![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/24t.jpg) Packed cups of Ascomycete fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea on an old bonfire site near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/14t.jpg) Ascomycete fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea(?) on a bonfire site near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/19t.jpg) Cups of Ascomycete fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea(?) on burned wood near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/12t.jpg) Ascomycete fungi Anthracobia maurilabra and Sphaerosporella brunnea(?) on a bonfire site near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/27t.jpg) Ascomycete fungi Anthracobia maurilabra and Sphaerosporella brunnea on an old bonfire site near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/21t.jpg) Mature Ascomycete fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea(?) on burned wood near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/13t.jpg) Cup fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea(?) on a bonfire site near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/17t.jpg) Ascomycete fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea(?) on burned wood near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/18t.jpg) Close-up of Ascomycete fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea(?) on burned wood near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/11t.jpg) Cup fungi Anthracobia maurilabra (small) and Sphaerosporella brunnea(?) (larger) on a bonfire site near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/15t.jpg) Ascomycete fungi Sphaerosporella brunnea(?) together with Anthracobia maurilabra on burnt ground near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/23t.jpg) Masses of Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia maurilabra on an old bonfire site near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/20t.jpg) Yellow cups of Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia maurilabra on burned wood near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/16t.jpg) Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia maurilabra on burned wood near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/26t.jpg) Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia maurilabra covering burned wood near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/22t.jpg) Carpet of Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia maurilabra on burned wood near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/30t.jpg) Stem base with yellow mycelium of bolete mushroom Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/08t.jpg) Reddish amorphous fungus on decomposed oak wood near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/10t.jpg) Pattern of reddish amorphous fungus on decomposed oak wood near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/09t.jpg) Close-up of reddish amorphous fungus on decomposed oak wood near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2350/jpeg/32t.jpg) Brown discs of cup fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea on a bonfire site in a coastal forest between Lisiy Nos and Olgino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2350/jpeg/33t.jpg) Dense cluster of cup fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea among charcoal on a bonfire site in a coastal forest between Lisiy Nos and Olgino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2350/jpeg/34t.jpg) Brown discs with tiny hairs of cup fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea growing on charcoal on a bonfire site in a coastal forest between Lisiy Nos and Olgino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/29t.jpg) Bolete mushroom Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/22t.jpg) Mature puffball mushroom Lycoperdon umbrinum on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/28t.jpg) Underside of bolete mushroom Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/32t.jpg) Dissected bolete mushroom Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3029/jpeg/31t.jpg) Cross section of bolete mushroom Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus(?) near Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3540/jpeg/07t.jpg) Small cups of Ascomycete mushrooms Sphaerosporella brunnea (S. hinnulea) on bare soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1295/jpeg/22t.jpg) Trumpet-like leaves with hooded lids of pitcher plant (Sarracenia alata) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2599/jpeg/17t.jpg) Hairy white cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica growing together with yellowish cups of Orbilia(?) on underside of a pine log in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1295/jpeg/23t.jpg) Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella crispa mushroom) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2656/jpeg/11t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2670/jpeg/14t.jpg) Brown cups of Ascomycete fungus Ascobolus carbonarius on a bonfire site on a utility line cutting on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 23, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3352/jpeg/01t.jpg) Ascomycete mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) with brown mycelium on a bonfire site near a pond on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1295/jpeg/15t.jpg) Ramaria(?) mushrooms on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2534/jpeg/26t.jpg) Sphagnum moss on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 22, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1295/jpeg/17t.jpg) Eaten nuts on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/15t.jpg) Some tiny white flower on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/19t.jpg) Hickory nut eaten by a squirrel on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2802/jpeg/05t.jpg) Underside of Lentinus(?) mushroom on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2801/jpeg/27t.jpg) Some milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/25t.jpg) Milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3352/jpeg/04t.jpg) Orange and brown cups of Ascomycete mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) on a bonfire site near a pond on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2802/jpeg/06t.jpg) Small tough mushroom Lentinus(?) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1295/jpeg/20t.jpg) Coral mushrooms Ramaria formosa(?) