 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 5, 2023
 Close-up of beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 5, 2023
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 7, 2021
 Details of beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 7, 2021
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a beech twig in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme(?)) on a fallen twig taken from area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest, east from Waverly. Texas, December 5, 2020
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme)(?) on a fallen twig on Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen beech branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen beech limb in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) together with Stereum on a fallen branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) together with folious lichen and Stereum on a fallen branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen branch on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 23, 2022
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, April 8, 2018
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, June 19, 2019
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
 Section of beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
 Texture of beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
 Close-up of beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
 Texture of beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme(?)) on a dry elm tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 31, 2021
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a thin dry standing tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 28, 2019
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) together with some white corticioid fungus on a thin dry standing tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 28, 2019
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 28, 2018
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme(?)) on a dry elm tree near the creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 31, 2021
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on wood on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 23, 2022
 Black bodies of beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a thin dry standing tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 28, 2019
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) together and some white corticioid fungi on a thin dry standing tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 28, 2019
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen tree branch in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 5, 2020
 Details of beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen tree branch in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 5, 2020
 Close-up of beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen tree branch in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 5, 2020
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme)(?) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2020
 Some tissues of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) from a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Tissues of tiny cup mushrooms Hyaloscipha brotannica(?) under microscope collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
 Tissues infected by Juniper-hawthorn rust fungus (Gymnosporangium globosum) under a microscope in KOH, from upper surface of leaves of littlehip hawthorn (Crataegus spathulata), collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
 Tissues of tiny cup mushrooms Hyaloscipha brotannica(?) together with some other fungi under microscope collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
 Tissues of tiny cup mushrooms Hyaloscipha brotannica(?) and some algae under microscope collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
 Tissues and some spores of corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) from underside of a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Bright brown corticioid fungus growing over black Hypoxylon or Biscogniauxia crust on a fallen oak on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Close-up of brown corticioid fungus growing over black Hypoxylon or Biscogniauxia crust on a fallen oak on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) Hypoxylon fungus from a twig (may be contamination) collected near Caney Creek three days before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 8, 2023
 Spores (in KOH, low magnification) Hypoxylon fungus from a twig (may be contamination) collected near Caney Creek three days before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 8, 2023
 Tissues of Ramaria mushroom from lower part of rotten pine log under a microscope in Congo Red, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Conidia of fungus Xylaria hypoxylon from an oak log collected three days before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 28, 2023
 Tissues under a microscope of mold fungus Syzygites megalocarpus collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 28, 2023
 Asci of mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) under a microscope in Congo Red, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
 Spores of mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) under a microscope in lugol, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
 Tissues of corticioid fungus Schizopora paradoxa from a pine branch collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 6, 2022
 Tissues of orange sclerotia of some fungus under a microscope, collected north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023
 Spores of brown corticioid fungus growing over Hypoxylon from a fallen oak collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, February 19, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) and some black hair (under a microscope) of endophyte fungus Lylea tetracoila (Heteroconium tetracoilum)(?) from a tiny black dot on wood near crust of Hypoxylon rubiginosum, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 3, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses of mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) under a microscope in Congo Red, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
 Spores of mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) under a microscope in lactofenol blue, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
 Tissues (in Melzer) of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Tissues (in Congo Red) of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log at very low magnification collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Asci (in lugol) of tissues of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Tissues (in lugol, low magnification) of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log at low magnification collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Tissues (in Congo Red) of orange sclerotia of some fungus under a microscope at low magnification, collected north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023
 Tissues under a microscope of orange corticioid fungus Crustoderma dryinum collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 4, 2024
 Tissues under a microscope of orange powderpuff polypore mushrooms from a fallen wet hardwood twig, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 2, 2024
 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
 Tissues of resupinate polypore mushroom with pinkish fungus Tulasnella violea(?) under a microscope (x40 objective, in KOH) collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Tissues of resupinate polypore mushroom with pinkish fungus Tulasnella violea(?) under a microscope (x10 objective, in KOH) collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Tissues at low magnification of black fungus Sphaeria subiculata (Rosellinia subiculata)(?) collected on South Wilderness Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 14, 2023
 Spores of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen thin pine twig, collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 28, 2024
 Spores of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen thicker pine twig, collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 28, 2024
 Tissues of white web-like fungus from pine cones under a microscope (x40 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tissues of resupinate polypore mushroom with pinkish fungus Tulasnella violea(?) under a microscope (x100 objective, in KOH) collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Tissues and spores at low magnification of a black ball of fungus Sphaeria subiculata (Rosellinia subiculata)(?) collected on South Wilderness Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 14, 2023
 Tissues of white web-like fungus from pine cones under a microscope (x100 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Conidia and tissues under a microscope with x40 objective of mold-like fungus Tilachlidium setigerum(?) from dried Xeromphalina mushrooms, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Tissues under a microscope 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
 Tissues of white resupinate polypore mushroom from a fallen pine branch under a microscope at very low magnification collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Tissues of white web-like fungus with hyphal cords from pine cones with some spore under a microscope in Melzer, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Orange crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum on a fallen oak branch without bark on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 2, 2023
 Tissues and basidia under a microscope 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
 Tissues under a microscope (low magnification) 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
 Tissues of tiny Mycena mushrooms from a slope of an ash pit at low manification, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2023
 Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon on an oak log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 25, 2023
 Tissues of slime mold Arcyria ferruginea under a microscope, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 1, 2024
 Pattern of orange crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum on a fallen oak branch without bark on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 2, 2023
 Tissues and spores of tiny Mycena mushrooms from a slope of an ash pit at low manification, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2023
 Black spots of Hypoxylon fungus on a fallen twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 30, 2021
 Close-up of black Hypoxylon fungus on a fallen twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 30, 2021
 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
 Tissues (with x40 objective) of false truffle mushroom Rhizopogon roseolus(?) collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 6, 2023
 Tissues (in Congo Red) of some mold fungus around a burrow from a side of a sandy trail in a pine forest collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 5, 2023
 Fungus Hyaloscypha britannica under a microscope, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Pycnia of Juniper-hawthorn rust fungus (Gymnosporangium globosum) under a microscope in KOH, from upper surface of leaves of littlehip hawthorn (Crataegus spathulata), collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
 Tissues (in lactophenol blue(?)) of some mold fungus around a burrow from a side of a sandy trail in a pine forest collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 5, 2023
 Tissues (under x40 objective) of whitish mold fungus Hypomyces(?) from rotting Rhizopogon (no pictures of the fungus were taken) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 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
 Tissues and spores of webcap mushrooms Cortinarius semisanguineus collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
 Tissues of gills of webcap mushrooms Cortinarius semisanguineus collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
 Tissues and spores (with x100 objective) of false truffle mushroom Rhizopogon roseolus(?) collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 6, 2023
 Tissues at low magnification of small brown mushrooms Pluteus thomsonii(?), collected on South Wilderness Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 14, 2023
 Conidia and conidiophores of anamorph (asexual stage) of crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum growing as soft tiny granules on elm wood under a microscope in KOH, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Conidiophores and tissue of anamorph (asexual stage) of crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum growing as soft tiny granules on elm wood under a microscope in KOH, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
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