 Round spores 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
 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
 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
 Spores under a microscope at higher magnification 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
 Cross section of Ballou s brittlegill mushrooms (Russula ballouii) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Ballou s brittlegill mushrooms (Russula ballouii) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 12, 2021
 Ballou s brittlegill mushrooms (Russula ballouii) on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Ballou s brittlegill mushrooms (Russula ballouii) in wet area near the creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Spores of brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 1, 2022
 Spores of brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 1, 2022
 Cross section of a brittlegill mushroom Russula eccentrica on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Cross section of blackening brittlegill mushroom (Russula eccentrica) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 16, 2021
 Gills of a pink brittlegill mushroom Russula pulchra(?) damaged by insects on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Green brittlegill mushroom (Russula aeruginea) with east Texas toad on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Brittlegill mushrooms Russula eccentrica with a cross section on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Ballou s Russula mushrooms (Russula ballouii) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Foetid brittlegill mushroom Russula mutabilis in cross section on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 13, 2018
 Spores of brittlegill mushrooms Russula ballouii from wet area, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 18, 2023
 Spores of a brittlegill mushroom Russula mariae(?) taken from Washington-on-the-Brazos 12/24/2021. Texas, February 15, 2022
 Red brittlegill mushroom Russula flavisiccans on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
 Pink brittlegill mushroom (Russula) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
 A pink brittlegill mushroom (Russula) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
 Brittlegill mushrooms Russula eccentrica on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Some white brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms on muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Underside of pink brittlegill mushrooms Russula pulchra(?) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Spores of pinelitter gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina cauticinalis) found on Caney Creek section of trail at Sam Houston National Forest 12/23/2021. Texas, February 16, 2022
 Pink brittlegill mushroom Russula flavisiccans(?) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
 Dissected red brittlegill mushroom Russula flavisiccans on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
 Brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 7, 2020
 Foetid brittlegill mushroom Russula mutabilis on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 13, 2018
 Spores of a brittlegill mushroom Russula mariae collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 15, 2022
 Green brittlegill mushroom (Russula aeruginea(?)) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 3, 2022
 Small pink brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 23, 2022
 Blackening brittlegill mushrooms (Russula eccentrica) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Blackening brittlegill mushrooms (Russula eccentrica) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Basidia and spores of brittlegill mushroom Russula subloculata (Macowanites americanus)(?) from muddy path, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2023
 Tissues and spores of brittlegill mushroom Russula subloculata (Macowanites americanus)(?) from muddy path, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2023
 Pink brittlegill mushrooms Russula pulchra(?) on muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Cross section of a brittlegill mushroom close to Russula compacta on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2020
 Underside of green brittlegill mushroom (Russula aeruginea(?)) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 3, 2022
 Green brittlegill mushroom (Russula aeruginea) in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 28, 2022
 Underside of small pink brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 23, 2022
 Underside of a purple brittlegill mushroom Russula mariae on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 15, 2022
 Cross section of a pale brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 14, 2021
 Brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida with a cross section on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2021
 Cap of light green brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2020
 Dissected foetid brittlegill mushroom Russula mutabilis on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 13, 2018
 Underside of brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 7, 2020
 Orange brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms on muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 6, 2021
 Some brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2021
 Purple brittlegill mushroom Russula mariae on muddy soil on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 15, 2022
 Gills of light green brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2020
 Spores of of green brittlegill mushroom (Russula aeruginea(?)) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, July 3, 2022
 Blackening brittlegill (Russula eccentrica), Lactarius and Phylloporus mushrooms on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 16, 2021
 Web mold fungus Syzygites megalocarpus on on a bolete, may be T. ballou, on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Cross section of brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022
 Cross section of truffle-like brittlegill mushroom Russula subloculata (Macowanites americanus)(?) in muddy area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2023
 Spores of brittlegill mushroom Russula albidicremea 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 a large mature brittlegill mushroom Russula albidicremea collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 2, 2022
 Short-stemmed russula mushrooms (stubby brittlegill, Russula brevipes) in cross section on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
 Cross section brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida on an old forest road on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
 Cap of a pale brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 14, 2021
 Brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2021
 Brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida together with chanterelle on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2021
 Dissected brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2021
 Gills of a pale brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 14, 2021
 Cross section of a large white brittlegill mushroom Russula albidicremea near the edge of pine forest at Forest Service Road 231 near Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 2, 2022
 Details of cross section and gills of Celandine Lactarius mushroom (Lactarius chelidonium) in a pine forest on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 11, 2021
 Details of soft white resupinate polypore mushroom on a decomposing pine on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 16, 2021
 Details of lower portion of cross section of Celandine Lactarius mushroom (Lactarius chelidonium) in a pine forest on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 11, 2021
 Brittlegill mushrooms Russula mutabilis on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 4, 2022
 Red brittlegill mushrooms Russula flavisiccans on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 7, 2018
 Green brittlegill mushrooms (Russula aeruginea) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 28, 2022
 Red brittlegill mushrooms Russula flavisiccans in a pine forest descending to a creek on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 7, 2018
 Red brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms on a wet slope on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 10, 2020
 Group of red brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2020
 Spores of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) collected in Caney Creek section of Sam Houston National Forest on a large pine near campground in January of 2021. Texas, February 19, 2022
 Details of capillitium and spores of slime mold Physarum viride under a microscope with 40x objective, collected from an oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 12, 2022
 Gills of a mushroom Russula eccentrica on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 28, 2021
 Completely white brittlegill mushrooms Russula perlactea in a pine forest on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 13, 2018
 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
 Red brittlegill mushrooms (Russula) on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2021
 Brittlegill mushrooms Russula pectinatoides on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 21, 2021
 Spores of brittlegill mushrooms Russula perlactea(?) growing on rotten wood on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 10, 2022
 Blackening brittlegill mushrooms Russula densifolia on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 1, 2020
 Hixson s brittlegill mushrooms (Russula hixsonii)(?) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Side view of a pale brittlegill (Russula) mushroom in area of a recent prescribed burn on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 14, 2021
 Brittlegill mushroom Russula mariae on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, July 15, 2018
 Red cap of a brittlegill mushroom Russula mariae on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 2, 2018
 Brittlegill mushroom Russula mariae on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 2, 2018
 Brittlegill mushroom Russula parvovirescens on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, September 22, 2018
 Spores of corticioid mushroom Trechispora mollusca from old polypore, collected from Caney Creek section of Sam Houston National Forest 1/29/2022. Texas, January 30, 2022
 Brittlegill mushrooms Russula mariae on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2021
 Green brittlegill mushroom Russula aeruginea on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, July 13, 2018
 Underside of a brittlegill mushroom Russula mariae on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 2, 2018
 Details of cross section of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Brittlegill mushrooms Russula pectinatoides flanked by other species of brittlegill on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 1, 2020
 Gills and caps of red brittlegill mushrooms (Russula) on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2021
 Pale brown brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 5, 2021
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