 Immature spherical asci of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) 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
 Immature spherical ascus (without spores) of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) 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
 Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) 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 Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x10 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 Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x10 objective) in Melzer, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x40 objective) in Melzer, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Immature asci of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope with darkfield condenser and x40 objective in KOH, collected 4/9/2023 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 12, 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
 Cross section of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Details of cross section of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) on black background collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Ascogenous tissue of immature Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope with darkfield condenser and x10 objective in KOH, collected 4/9/2023 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 12, 2023
 Ascogenous tissue of immature Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope with darkfield condenser and x10 objective in lugol, collected 4/9/2023 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 12, 2023
 Close-up of a cross section of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) washed out from soil after a heavy rain on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Asci (in Congo red dye, x100 objective) of fungus Pyronema omphalodes from burned ground collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses (in Congo red dye, x100 objective) of fungus Pyronema omphalodes from burned ground collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Ascomycete truffle mushroom, probably Tuber, together with a white quartzite pebble to the right, on a path in a pine forest on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 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
 Ascomycete truffle mushroom, probably Tuber, washed out from soil after a heavy rain, together with a white quartzite pebble to the right on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Ascogenous tissue of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope with darkfield condenser and x40 objective in KOH, collected 4/9/2023 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 12, 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
 Paraphyses (in Congo red dye, x100 objective) of fungus Pyronema omphalodes from burned ground collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Asci (in Congo red dye, x40 objective) of fungus Pyronema omphalodes from burned ground collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Tissues (in Congo red dye, x100 objective) of small brown Hebeloma(?) mushrooms from burned ground, collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Basidia (in Congo red dye, x100 objective) of small brown Hebeloma(?) mushrooms from burned ground, collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Basidia and tissues (in Congo red dye, x100 objective) of small brown Hebeloma(?) mushrooms from burned ground, collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Asci of tiny orange Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) under microscope from the same oak log as 1/19/2022, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 2, 2022
 Small greenish grey buttons of a fungus Trihoderma(?) under a microscope (in Congo red dye, x40 objective), collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Spores (with x100 objective) of yellow corticioid fungus Penttilamyces olivascens from underside of a fallen oak, collected a day before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 5, 2023
 Paraphyses and asci of cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata group) (x40 objective), collected from muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Asci and spores of eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata group) (x40 objective), collected from muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses of eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata group) (x40 objective), collected from muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata group), at low magnification (x10 objective), collected from muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Paraphyses and asci under a microscope (with x100 objective) of Ascomycete fungus Scutellinia nigrohirtula(?) or may be S. subhirtella with somewhat short hairs, or immature short-haired S. crinita collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 7, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses under a microscope (with x100 objective) of Ascomycete fungus Scutellinia nigrohirtula(?) or may be S. subhirtella with somewhat short hairs, or immature short-haired S. crinita collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 7, 2023
 Asci with spores and paraphyses (x100 objective, in Congo Red) of common eyelash mushrooms (Scutellinia scutellata(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 24, 2024
 Asci and paraphyses under a microscope (in lugol, with x100 objective) of Ascomycete fungus Scutellinia nigrohirtula(?) or may be S. subhirtella with somewhat short hairs, or immature short-haired S. crinita collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 7, 2023
 Gill tissue and spores of mushrooms Conocybe subpubescens in Congo Red dye at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 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 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
 Asci of tiny orange Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) at lower magnification from the same oak log as 1/19/2022, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 2, 2022
 Tissues (in Congo red dye, x40 objective) of small brown Hebeloma(?) mushrooms from burned ground, collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Tissues (in Congo red dye, x10 objective) of small brown Hebeloma(?) mushrooms from burned ground, collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 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
 Cheilocystidia (with x100 objective, in Congo Red) of stinking dapperling mushrooms (Lepiota cristata) from a primitive campground, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 4, 2023
 Spores inside asci of eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata group), collected from muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Tips of asci and paraphyses of eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata group), collected from muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Spores (with x40 objective) of yellow corticioid fungus Penttilamyces olivascens from underside of a fallen oak, collected a day before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 5, 2023
