 Spindle-shaped spores of a lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) under a microscope collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 23, 2022
 Spindle-shaped spores of a lobster mushrooms (Hypomyces lactifluorum) collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 24, 2022
 Underside of a lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Close-up of suface of a lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Side view of a lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Tiny pimples on the surface of lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Cross section of a lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) growing on milkcap on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) on some white milkcap mushroom found near a fallen pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Lobster mushrooms (Hypomyces lactifluorum) 50 meters south-west from Trailhead No. 3 on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Lobster mushrooms (Hypomyces lactifluorum) found almost hidden under pine litter on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Lobster mushrooms (Hypomyces lactifluorum) found among pine needles 50 meters south-west from Trailhead No. 3 on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Group of lobster mushrooms (Hypomyces lactifluorum) on large white milkcap mushrooms under pines on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Spores of lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) collected in Sam Houston National Forest 1/22/2022. College Station, Texas, February 9, 2022
 Spores of lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) at low magnification collected in Sam Houston National Forest 1/22/2022. College Station, Texas, February 9, 2022
 Spores of fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus in iodine solution under a microscope, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2022
 Spores of a white Amanita like mushroom without KOH or iodine solution (spore print brown) collected a day before near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2022
 Slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca in iodine solution under a microscope at low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Spores(?) of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca in iodine solution under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Tissues of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica in iodine solution under a microscope at very low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Some round structures of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca in iodine solution under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Tissues of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica in iodine solution under a microscope at low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 One tube of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca in iodine solution under a microscope at very low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Small orange cap bolete mushroom Boletus subfraternus infected by Hypomyces fungus in Congo Red solution under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
 Tube margin of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca in iodine solution under a microscope at low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Spores(?) and a tube margin of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca in iodine solution under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Spores of mushroom mushroom Amanita canescens(?) under a microscope in iodine solution, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 15, 2022
 Spores under a microscope in iodine solution of a brittlegill mushroom Russula ballou taken from Caney Creek section of trail at Sam Houston National Forest 1/20/2021. Texas, February 14, 2022
 Red ball of slime mold Hemitrichia calyculata under a microscope in iodine solution, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Pollen grains in iodine solution of Houston meadow-rue (Thalictrum texanum) under a microscope, collected in Washington Cemetery. Washington County, Texas, January 30, 2022
 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
 Tissue of a resupinate polypore mushroom Fibroporia radiculosa collected 1/26/2022 from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2022
 Spores of fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus in KOH solution under a microscope, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2022
 Spores of a fungus Rhizopogon roseolus collected 2 meters from bonfire, in iodine solution, in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Spores of leopard earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma areolatum) in iodine solution, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
 Gill tissue of Pluteus cervinus mushroom under a microscope, collected Jan. 25 in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 25, 2022
 Tissue of a gill milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) with basidia under a microscope collected Jan. 23 on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 23, 2022
 Tissue of purple Hypomyces fungus (in KOH) from Daedaleopsis collected 4 days before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2023
 Spores of slime mold Ceramytoxa fruticulosa in iodine solution, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Conidia of powdery mint mildew caused by fungus Neoerysiphe galeopsidis under microscope in iodine solution, from clasping henbit (henbit deadnettle, Lamium amplexicaule) collected in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 25, 2022
 Spores of slime mold Arcyria cinerea in iodine solution (Lugol), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Gill tissue and spores of sulphur tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma fasciculare) under a microscope collected Jan. 23 on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 23, 2022
 Spores and a large bladder-like structure of slime mold Ceramytoxa fruticulosa in iodine solution, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Spores of mushroom Gymnopilus junonius (in iodine Lugol solution) collected at Lake Somerville 1/9/2022. College Station, Texas, February 7, 2022
 Tissues (in iodine solution) of fallen from a tree bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 23, 2022
 Spores of green brittlegill mushroom (Russula aeruginea) (larger) in iodine solution Lugol, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2022
 Spores of deer shield mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus) (spore print light brown) in iodine solution, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2022
 Basidia and spores of parasol mushrooms Macrolepiota procera under a microscope in Congo Red solution collected near Caney Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 21, 2022
 Pinkish tissue (at low magnification) of mold fungus Hypomyces from blushing bracket mushrooms, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Spores of parasol mushrooms Macrolepiota procera (spore print white) under a microscope in Lugol solution collected near Caney Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 21, 2022
 Spores under a microscope in KOH solution of a brittlegill mushroom Russula ballou taken from Caney Creek section of trail at Sam Houston National Forest 1/20/2021. Texas, February 14, 2022
 Tissues of bracket polypore mushrooms Fomitella supina from a base of a dried elm tree under a microscope (x40 objective, KOH solution), collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, August 7, 2022
 Spores of fungus Hypomyces on Boletus subfraternis under a microscope with x40 objective, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 28, 2022
