![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3379/jpeg/20t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3379/jpeg/21t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3378/jpeg/09t.jpg) Swarming spine mushrooms (Mucronella calva) on a wet fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 8, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3127/jpeg/15t.jpg) Swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) on underside of a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 9, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3378/jpeg/10t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3110/jpeg/23t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3110/jpeg/24t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3101/jpeg/16t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3099/jpeg/01t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3379/jpeg/23t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3379/jpeg/22t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3379/jpeg/24t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2839/jpeg/20t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2839/jpeg/21t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3393/jpeg/13t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3393/jpeg/14t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2643/jpeg/16t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3394/jpeg/20t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3394/jpeg/22t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3394/jpeg/21t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/21t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/24t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2376/jpeg/27t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2702/jpeg/24t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2702/jpeg/26t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2376/jpeg/28t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2608/jpeg/14t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3445/jpeg/13t.jpg) Close-up of corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) on underside of a thick wet pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3445/jpeg/09t.jpg) Green corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) on underside of a thick wet pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3128/jpeg/22t.jpg) Tissues of Mucronella calva mushrooms under a microscope, collected from a fallen pine in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 9, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3445/jpeg/11t.jpg) Green and yellow corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) on underside of a thick wet pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2846/jpeg/10t.jpg) Mucronella together with some resupinate (crust) fungus on underside of a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 9, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2702/jpeg/25t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2604/jpeg/17t.jpg) Tiny white clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on rotting pine wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3129/jpeg/12t.jpg) Spores of a fungus Mucronella calva under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest 4/9/2022. Texas, April 10, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3129/jpeg/13t.jpg) Spores of a fungus Mucronella calva and some large blob collected in Sam Houston National Forest 4/9/2022. Texas, April 10, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3445/jpeg/12t.jpg) Thin green and yellow covering (turns dark-olive after drying) of corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) on underside of a thick wet pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/35t.jpg) Thick pinkish white resupinate polypore mushroom on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3462/jpeg/06t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/13t.jpg) Yellow hydnoid (tooth) fungus on underside of a thick pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/14t.jpg) Yellow hydnoid (tooth) fungus with a caterpillar on a thick pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/15t.jpg) Teeth pattern of yellow hydnoid fungus on a thick pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/19t.jpg) Tiny teeth of yellow hydnoid fungus on a thick pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3438/jpeg/06t.jpg) Corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana mollusca on a lower side of a thick wet pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3438/jpeg/05t.jpg) Merulioid crust fungus Leucogyrophana mollusca on a lower side of a thick wet pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3438/jpeg/07t.jpg) Close-up of corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana mollusca on a lower side of a thick wet pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2966/jpeg/12t.jpg) Yellow hydnoid (tooth) fungus covering large area on a thick pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/19t.jpg) Pattern of Ascomycete fungus Catinella olivacea on underside of a thick pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/20t.jpg) Green cups of Ascomycete fungus Catinella olivacea on underside of a thick pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/18t.jpg) Tiny green cup fungus Catinella olivacea on underside of a thick half-decomposed pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/22t.jpg) Decomposing of green cups of Ascomycete fungus Catinella olivacea on underside of a thick pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/21t.jpg) Close-up of green cups of Ascomycete fungus Catinella olivacea on underside of a thick pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2264/jpeg/24t.jpg) Corticioid fungus Resinicium bicolor(?) on rotting wood of a large fallen pine on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, May 23, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2690/jpeg/12t.jpg) Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) on rotting wood on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 20, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2376/jpeg/26t.jpg) Thick porous crust fungus on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 6, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3502/jpeg/01t.jpg) Elastic polypore mushroom (Wrightoporia avellanea) on underside of a thick pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 30, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/36t.jpg) Golden corticioid fungus on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/01t.jpg) White web-like corticioid fungus on burned pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/33t.jpg) Some golden corticioid fungus on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/08t.jpg) Yellow hydnoid crust fungus on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3337/jpeg/02t.jpg) Tomentella(?) fungus on underside of a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 4, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3433/jpeg/10t.jpg) Slime mold Cribraria cancellata on a thick wet pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2604/jpeg/15t.jpg) Tiny white clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3410/jpeg/06t.jpg) White corticioid fungus on underside of a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/19t.jpg) Orange corticioid fungus Tomentella on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3433/jpeg/09t.jpg) Pale stagshorn mushrooms (Calocera pallidospathulata) on a thick wet pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3443/jpeg/31t.jpg) Spores of thin ash-like corticioid fungus from a thick pine log, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 11, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/03t.jpg) Dark brown corticioid fungus Tomentella on burned pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/02t.jpg) White web-like corticioid fungus with water droplets on burned pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3325/jpeg/23t.jpg) Close-up of merulioid corticioid fungus Serpula himantioides on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 11, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3325/jpeg/21t.jpg) Merulioid corticioid fungus Serpula himantioides with its margins on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 11, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3325/jpeg/19t.jpg) Fresh growth of corticioid fungus Serpula himantioides on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 11, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3410/jpeg/07t.jpg) Close-up of white web-like corticioid fungus on underside of a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3445/jpeg/08t.jpg) Olive duster fungus (Coniophora olivacea) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/06t.jpg) Light brown corticioid fungus Ceriporia(?) on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/09t.jpg) Yellow hydnoid crust fungus with tiny teeth on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2604/jpeg/16t.jpg) Tiny white clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on underside surface of a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3101/jpeg/30t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3445/jpeg/07t.jpg) Close-up of olive duster fungus (Coniophora olivacea) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/04t.jpg) Dark brown corticioid fungus Tomentella on underside of a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3345/jpeg/04t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3325/jpeg/26t.jpg) White web-like young growth of corticioid fungus Serpula himantioides on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 11, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3410/jpeg/08t.jpg) White partially dried corticioid fungus on underside of a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/10t.jpg) Tiny cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3325/jpeg/24t.jpg) Young growth of merulioid corticioid fungus Serpula himantioides on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 11, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3325/jpeg/22t.jpg) Pattern of growth of merulioid corticioid fungus Serpula himantioides on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 11, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/11t.jpg) Tiny white cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica on a wet pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3410/jpeg/09t.jpg) White corticioid fungus together with Gloeophyllum carbonarium on underside of a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3410/jpeg/10t.jpg) White corticioid fungus together with other crust fungi on underside of a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3445/jpeg/10t.jpg) Web-like hyphae of olive duster fungus (Coniophora olivacea) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3344/jpeg/07t.jpg) White, slightly brown corticioid fungus Ceriporia(?) on a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3443/jpeg/16t.jpg) Thin ash-like corticioid fungus on lower part of a thick pine log in wet area on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 9, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3393/jpeg/04t.jpg) Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon on an oak log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 25, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3101/jpeg/32t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3101/jpeg/31t.jpg) Texture 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2482/jpeg/15t.jpg) Some pale yellow corticioid fungus on rotting pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, April 16, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3337/jpeg/03t.jpg) White odontoid resupinate fungus Xylodon nespori(?) on underside of a burned a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 4, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3410/jpeg/11t.jpg) Web-like hyphae of white corticioid fungus together with Gloeophyllum carbonarium on underside of a burned pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 23, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3325/jpeg/20t.jpg) Texture of merulioid corticioid fungus Serpula himantioides on underside a large pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 11, 2023
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