 Stem of black elfin saddle mushroom Helvella lacunosa on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Side view of black elfin saddle mushroom Helvella lacunosa on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Black elfin saddle mushroom Helvella lacunosa from side of Road FS 203 covered bt gravel near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Side view of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa on black background on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Slate grey saddle mushroom (fluted black elfin saddle, Helvella lacunosa) collected during a mushroom excursion in Komarovo near Shchuchye Lake, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 17, 2016
 Cross section of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Side view of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Side view of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa on pine needles on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella lacunosa) on an old campfire site in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 6, 2017
 Paraphyses (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
 Close-up of felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
 Asci with spores (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
 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
 Asci and paraphyses (in Melzer) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses (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
 Asci and paraphyses (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
 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
 Helvella sulcata mushroom (pale form of Helvella lacunosa) on black background on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2020
 White elfin saddle mushroom (Helvella lactea) on a burned forest floor on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 White elfin saddle mushroom (Helvella lactea) on burned soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Asci and paraphyses from grey exterior (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 (in KOH solution) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel covered by leaves and needles on a side of Forest Service Road 203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, February 19, 2023
 Spores (in lugol) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel covered by leaves and needles on a side of Forest Service Road 203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, February 19, 2023
 Felt saddle mushroom (Helvella macropus) with mold fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 1, 2024
 Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella crispa mushroom) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2013
 Ascomycete felt saddle mushroom (Helvella macropus) with mold-like fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 6, 2020
 Close-up of black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 White elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella lactea) on burned pine needles on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 White elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella lactea) on burned pine wood on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Side view of white elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella lactea) on burned pine wood on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Young felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on charred forest floor on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
 Black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) on black background on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Reticulate undersurface of Helvella sulcata mushroom (pale form of Helvella lacunosa) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2020
 Side view of Helvella sulcata mushroom (pale form of Helvella lacunosa) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2020
 Helvella sulcata mushroom (pale form of Helvella lacunosa) among rotting leaves on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2020
 Elfin saddle mushroom (Helvella crispa) on a side of a sandy road, under Yaupon and oaks on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
 Helvella sulcata mushroom (pale form of Helvella lacunosa) in area of floodplain near rotting wood on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2020
 White elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella lactea) on burned pine wood near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 White elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella lactea) on pieces of wood under pines near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 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
 Elfin saddle mushroom (Helvella crispa) near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 29, 2018
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on black background on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021
 Cross section of elfin saddle mushroom (Helvella crispa) on a side of a sandy road, under Yaupon and oaks on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022
 Felt saddle mushroom (Helvella macropus) under pines on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2019
 Close-up of felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021
 Side view of elfin saddle mushroom (Helvella crispa) on a side of a sandy road, under Yaupon and oaks on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
 Close-up of tiny cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) on a pine log on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa)(?) collected at mushroom walk with Gulf States Mycological Society in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 22, 2019
 Black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) on partially burned forest floor on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Saddle mushroom (Helvella) with a parasitic mold fungus (Hypomyces cervinus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, April 8, 2018
 Elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa) in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 19, 2016
 Black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) on burned pine needles on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) among charred pieces of wood on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) grown after a prescribed burn on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Close-up of split porecrust resupinate mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa) on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa) on roadside in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 19, 2016
 Close-up of white, web-like, slightly brown resupinate polypore mushroom on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Close-up of brown resupinate polypore mushroom Gloeophyllum carbonarium on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Close-up of brown resupinate polypore mushroom Gloeophyllum carbonarium on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Close-up of a tail section of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2023
 Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Gloeophyllum carbonarium growing on a burned pine stump on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Small elfin saddle mushrooms Helvella crispa or may be H. solitaria near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 3, 2018
 Large elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa) on a roadside slope near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018
 Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Gloeophyllum carbonarium growing on side of a burned pine stump on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Close-up of small colonies of brown resupinate polypore mushroom Gloeophyllum carbonarium on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Close-up of tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Close-up of tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark at sunrise on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Close-up of slime mold Arcyria ferruginea on a log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 4, 2023
 Melanoleuca mushrooms on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 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
 Gills of Melanoleuca mushrooms on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Underside of Melanoleuca mushrooms on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Dissected cup mushroom Helvella macropus with mold-like fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 6, 2020
 Close-up of Ascomycete mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) on a bonfire site near a pond on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
 Close-up of snowy-white resupinate polypore mushroom on pine wood on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2023
 Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 6, 2022
 Some olive brown bolete mushroom on Service Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2023
 Rosettes of cudweed (Gnaphalium spicatum) with silvery leaves on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on a side of a dirty trail in a mostly pine moderately wet forest, on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021
 Close-up of black crust fungus Sphaeria subiculata (Rosellinia subiculata)(?) on a log of a broadleaf tree on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 14, 2023
 Tiny cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) on a pine log on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Side view of felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021
 Cross section of some olive brown bolete mushroom on Service Road FS 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2023
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) near a trail on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
 Masses of tiny cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) on a pine log on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Resupinate polypore mushroom on a pine log on Forest Service Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 6, 2022
 Close-up of hydnoid resupinate mushroom on an oak that fell across the trail on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 19, 2023
 Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora on a side of a thick pine log in a shallow ditch on roadside of Forest Service Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2022
 Rosette with smooth green leaves of smallhead doll s daisy (Boltonia diffusa) on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Spores (moldy(?)) of some olive brown bolete mushroom collected 4 days before on Service Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 9, 2023
 Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2023
 Pinkish white resupinate polypore mushroom on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Split porecrust resupinate mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa) on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Spores from Melanoleuca mushroom collected from Road FS 203 in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on a charred forest floor on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Black eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) at Forest Service Road 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 9, 2022
 White saddle mushroom (Helvella crispa) along a road around Kavgolovskoe Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 25, 2017
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