 Tissue of red Orbilia fungus from cut surface of a wet pine log through a microscope at low magnification collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest east from Trail Head No.4. Texas, March 15, 2022
 Gill tissue of brick red funnel mushrooms Bonomyces sinopicus (Clitocybe sinopica) from burned pine forest under a microscope, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 10, 2022
 Spores of orange fibrecap (Inocybe) mushroom under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, May 8, 2022
 Spores of orange fibrecap (Inocybe) mushroom under a microscope at low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, May 8, 2022
 Spores of a small gilled mushroom with striated cap Neohygrocybe(?) under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, May 8, 2022
 Basidia and cystidia of orange fibrecap (Inocybe) mushroom under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, May 8, 2022
 Middle of a gill of orange fibrecap (Inocybe) mushroom under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, May 8, 2022
 Ascogenous tissue of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope with darkfield condenser and x40 objective in KOH, collected 4/9/2023 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 12, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses through a microscope of a small orange Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis or may be A. maurilabra collected 1/26/2022 from a bonfire site on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2022
 Spores of pale brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella candolleana) in iodine solution, collected in Bee Creek Park College Station, Texas, April 25, 2022
 Ascogenous tissue of immature Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope with darkfield condenser and x10 objective in KOH, collected 4/9/2023 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 12, 2023
 Ascogenous tissue of immature Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope with darkfield condenser and x10 objective in lugol, collected 4/9/2023 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 12, 2023
 Spores of a small gilled mushroom with striated cap Neohygrocybe(?) under a microscope, collected in South Wilderness of Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, May 8, 2022
 Asci of a small orange Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis or may be A. maurilabra together with green globular cells of algae(?) under a microscope collected 1/26/2022 from a bonfire site on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2022
 Gill tissue under a microscope of wood blewit mushroom (Lepista nuda) collected Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, February 12, 2022
 Tissue of amber jelly fungus (Exidia recisa) under a microscope, collected 2/1/2022 from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 1, 2022
 Spores under a microscope (in Lugol solution) of polypore mushrooms Panus neostrigosus (Panus lecomtei) from a fallen pine, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Basidia and gill tissue of wood blewit mushroom (Lepista nuda) under a microscope, collected Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, February 12, 2022
 Spores of fungus Sphaerosporium lignatile in iodine solution, collected on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, March 1, 2022
 Cap tissue (under a microscope) of Ascomycete mushroom Pithya cupressina collected in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, February 2, 2022
 Spore of mushroom Macrolepiota procera (in Lugol solution) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 3, 2022
 Spores of sedge flower smut fungus (Farysia thuemenii) in iodine solution collected two days before in Bleakwood, Newton County. Texas, June 13, 2022
 Fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea (in Congo Red solution) collected from leaf tar spots on goldenrod on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 10, 2022
 Conidia and cleistothecia, or ascomata (round) in iodine solution of white powdery mildew fungus Podosphaera euphorbiae collected on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2022
 Conidia and cleistothecia, or ascomata (round) in iodine solution of white powdery mildew fungus Podosphaera euphorbiae collected on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2022
 Mycelium hyphae of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch under a microscope, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Tissues of crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch under a microscope at low magnification, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Interior tissue (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Spores of Ascomycete mushrooms Peziza ammophila of different colors in iodine solution, collected in Bastrop State Park 12/25/2021. College Station, Texas, February 13, 2022
 Gall fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea (in Congo Red solution) collected from leaf tar spots on goldenrod on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 10, 2022
 Basidia of some fungal tissue grown together with black fungus Sphaeria (Rosellinia) collected on South Wilderness Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 14, 2023
 Interior tissue (in Congo Red, low magnification) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Elastic polypore mushroom (Wrightoporia avellanea) on a pine log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Spores of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius subplinthogalus from a slope of a creek (spore print light brown) under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, May 8, 2022
 Basidioles(?) of crust crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch under a microscope, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Spores of Hypomyces fungus from a black bolete mushroom in Congo red, under a microscope with x40 objective, collected a day before in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Texas, June 5, 2022
 Basidia of a resupinate polypore mushroom Fibroporia radiculosa collected 1/26/2022 from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2022
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Fibroporia radiculosa collected 1/26/2022 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2022
 Fungus Hyaloscypha britannica under a microscope, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Gill tissue of a white brittle gilled Hemimycena(?) mushroom collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 16, 2022
 Tissue and a spore of polypore fungus Vitreoporus dichrous from a stump under a microscope with x40 objective, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 24, 2022
 Tissue of gills of a mushroom Pluteus atromarginatus from wood chips collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest east from Trail Head No.4. Texas, March 15, 2022
 Tissues of cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria under a microscope with x40 objective, collected 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 cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria under a microscope at low magnification collected near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Asci of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica under a microscope, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Fungus Hyaloscypha britannica under a microscope at low magnification in KOH, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Cystidium and gill tissue of a white brittle gilled Hemimycena(?) mushroom collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 16, 2022
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