![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3314/jpeg/10t.jpg) Partially dry Devil s Cigar Ascomycete mushroom (Chorioactis geaster) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3314/jpeg/11t.jpg) Ascomycete mushrooms Chorioactis geaster with dried tips at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3314/jpeg/07t.jpg) Habitat of Devil s Cigar Ascomycete mushrooms (Chorioactis geaster) 0.8 m from hackberry, 4 m from elm, 7 m from oak, 11 m from juniper, around 60 m from lake shore, at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3314/jpeg/14t.jpg) Asci and paraphyses of Ascomycete mushrooms Chorioactis geaster collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3314/jpeg/12t.jpg) Tissues (in Congo Red, at low magnification) of Ascomycete mushrooms Chorioactis geaster collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3314/jpeg/13t.jpg) Asci (in Congo Red, at low magnification) of Ascomycete mushrooms Chorioactis geaster collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3314/jpeg/16t.jpg) Spores (with x100 objective) of Ascomycete mushrooms Chorioactis geaster collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3314/jpeg/08t.jpg) Mature Devil s Cigar Ascomycete mushroom (Chorioactis geaster) growing of a small piece of submerged in soil blackened elm wood at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3314/jpeg/15t.jpg) Asci and spores (at low magnification, x40 objective) of Ascomycete mushrooms Chorioactis geaster collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3314/jpeg/17t.jpg) Immature spore and some round structures of Ascomycete mushrooms Chorioactis geaster collected at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3316/jpeg/33t.jpg) Spores of Ascomycete mushroom Chorioactis geaster collected a day before in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3316/jpeg/31t.jpg) Spores (at low magnofication) of Ascomycete mushroom Chorioactis geaster collected a day before in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2615/jpeg/07t.jpg) Crustose lichens on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2615/jpeg/01t.jpg) Flowering fringe lichen (Heterodermia echinata) on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2615/jpeg/02t.jpg) Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2615/jpeg/04t.jpg) Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/16t.jpg) Various fruticose lichens on a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2615/jpeg/03t.jpg) Flowering fringe lichen (Heterodermia echinata) on a twig of small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2615/jpeg/05t.jpg) Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on a twig of small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2615/jpeg/08t.jpg) Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) with apothecia on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2615/jpeg/06t.jpg) Smooth axil-bristle lichen (Myelochroa galbina) on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/07t.jpg) Various fruticose lichens on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/15t.jpg) Palmetto lichen (Ramalina celastri) on a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2679/jpeg/18t.jpg) Cap of a spotted bolete mushroom (Xanthoconium affine) in a half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/12t.jpg) Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/05t.jpg) Lichen Ramalina dasypoga on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/03t.jpg) Ramalina dasypoga lichen on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/19t.jpg) Southern strap lichen (Ramalina stenospora) on a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2615/jpeg/09t.jpg) Bumpy ramalina lichen (Ramalina complanata) on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2679/jpeg/17t.jpg) Pores of a spotted bolete mushroom (Xanthoconium affine) in a half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2679/jpeg/19t.jpg) Dissected spotted bolete mushroom (Xanthoconium affine) in a half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/13t.jpg) Palmetto lichen (Ramalina celastri) on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2434/jpeg/13t.jpg) Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on a twig of a bush in a half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/04t.jpg) Perforated ruffle lichen (Parmotrema perforatum) on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/06t.jpg) Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/08t.jpg) Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/11t.jpg) Peruvian cartilage lichen (Ramalina peruviana) on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/09t.jpg) Perforated ruffle lichen (Parmotrema perforatum) on a twig of a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2434/jpeg/16t.jpg) Thorny Ramallina lichen (Ramalina willeyi) with apothecia on a thin twig of a bush in a half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/01t.jpg) Southern strap (cartilage) lichen (Ramalina stenospora) on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/10t.jpg) Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) with apothecia on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2434/jpeg/15t.jpg) Tuft of thorny Ramallina lichen (Ramalina willeyi) on a thin twig of a bush in a half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3316/jpeg/32t.jpg) Spores of devil s cigar mushroom Chorioactis geaster collected a day before in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2638/jpeg/02t.jpg) Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on bushes in semi-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2434/jpeg/10t.jpg) Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on bushes in semi-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/19t.jpg) Thin brown Tomentella on old Phellinus mushroom on a juniper log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/20t.jpg) Close-up of thin brown Tomentella on old Phellinus mushroom on a juniper log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/13t.jpg) Pink resupinate polypore mushroom Ceriporia(?) on a fallen oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/04t.jpg) Small patch of a yellow resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2463/jpeg/11t.jpg) Tiger sawgill mushrooms (Lentinus tigrinus) at the base of dead trees in a formerly flooded area near the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/24t.jpg) Some white resupinate polypore mushroom at the base of a dried juniper tree at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/08t.jpg) Orange resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus (Schizopora flavipora) on a log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/16t.jpg) Pink and white resupinate polypore mushroom Ceriporia(?) on a fallen oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/14t.jpg) Close-up of pink resupinate