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/16t.jpg) Dissected mushroom Hygrophorus subsordidus on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/17t.jpg) Bonnet (Mycena) mushrooms on a pine(?) log on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/15t.jpg) Young mushroom Hygrophorus subsordidus on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2801/jpeg/28t.jpg) Underside of some milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2802/jpeg/03t.jpg) Mushrooms of Leucopaxillus albissimus group on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1295/jpeg/16t.jpg) Spiny puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/22t.jpg) Low pinebarren milkwort (Polygala ramosa) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/14t.jpg) Drumheads milkwort (Polygala cruciata) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/18t.jpg) Ten-angle Pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2534/jpeg/28t.jpg) Meadow pink (Sabatia campestris) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 22, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/19t.jpg) Longleaf milkweed (Asclepias longifolia) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1295/jpeg/18t.jpg) Many Warts mushroom (Amanita polypyramis) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2801/jpeg/26t.jpg) Brown webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1295/jpeg/21t.jpg) Close up of Many Warts mushroom (Amanita polypyramis) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2801/jpeg/29t.jpg) Salmon coral mushrooms (Ramaria formosa) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2534/jpeg/27t.jpg) Yellow meadow beauty (Rhexia lutea) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 22, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/18t.jpg) Gills of bonnet (Mycena) mushrooms on a pine(?) log on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/23t.jpg) Light brown webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/12t.jpg) Coastal false asphodel (Tofieldia racemosa) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/13t.jpg) Close up of Drumheads milkwort (Polygala cruciata) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/21t.jpg) Flowers of Longleaf milkweed (Asclepias longifolia) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/26t.jpg) Light brown milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms in wet area on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2802/jpeg/04t.jpg) Cross section of mushrooms of Leucopaxillus albissimus group on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2802/jpeg/02t.jpg) Bonnet (Mycena) mushrooms on brown rotting wood on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/20t.jpg) Cluster of flowers of Longleaf milkweed (Asclepias longifolia) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2801/jpeg/31t.jpg) Cross section of salmon coral mushrooms (Ramaria formosa) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/24t.jpg) Side view of light brown webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/16t.jpg) Male flower of Southern waxy sedge (Carex glaucescens) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1473/jpeg/17t.jpg) Female flowers of Southern waxy sedge (Carex glaucescens) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, August 2, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2802/jpeg/01t.jpg) Some bonnet (Mycena) mushrooms on brown rotting wood of oak or may be pine on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/13t.jpg) Small bonnet (Mycena) mushrooms on a pine log covered by liverworts on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2801/jpeg/30t.jpg) Side view of salmon coral mushrooms (Ramaria formosa) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, October 17, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2599/jpeg/16t.jpg) Tiny white cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica growing together with Orbilia(?) under a pine log in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3541/jpeg/25t.jpg) Spores (in KOH) of brown Ascomycete mushrooms Sphaerosporella brunnea (S. hinnulea) collected a day before in Bastrop State Park. Texas, May 18, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/14t.jpg) Side view of bonnet (Mycena) mushrooms on a pine log covered by liverworts on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2534/jpeg/25t.jpg) Christmas wreath lichen (Cryptothecia rubrocincta, Herpothallon rubrocinctum) on a tree on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 22, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/622/jpeg/18t.jpg) Nodding pale yellow flowers of pitcher plant (Sarracenia alata) in Big Thicket park on Pitcher Plant Trail. Texas, March 23, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/737/jpeg/18t.jpg) Unopened young leaf of yellow trumpet (pitcher) plant (Sarracenia alata) in Big Thicket park, on Pitcher Plant Trail. Texas, April 25, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2113/jpeg/15t.jpg) Dense colony of cup fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea on a site of old campfire in area of Lembolovo - Orekhovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 8, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2894/jpeg/25t.jpg) Ascomycete fungus Pyronema omphalodes on a bonfire site near a small pond on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, March 28, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2534/jpeg/23t.jpg) Trumpet mushrooms Cantharellus odoratus (Craterellus odoratus) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 22, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2599/jpeg/18t.jpg) Masses of tiny white cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica growing together with yellowish Orbilia(?) on underside of a pine log in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2599/jpeg/19t.jpg) Close up of tiny white cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica growing together with yellowish Orbilia(?) on underside of a pine log in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2113/jpeg/14t.jpg) Dense cluster of cup fungus Sphaerosporella brunnea among charcoal on a site of old campfire in area of Lembolovo - Orekhovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 8, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2534/jpeg/24t.jpg) Close up of trumpet mushrooms Cantharellus odoratus (Craterellus odoratus) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 22, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1295/jpeg/19t.jpg) Goblet waxcap mushrooms Hygrocybe cantharellus (Hygrophorus cantharellus) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3540/jpeg/08t.jpg) Close-up of Ascomycete mushrooms Sphaerosporella brunnea (S. hinnulea) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3028/jpeg/15t.jpg) Mature bolete mushroom Xanthoconium separans (Boletus separans)(?) on Kirby Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, September 25, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/21t.jpg) Polypore mushrooms Postia stiptica (Oligoporus stipticus, Amaropostia stiptica)(?) on a dry pine on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2914/jpeg/02t.jpg) Ascomycete fungus Pyronema omphalodes or may be P. domesticum on a site of bonfire on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3540/jpeg/06t.jpg) Brown Ascomycete mushrooms Sphaerosporella brunnea (S. hinnulea) on clayey soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/11t.jpg) Domecap mushrooms Lyophyllum fumosum (Lyophyllum decastes species group) with a cross section on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2600/jpeg/20t.jpg) Fleshy white mushrooms Postia stiptica (Oligoporus stipticus, Amaropostia stiptica)(?) on a dry pine on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019
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