under pines in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, June 26, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/15t.jpg) Some small earthstar mushroom (Geastrum) on charred forest floor on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2536/jpeg/15t.jpg) Earthstar mushroom Geastrum saccatum on rotting wood in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2724/jpeg/17t.jpg) Relatively small earthstar mushrooms Geastrum saccatum on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 7, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2369/jpeg/14t.jpg) Earth star mushroom Geastrum saccatum on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 29, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2369/jpeg/15t.jpg) Group of earth star mushroom Geastrum saccatum on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 29, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2370/jpeg/21t.jpg) Young earth star mushrooms Geastrum saccatum on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 30, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2370/jpeg/20t.jpg) Immature earth star mushrooms Geastrum saccatum on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 30, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2384/jpeg/16t.jpg) Earth star mushroom (Geastrum saccatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2956/jpeg/31t.jpg) Egg stage of earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3015/jpeg/24t.jpg) Barometer earthstar mushroom (Astraeus hygrometricus)(?) on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2960/jpeg/14t.jpg) Small earthstar (Geastrum) mushrooms under pines near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2974/jpeg/01t.jpg) Fringed earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum fimbriatum) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 4, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2376/jpeg/13t.jpg) Sessile earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum fimbriatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 6, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/08t.jpg) Earth star mushroom (Geastrum saccatum) on Kirby Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3111/jpeg/02t.jpg) Mature earth star mushroom (Geastrum) near a sandy trail on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3111/jpeg/13t.jpg) Spores of earth star mushroom Geastrum in KOH solution under microscope collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2380/jpeg/22t.jpg) Earth star mushrooms Geastrum saccatum in a pine forest on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1293/jpeg/03t.jpg) Earth star mushroom (Geastrum saccatum) on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, November 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2874/jpeg/03t.jpg) Dry arched earthstar mushrooms Geastrum quadrifidum or may be G. fornicatum near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2874/jpeg/02t.jpg) Arched earthstar mushrooms Geastrum quadrifidum or may be G. fornicatum near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/798/jpeg/01t.jpg) Earthstar mushroom (Geastrum triplex) on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 10, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3080/jpeg/24t.jpg) Close-up of earthstar mushrooms Geastrum rufescens(?) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3080/jpeg/25t.jpg) Rosy earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum rufescens)(?) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/13t.jpg) Some young brown Amanita mushroom on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3080/jpeg/23t.jpg) Earthstar mushrooms Geastrum rufescens(?) under oaks with junipers, near a creek in backyards of houses, on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/16t.jpg) Soft white resupinate polypore mushroom on underside of a fallen pine(?) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/29t.jpg) Button stage of American slender Caesar mushroom (Amanita jacksonii) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/653/jpeg/18t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/18t.jpg) Section of soft white resupinate polypore mushroom on underside of a fallen pine(?) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/17t.jpg) Margin of soft white resupinate polypore mushroom on underside of a fallen pine(?) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3330/jpeg/23t.jpg) Dry arched earthstar mushrooms Geastrum quadrifidum or may be G. fornicatum near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/05t.jpg) Some vase-shaped polypore mushroom on a log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/08t.jpg) Underside of a vase-shaped polypore mushroom on a log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/23t.jpg) Some thin resupinate polypore mushroom on a pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/06t.jpg) Side view of a vase-shaped polypore mushroom on a log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/07t.jpg) Cross section of a vase-shaped polypore mushroom on a log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/22t.jpg) Prostrate form of a polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on a pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/20t.jpg) Resupinate form of a polypore mushroom Nigroporus vinosus on a pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3002/jpeg/04t.jpg) Cap of Amanita mushroom on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3002/jpeg/05t.jpg) Amanita mushroom on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3002/jpeg/07t.jpg) Underside of Amanita mushroom on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3002/jpeg/06t.jpg) Gills of Amanita mushroom on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3061/jpeg/11t.jpg) Melanoleuca mushroom on Forest Service Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 17, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/19t.jpg) Orange milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/09t.jpg) Small gilled omphalinoid mushrooms on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3015/jpeg/22t.jpg) Bitter bolete mushroom (Tylopilus) on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3061/jpeg/04t.jpg) Earthfan mushroom (Thelephora terrestris) in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 17, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3061/jpeg/10t.jpg) Underside of Melanoleuca mushroom on Forest Service Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 17, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/07t.jpg) Bolete mushroom Pulveroboletus curtisii on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/26t.jpg) Cap of a bolete mushroom Retiboletus griseus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/14t.jpg) Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on charred forest floor on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/05t.jpg) Grisette mushrooms (Amanita sect. Vaginatae) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/27t.jpg) Leaves of Virginia creeper on a charred pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/33t.jpg) Black spots with holes on a shoot of hickory on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/04t.jpg) Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius proximellus together with L. rimosellus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/24t.jpg) Black trumpet mushrooms (Craterellus fallax) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/28t.jpg) Shoot of Virginia creeper on a charred pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3079/jpeg/08t.jpg) Underside of white Amanita mushroom at Forest Service Road 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 9, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3015/jpeg/19t.jpg) Underside of bitter bolete mushroom (Tylopilus) on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2722/jpeg/10t.jpg) Cap some pale yellow Amanita mushroom on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2291/jpeg/19t.jpg) Some Leucoagaricus mushroom on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 22, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3079/jpeg/09t.jpg) Cross section of white Amanita mushroom at Forest Service Road 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 9, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3015/jpeg/20t.jpg) Pore surface of bitter bolete mushroom (Tylopilus) on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3015/jpeg/23t.jpg) Cross section of bitter bolete mushroom (Tylopilus) on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3015/jpeg/26t.jpg) Blushing false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon roseolus) on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2988/jpeg/17t.jpg) Amanita sect. Lepidella mushroom on roadside of Forest Service Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3015/jpeg/21t.jpg) Texture of pores of bitter bolete mushroom (Tylopilus) on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/25t.jpg) Underside of a bolete mushroom Retiboletus griseus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/34t.jpg) Underside of bolete mushroom Leccinellum griseum(?) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/08t.jpg) Pores of bolete mushroom Pulveroboletus curtisii on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/09t.jpg) Dissected cap of bolete mushroom Pulveroboletus curtisii on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/10t.jpg) Cap of a bitter bolete mushroom Tylopilus williamsii on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3030/jpeg/20t.jpg) Some pale brown resupinate polypore mushroom on a log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/13t.jpg) Some white Amanita sect. Lepidella mushroom on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3079/jpeg/14t.jpg) Underside of bolete mushroom Suillus cothurnatus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 9, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/14t.jpg) Cap of white Amanita sect. Lepidella mushroom on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3061/jpeg/05t.jpg) Underside of earthfan mushroom (Thelephora terrestris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 17, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/01t.jpg) Jellied false coral mushrooms (Sebacina schweinitzii) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/06t.jpg) Young felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/07t.jpg) Close-up of felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/08t.jpg) Some gilled omphalinoid mushrooms on pieces of pine wood on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2291/jpeg/20t.jpg) Cap of a small Leucoagaricus mushroom on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 22, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2988/jpeg/16t.jpg) Underside of Amanita sect. Lepidella mushroom on roadside of Forest Service Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2951/jpeg/26t.jpg) Jellied false coral mushrooms (Sebacina schweinitzii) on a trail covered by pine needles on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/05t.jpg) Dyer s mazegill mushroom (Phaeolus schweinitzii) under pines on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/27t.jpg) Cross section of a bolete mushroom Retiboletus griseus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2860/jpeg/18t.jpg) Underside of oyster rollrim mushroom (Tapinella panuoides) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3038/jpeg/11t.jpg) Underside of a bitter bolete mushroom Tylopilus williamsii on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 13, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2845/jpeg/21t.jpg) Corticioid mushroom Serpula himantioides on underside of a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 9, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2846/jpeg/26t.jpg) Corticioid mushroom Serpula himantioides on underside of a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 9, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3053/jpeg/20t.jpg) Milky false truffle mushroom (Zelleromyces cinnabarinus) taken from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 6, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3061/jpeg/12t.jpg) Silver-blue milkcap mushroom (Lactarius paradoxus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 17, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2860/jpeg/19t.jpg) Gills of oyster rollrim mushroom (Tapinella panuoides) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3030/jpeg/15t.jpg) Some white and red resupinate polypore mushroom on burnt oak wood on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
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