polypore mushroom Ceriporia(?) on a fallen oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2463/jpeg/23t.jpg) Trees in a recently flooded area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2463/jpeg/17t.jpg) Trees in a recently flooded area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3164/jpeg/31t.jpg) Frequently flooded area with dead oak trees at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 31, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/13t.jpg) Orange resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus (Schizopora flavipora) on underside of an oak log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/10t.jpg) Section of orange resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus (Schizopora flavipora) on a log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/09t.jpg) Close-up of orange resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus (Schizopora flavipora) on a log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/26t.jpg) Texture white resupinate polypore mushroom at the base of a dried juniper tree at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/25t.jpg) White resupinate polypore mushroom at the base of a dried red cedar (juniper tree) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/15t.jpg) Details of pink and white resupinate polypore mushroom Ceriporia(?) on a fallen oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/17t.jpg) Bicoloured bracket mushroom (Vitreoporus dichrous) on top of a dried, slightly rotting juniper at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/17t.jpg) Mature creamy brown corticioid (crust) mushroom on a fallen branch of live oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/27t.jpg) Close-up of white resupinate polypore mushroom at the base of a dried juniper tree at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/19t.jpg) Brown corticioid (crust) mushroom Dichostereum effuscatum on a standing dead live oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/20t.jpg) Resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of a fallen branch of live oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/01t.jpg) Mature resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus (Schizopora flavipora) on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2985/jpeg/02t.jpg) Mushroom Gymnopus luxurians under juniper trees at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 17, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3178/jpeg/16t.jpg) Half dry buttonbush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 19, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3037/jpeg/09t.jpg) Bolete mushrooms Boletus luridellus under wild live oaks on the edge of open windy slope of the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/03t.jpg) Close-up of mature resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus (Schizopora flavipora) on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/14t.jpg) Close-up of orange resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus (Schizopora flavipora) on underside of an oak log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/28t.jpg) Pattern of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark at the base of a dried juniper tree at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/02t.jpg) Texture of mature resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus (Schizopora flavipora) on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3314/jpeg/04t.jpg) Parasitic web-like fungus Sporophagomyces with brown spores from a corticioid mushroom Dichostereum effuscatum on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/18t.jpg) Close-up of mature creamy brown corticioid (crust) mushroom on a fallen branch of live oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/21t.jpg) Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of a fallen branch of live oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/24t.jpg) Brown corticioid (crust) mushroom Dichostereum effuscatum on a fallen dried live oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/18t.jpg) Pink resupinate polypore mushroom Vitreoporus dichrous with white margins on a fallen juniper at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2417/jpeg/01t.jpg) Underside of pinkgill (Entoloma) mushroom under red cedar trees at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3037/jpeg/11t.jpg) Masses of bolete mushrooms Boletus luridellus under wild live oaks on the edge of open windy slope of the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3037/jpeg/01t.jpg) Patriotic bolete mushroom (Boletus patrioticus) under juniper and oak trees at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2417/jpeg/02t.jpg) Side view of pinkgill (Entoloma) mushroom under red cedar trees at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3085/jpeg/27t.jpg) Elm trees with bony beard lichen (Usnea trichodea) in wet area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/22t.jpg) Pore surface of resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of a fallen branch of live oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/25t.jpg) Texture of brown corticioid (crust) mushroom Dichostereum effuscatum on a fallen dried live oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/23t.jpg) Growth pattern of resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of a fallen branch of live oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2639/jpeg/05t.jpg) Resupinate polypore mushroom Phellinus on a live oak near the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2463/jpeg/10t.jpg) Trees near the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3135/jpeg/26t.jpg) Dry oak trees on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3037/jpeg/10t.jpg) Bolete mushrooms Boletus luridellus with their side view under wild live oaks on the edge of open windy slope of the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3037/jpeg/12t.jpg) Bolete mushrooms Boletus luridellus with their cross section under wild live oaks on the edge of open windy slope of the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3037/jpeg/02t.jpg) Close-up of patriotic bolete mushroom (Boletus patrioticus) under juniper and oak trees at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3085/jpeg/26t.jpg) Trees covered by bony beard lichen (Usnea trichodea) in wet area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3313/jpeg/26t.jpg) Thin growth of brown corticioid (crust) mushroom Dichostereum effuscatum on a fallen dried live oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3406/jpeg/04t.jpg) Agaricus mushroom at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3312/jpeg/11t.jpg) Polypore mushroom Perenniporia tephropora (Truncospora tephropora) on cut surface of a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023
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