 Asci with spores of eyelash cup fungus Scutellinia superba from muddy ground, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 6, 2024
 Asci and paraphyses of eyelash cup fungus Scutellinia superba from muddy ground, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 6, 2024
 Spores of a polypore mushroom Megasporoporia setulosa under a microscope, collected a day before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 30, 2022
 Basidia and cystidia of a small yellow bolete mushroom Buchwaldoboletus sphaerocephalus in Congo red, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Asci with spores at low magnification of eyelash cup fungus Scutellinia superba from muddy ground, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 6, 2024
 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 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
 Basidia and tissues under a microscope (x100 objective) of a resupinate polypore mushroom Fibroporia radiculosa collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 14, 2022
 Spores (under a microscope, in lugol) of mushrooms Melanoleuca or may be Lactarius (spore print white) collected from a wet area on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Tissues of a small yellow bolete mushroom Buchwaldoboletus sphaerocephalus under a microscope, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Asci with spores (x100 objective, in KOH) of common eyelash mushrooms (Scutellinia scutellata(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 24, 2024
 Asci and paraphyses (x100 objective, in KOH) of common eyelash mushrooms (Scutellinia scutellata(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 24, 2024
 Hyphae and spherical spores (x40 objective) of white Hypomyces fungus from a false truffle Rhizopogon, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Asci with spores of Ascomycete mushrooms Geopora arenosa(?) under a microscope with x100 objective collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2024
 Spores (x100 objective) of Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) from burned oak collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 21, 2023
 Basidia of pirate gold Amanita mushroom (Amanita chrysoleuca) under a microscope at low magnification collected in a pine forest on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 29, 2022
 Spores of mushrooms Conocybe subpubescens collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Asci with spores and paraphyses (x40 objective, in Congo Red) of common eyelash mushrooms (Scutellinia scutellata(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 24, 2024
 Asci and paraphyses under a microscope (with x40 objective) of Ascomycete fungus Scutellinia nigrohirtula(?) or may be S. subhirtella with somewhat short hairs, or immature short-haired S. crinita collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 7, 2023
 Spores of fibrecap mushrooms Inocybe lanuginosa (in KOH) collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Spores of mushrooms Conocybe subpubescens at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Web mold fungus Syzygites megalocarpus under a microscope at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 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
 Spores of white resupinate polypore mushroom Ceriporia(?) collected a day before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 5, 2023
 Spores and gill tissue of mushrooms Conocybe subpubescens collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Close-up of Ascomycete mushroom Peziza on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Spores of tiny white Lepiota mushrooms from rotten pine log under a microscope (in lugol), collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Tissues of tiny orange Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) from the same oak log as 1/19/2022, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 2, 2022
 Ascomycete fungus Pyronema omphalodes or may be P. domesticum on a site of bonfire on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2021
 Immature cone of loblolly pine on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 15, 2022
 Ascomycete mushroom Genea(?) on a bonfire site on a utility line cutting on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 23, 2020
 Ascomycete fungus Pyronema omphalodes or may be P. domesticum on a site of bonfire in wet area on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2021
 Ascomycete fungus Pyronema omphalodes or may be P. domesticum on a bonfire site in wet area on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2021
 Red cups of eyelash Ascomycete fungus Scutellinia superba on muddy ground on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 6, 2024
 Close-up of Ascomycete fungus Pyronema omphalodes or may be P. domesticum on a site of bonfire on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2021
 Cross section of mushroom Tricholoma subresplendens on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Granules of Ascomycete fungus Pyronema omphalodes or may be P. domesticum on a bonfire site in wet area on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2021
 Rosy crust of Ascomycete fungus Pyronema omphalodes or may be P. domesticum on a site of bonfire on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2021
 Details of Ascomycete fungus Pyronema omphalodes or may be P. domesticum on a bonfire site in wet area on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2021
 Foggy morning on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 1, 2023
 Spores of pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma papillatum collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 18, 2023
 Tissues of pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma papillatum, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 18, 2023
 Spores of bolete mushrooms Xanthoconium purpureum collected a day before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 5, 2023
 Dissected small Ascomycete mushroom Genea(?) on a bonfire site on a utility line cutting on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 23, 2020
 Spores of a mushroom Amanita chrysoleuca collected a day before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 30, 2022
 Rosy granules of Ascomycete fungus Pyronema omphalodes or may be P. domesticum on a bonfire site in wet area on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2021
 Cross section of cinnamon webcap mushroom (Cortinarius cinnamomeus) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Pine forest before sunrise on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 1, 2023
 Pine forest at sunrise on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 1, 2023
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