 Spores of a fungus Mucronella calva under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest 4/9/2022. Texas, April 10, 2022
 Large spores of tiny mushrooms Mucronella calva together with white corticioid fungus from pine log, collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, April 26, 2023
 Spores of tiny mushrooms Mucronella calva together with white corticioid fungus from pine log, collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, April 26, 2023
 Tissues of Mucronella calva mushrooms under a microscope, collected from a fallen pine in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 9, 2022
 Spores (in lugol) of swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) from thick wet pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Mixture of spores of tiny mushrooms Mucronella calva together with white corticioid fungus from pine log, collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, April 26, 2023
 Spores (in Toluidine blue dye) of swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) from thick wet pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) on underside of a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 9, 2022
 Swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) together with some crust fungus on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
 Swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) together with some white corticioid fungus on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
 Basidia of swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) under a microscope with x40 objective, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tooth with crystals of swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) under a microscope with x40 objective, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tissues of a tooth of swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) under a microscope with x40 objective, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) together with tiny Ascomycete on underside of a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2022
 Swarming spine (Mucronella calva) mushrooms together with a corticioid fungus on a pine log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, January 22, 2022
 Swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) on a thick wet rotting pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 8, 2023
 Tiny tooth mushrooms Mucronella calva together with some white corticioid fungus under a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 25, 2023
 Close-up of tiny tooth mushrooms Mucronella calva together with some white corticioid fungus under a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 25, 2023
 Spores of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 2, 2022
 Spores and hyphae of peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum) at low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 2, 2022
 Corticioid fungus Coniophora olivacea and clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on a fallen pine on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 8, 2020
 Spores 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
 Tiny clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) under a wet pine log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 7, 2019
 Spores of a large pale Lactarius mushroom collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 26, 2022
 Swarming spine mushrooms (Mucronella calva) on a wet fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 8, 2023
 Spores of oyster mushrooms Pleurotus pulmonarius(?) from a large fallen hickory collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 3, 2022
 Close-up of swarming spine mushrooms (Mucronella calva) on a wet fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 8, 2023
 Spores of a large brown mushroom Amanita daucipes (spore print white), collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 21, 2022
 Spores of a large mature brittlegill mushroom Russula albidicremea collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 2, 2022
 Spores of large white brittlegill mushrooms Russula albidicremea collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 2, 2022
 Spores of white crust fungus growing on upper side on pine twigs, collected 1/12/2022 from Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, January 25, 2022
 Spores of a large bolete with yellow pores, pink stem collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 7, 2022
 Spores of large white brittlegill mushrooms Russula albidicremea under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 2, 2022
 Swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) on a wet pine log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 28, 2020
 Conidia of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) from large fallen hickory (no pictures of the fungus were taken) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 3, 2022
 Close-up of swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) on a wet pine log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 28, 2020
 Spores of a large Tylopilus mushroom (spore print thin, light brown) collected at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, May 8, 2022
 Spores of Melanoleuca mushroom collected on road FS 203 in Sam Houston National Forest 1/5/2022. College Station, Texas, February 9, 2022
 Conidia of candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon(?)) from a large fallen hickory collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 3, 2022
 Spores of lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) collected in Sam Houston National Forest 1/22/2022. College Station, Texas, February 9, 2022
 Spores of fly agaric mushroom Amanita persicina collected in Sam Houston National Forest 1/5/2022. College Station, Texas, February 9, 2022
 Tiny white clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) under a pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushrooms from elm log Collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, April 1, 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
 Close-up of tiny white clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) under a pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
 Spores of rust fungus Coleosporium elephantopodis collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 18, 2022
 Spores of rust fungus Coleosporium elephantopodis collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 2, 2022
 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
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Fibroporia radiculosa collected 1/26/2022 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2022
 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
 Spores of Devil s urn mushrooms (Urnula craterium) collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, April 17, 2022
 Clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on wet wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2020
 Apophyses and spores of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Spores of mushrooms Marasmiellus subnigricans or may be Heliomyces decolorans (no pictures of the fungus were taken) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 3, 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
 Spores of rust fungus Coleosporium elephantopodis at low magnification collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 2, 2022
 Clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2020
 Clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 6, 2018
 Spores of Devil s urn mushrooms (Urnula craterium) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2022
 Close up of clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 6, 2018
 Close-up of clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 8, 2020
 Spores of light-brown resupinate polypore mushroom on a burned end of a pine log collected 1/26/2022 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 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
 Large spores of fungus Sphaerosporium lignatile collected on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, March 1, 2022
 Spores of plums and custard mushrooms (Tricholomopsis rutilans) collected from a pine log in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 7, 2022
 Spores of scaly sawgill mushrooms (Neolentinus lepideus) collected from a pine log in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 7, 2022
 Spores of Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 14, 2022
 Asci and spores of Devil s urn mushrooms (Urnula craterium) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2022
 Spores of brown resupinate polypore mushroom on burned surface of a fallen pine collected 1/26/2022 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2022
 Ascus with round spores of brown Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria from campfire, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Spores of some rust fungus from underside of leaves of jumpseed (knotweed, Persicaria virginiana) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, July 3, 2022
 Spores of bright yellow corticioid fungus Phlebia subochracea collected in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest east from Waverly. Texas, May 28, 2022
 Spores of some rust fungus from underside of leaves of jumpseed (knotweed, Persicaria virginiana) at low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, July 3, 2022
 Large spores of fungus Sphaerosporium lignatile at higher magnification, collected on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, March 1, 2022
 Spores of soft white-grey resupinate polypore mushroom Elmerina caryae(?) on heavily decomposed hardwood, collected from Caney Creek section of Sam Houston National Forest 1/29/2022. Texas, January 30, 2022
 Spores of wrinkled crust corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch collected in Sam Houston National forest a day before. Texas, September 1, 2022
 Tissues and spores of a small orange cap bolete mushroom Boletus subfraternus infected by Hypomyces fungus collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
 Spores of polypore mushrooms Ganoderma lobatum (in KOH, may be contaminated by spores of some bolete), collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 26, 2022
 Spores of a small mushroom Amanita amerirubens(?) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 30, 2022
 Spores under a microscope of wrinkled crust corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch collected in Sam Houston National forest a day before. Texas, September 1, 2022
 Spores of small chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus tabernensis(?) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 30, 2022
 Allantoid spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora (spore size 3.44-3.8 x 1-1.1) on a side of a thick pine log in a shallow ditch on roadside of Forest Service Road 203 collected 1/26/2022 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2022
 Spores of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery a day before. Texas, August 21, 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
 Paraphyses of a fungus Hyalascypha britannica collected from a fallen pine in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 9, 2022
 Tissues of a fungus Hyalascypha britannica collected from a fallen pine in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 9, 2022
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom with large pores from bark of a fallen oak branch collected in Hensel Park a day before. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2022
 Basidia and spores of web mold fungus Syzygites megalocarpus collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Asci and paraphyses of a fungus Hyalascypha britannica collected from a fallen pine in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 9, 2022
 Basidia and spores of web mold fungus Syzygites megalocarpus at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Asci 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
 Teliospores (teleutospores) of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli) under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 23, 2022
 Aeciospores (orange) of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2022
 Asci and paraphyses 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 large brown Cortinarius mushrooms from Sam Houston National Forest 12/5/2021. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022
 Spores of white Amanita mushrooms from a sandy path under a microscope, collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 27, 2022
 Spores of a small mushroom Amanita amerirubens(?) under a microscope at low magnification (spore print is white), collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 30, 2022
 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
 Tissues of tiny orange Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) from the same oak log as 1/19/2022, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 2, 2022
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