 Bi-septate spores 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
 Spores (in KOH), together with some larger spore 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
 Spores (in KOH, low magnification) of endophyte fungus Lylea tetracoila (Heteroconium tetracoilum)(?) from a tiny black dot on wood near orange crust of Hypoxylon rubiginosum, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 3, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum from a tiny black dot on wood, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 3, 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
 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
 Conidia and conidiophores of anamorph (asexual stage) of crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum growing as brown fluffy 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 spores (conidia) (in Melzer) from soft light brown anamorph (asexual stage) of fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 2, 2023
 Conidia (in Melzer) from soft light brown anamorph (asexual stage) of fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum together with spores of some Ascomycete, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 3, 2023
 Conidiophores and conidia (in KOH) from smooth orange stuff covering fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 2, 2023
 Conidiospores (in lugol) from soft light brown anamorph (asexual stage) of fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 3, 2023
 Conidiospores (in Melzer) from soft light brown anamorph (asexual stage) of fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 3, 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
 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
 Conidiophores and conidia (in Melzer) from soft light brown anamorph (asexual stage) of fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 2, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of tiny black spheres of corticioid fungus Rosellinia subiculata(?) from fallen sticks, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 20, 2023
 Tiny soft granules of anamorph (asexual stage) of crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on an elm log in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Growth of tiny puffs of anamorph (asexual stage) of crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on an elm log in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 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
 Spores (in KOH, at low(?) magnification) of tiny black spheres of corticioid fungus Rosellinia subiculata(?) from fallen sticks, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 20, 2023
 Conidia from soft light brown anamorph (asexual stage) of fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum together with a large septate spore of some Ascomycete, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 3, 2023
 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
 Orange crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum with velvety anamorph (asexual stage) at its margins on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 2, 2023
 Close-up of crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum and light brown anamorph (asexual stage) at its margins on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 2, 2023
 Close-up of crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum with light brown fluffy anamorph (asexual stage) at its margins on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 2, 2023
 Tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark with whitish wood on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Tiny soft granules of anamorph (asexual stage) of crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) together with some orange tooth-like corticioid fungus on a fallen tree branch in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 19, 2023
 Spores of thin yellow crust fungus from elm wood without bark in wet area, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 17, 2023
 Crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on a log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 7, 2019
 Crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 7, 2019
 Chains of some black 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
 Spores 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 under a microscope of beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) from a fallen twig, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 5, 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
 Teliospores (teleutospores, black) of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli) under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2022
 Teliospores (teleutospores, black) of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli) under a microscope at low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2022
 Thin yellow crust of corticioid fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum around tunnels of bark beetles on an elm log in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Details of thin yellow crust of corticioid fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum around tunnels of bark beetles on an elm log in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Close-up of thin yellow crust of corticioid fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum around tunnels of bark beetles on an elm log in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Yellow crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on underside of a piece of wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018
 Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) crust fungus on underside of a piece of wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 9, 2018
 Crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019
 Fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum together with soft light brown anamorph (asexual stage) at its margins on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 2, 2023
 Black crust of Hypoxylon fungus on a tree branch on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 12, 2019
 Close up of Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) crust fungus on underside of a piece of wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 9, 2018
 Black balls of rust fungus Uromyces lespedezae or may be Cercospora from underside of leaves of hairy bush clover under a microscope at low magnifications collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 10, 2022
 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
 Yellow and dark-brown crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on underside of a piece of wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 9, 2018
 Yellow and dark-brown Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) crust fungus spreading on underside of a piece of wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 9, 2018
 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
 Texture 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 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Black hair of Ascomycete mushrooms Geopora arenosa(?) under a microscope collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2024
 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
 Asci and spores of tiny cup mushrooms Hyaloscipha brotannica(?) under microscope collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Tiny caps of mushrooms Entoloma parasiticum(?) on a fallen elm with black Hypoxylon canker fungus on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2020
 Teliospores (teleutospores, black) of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli) in KOH, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Basidia of some fungal tissue grown together with black fungus Sphaeria (Rosellinia) collected on South Wilderness Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 14, 2023
 Tiny Mycena mushrooms on black background, from a slope of an ash pit from a burned tree, on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2023
 Spores of thin matte light brown crust fungus from fallen elm (in lugol), collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 17, 2023
 Spores of thin matte light brown crust fungus from fallen elm (in Toluidine blue dye), collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 17, 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
 Black crust fungus Sphaeria subiculata (Hypoxylon subiculatum, Rosellinia subiculata)(?) (Xylariaceae) under a fallen hardwood tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 7, 2019
 Spores of Hypomyces fungus from a black bolete mushroom in Congo red, under a microscope with x40 objective, collected a day before in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Texas, June 5, 2022
 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 kidney-shaped tooth mushroom (Mycorrhaphium adustum) (no pictures of the mushroom were taken, spore print white, fungus turns black), collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, May 1, 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
 Black spore mass of mature Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica) under a microscope at low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 14, 2022
 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
 Spores from a piece of wood with corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) from a fallen pine, collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 18, 2023
 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 (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
 Spores of mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) under a microscope in lugol, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
 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
 Some black Daldinia like fungus growing on Hypoxylon crust on a rotting tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2021
 Black fungus Sphaeria subiculata (Rosellinia subiculata)(?) on wood 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
 Basidia and spores of tiny Mycena mushrooms from a slope of an ash pit, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2023
 Spores (in lugol) of tiny Mycena mushrooms from a slope of an ash pit, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 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
 Crust fungus Rusty woodwart (Hypoxylon rubiginosum)(?) on a dry piece of wood in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 30, 2022
 Whitish wood with black 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
 Cross section of some black Daldinia like fungus growing on Hypoxylon crust on a fallen tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2021
 Tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 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
 Spores of tiny Mycena mushrooms from a slope of an ash pit at very low manification (x4 objective), collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2023
 Spores (in toluidine blue) of tiny Mycena mushrooms from a slope of an ash pit, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2023
 Black crust fungi Hypoxylon together with Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma on a fallen branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
 Texture of black corticioid fungus Sphaeria subiculata (Rosellinia subiculata)(?) on wood 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
 Spores (under a microscope in KOH) of pinkish mold-like fungus Hypomyces samuelsii(?) from little nest polypore mushrooms, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 28, 2023
 Growth pattern of tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Close-up of tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Habitat of tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a thick fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Spores (in KOH, spore print black) of brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella) found near a primitive campground, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Yellow hydnoid crust fungus with tiny teeth on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019
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