 Urchin earthfan fungus (Thelephora penicillata) on sandy soil near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Urchin earthfan fungus (Thelephora penicillata) with grass on sandy soil near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Urchin earthfan mushroom (Thelephora penicillata) under pine trees near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Close-up of urchin earthfan fungus (Thelephora penicillata) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Branched and pointed tips of urchin earthfan fungus (Thelephora penicillata) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Rosette-like clusters of urchin earthfan mushrooms (Thelephora penicillata) with grass and pine needles near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Earthfan mushrooms (Thelephora terrestris) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 25, 2024
 Close-up of earthfan mushrooms (Thelephora terrestris) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 25, 2024
 Fragrant chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus odoratus (Craterellus odoratus) on a sandy trail in a pine forest near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Fragrant chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus odoratus (Craterellus odoratus) on a sandy trail in a pine forest near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Some small omphalinoid mushrooms on sandy soil on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 14, 2021
 Side view of some small omphalinoid mushrooms on sandy soil on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 14, 2021
 Terracotta hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum rufescens) among pine needles near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Fragrant chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus odoratus (Craterellus odoratus) on a sandy trail near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Some soft green lichen or may be fungus on bark of a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Mushrooms Ripartitella brasiliensis on a sandy slope of the creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 11, 2021
 Texture of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on bark of a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 White elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella lactea) on burned pine wood near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Cluster of young fragrant chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus odoratus (Craterellus odoratus) on a sandy trail near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Texture of soft green lichen or may be fungus on bark of a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Close-up of soft green lichen or may be fungus on bark of a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Margin areas of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Close-up of Ozonium auricomum form of a fungus Coprinellus domesticus on a mossy oak log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Small cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Cap of some robust pink brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on a sandy slope of the creek at its crossing near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 11, 2021
 Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)(?) and tiny Mycena on a fallen mossy tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Close-up of small cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Small brown cup of fungus Plicaria carbonaria on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Underside of some robust pink brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on a sandy slope of the creek at its crossing near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 11, 2021
 Cross section of some robust pink brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on a sandy slope of the creek at its crossing near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 11, 2021
 Gunpowder amanita mushroom (Amanita onusta) in a pine forest near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Pines and elm trees in a ravine of Pole Creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 27, 2024
 Cluster of fragrant chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus odoratus (Craterellus odoratus) in a pine forest near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Ozonium auricomum form of a fungus Coprinellus domesticus or a similar Coprinellus on an oak log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Ozonium auricomum form of a fungus Coprinellus domesticus or a similar Coprinellus on a mossy oak log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Jelly rot fungus (Phlebia tremellosa) on an oak log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Jelly rot fungus (Phlebia tremellosa) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora together with web-like fungus Sporophagomyces on a big wet fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Uprooted tree on a sandy floor of Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 29, 2022
 Brown bat with black wings in a dry sandy creek bed of Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 29, 2022
 Rusty porecrust fungus (Fuscoporia ferruginosa)(?) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia var. viscosa) at the base of a pine tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Young pineapple bolete mushroom (Boletellus ananas) at the base of a pine tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 11, 2021
 Mushrooms Xylaria cubensis on a fallen oak(?) tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Cross section of a mushroom Xylaria cubensis near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Smooth chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus lateritius) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Pores of zoned bracket polypore mushroom near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Close-up of zoned bracket polypore mushroom near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 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
 Mature Ascomycete mushrooms Peziza 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
 Split porecrust fungus (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on a fallen branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Close-up of rusty porecrust fungus (Fuscoporia ferruginosa)(?) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca on a partially burned log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Zoned bracket polypore mushroom growing from oak(?) wood near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Terracotta hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum rufescens) 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
 Cross section of zoned bracket polypore mushroom near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Mushrooms Xylaria cubensis on a fallen mossy tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Young Southern copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora growing together with web-like fungus Sporophagomyces on a big wet fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Merulioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) in fresh form on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) in fresh form on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Margin of wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Common thin grey, bluish crust fungus on wet bark and wood on underside of pine logs near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Growth of wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Wrinkled surface of crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Close-up of split porecrust fungus (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on a fallen branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Small cup fungus Phaeohelotium epiphyllum (Hymenoscyphus epiphyllus) on underside of an oak leaf near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2021
 Texture of split porecrust fungus (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on a fallen branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Split porecrust fungus (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) and its margins on a fallen branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Rust fungus Coleosporium elephantopodis on leaves of elephant foot plant near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 18, 2022
 Close-up of mushrooms Xylaria cubensis on a fallen mossy tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Caps of a dense cluster of bolete mushrooms Tylopilus rhodoconius(?) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Close-up of mature stage of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca on a log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Terracotta hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum rufescens) with a cross section near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Brown mature stage of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca on a log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Bolete mushrooms Gyroporus phaeocyanescens and Tylopilus rhodoconius near the creek in a pine forest with oaks, beautyberry, recently burned, near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 11, 2021
 Side view of yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia var. viscosa) at the base of a pine tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch after several rainy days near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Spores of common thin grey, bluish crust fungus from wet bark and wood of pine logs, collected a day before near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 4, 2023
 Close-up of common thin grey, bluish crust fungus on wet bark and wood on underside of pine logs near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) in fresh form on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Irregular pores of split porecrust fungus (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on a fallen branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Tiny cups of fungus Phaeohelotium epiphyllum (Hymenoscyphus epiphyllus) on underside of an oak leaf near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2021
 Close-up of rust fungus Coleosporium elephantopodis on leaves of elephant foot plant near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 18, 2022
 Side view of mature stage of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca on a log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Bolete mushrooms Tylopilus rhodoconius(?) growing in a dense tuft (caespitose) 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
 Pink and dark stages of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca on a partially burned log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Side view of young pinkish stage of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca on a log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 White elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella lactea) on pieces of wood 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
 Some brown corticioid fungus on a vertically cut surface of a pine log on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2023
 Close up of pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2023
 Cap of gunpowder amanita mushroom (Amanita onusta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Slime mold Lycogala exiguum on a wet pine log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
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