![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/04t.jpg) Basidia of mushroom Tricholomopsis flammula from beech roots, low magnification, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/01t.jpg) Mushroom Tricholomopsis flammula on beech roots in area with no grass, near the creek, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/24t.jpg) Spores of mushroom Tricholomopsis flammula (spore print white) collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/03t.jpg) Cap of mushroom Tricholomopsis flammula in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/02t.jpg) Underside of mushroom Tricholomopsis flammula in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/13t.jpg) Basidia of pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma subradiatum(?) collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/08t.jpg) Basidia and basidioles of mushrooms Agrocybe acericola found under a magnolia tree, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/28t.jpg) Spores of large milkcap mushroom Lactifluus allardii collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3396/jpeg/29t.jpg) Spores and basidia of mushroom Agaricus auricolor from Forest Service Rd 231 collected Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 28, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3384/jpeg/18t.jpg) Basidia of mushroom Limacella glischra under a microscope, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 14, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3396/jpeg/28t.jpg) Spores and basidia at low magnification of mushroom Agaricus auricolor from Forest Service Rd 231 collected Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 28, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3430/jpeg/25t.jpg) Basidia and cystidia of a young Coprinopsis mushroom from hardwood in wet area, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 19, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/26t.jpg) Spores of milkcap mushroom Lactifluus petersenii (Lactarius petersenii)(?) collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/30t.jpg) Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a beech twig in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/31t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/32t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/31t.jpg) Spores of mushrooms Hohenbuehelia angustata from an oak(?) log, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3402/jpeg/24t.jpg) Spores of polypore mushroom Trametes lactinea collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest three days before. Texas, May 3, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/30t.jpg) Spores of Ascomycete fungus Galiella rufa collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/27t.jpg) Spores (in KOH) of pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma subradiatum(?) collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3384/jpeg/17t.jpg) Basidia of red-brown slimy stem Limacella mushroom (Limacella glischra) (in Congo Red dye) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 14, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/32t.jpg) Some amorphous corticioid mushroom on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2252/jpeg/05t.jpg) Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 28, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/14t.jpg) Hyphae and spores of pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma subradiatum(?) collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/11t.jpg) Asci with spores of Ascomycete fungus Catinella olivacea, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/16t.jpg) Asci and paraphyses of Ascomycete fungus Galiella rufa collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/29t.jpg) Spores of Ascomycete fungus Galiella rufa at low magnification, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/12t.jpg) Tissues at low magnification of pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma subradiatum(?) collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/15t.jpg) Asci at low magnification of Ascomycete fungus Galiella rufa collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/36t.jpg) Caps of hexagonal-pored polypore mushrooms (Neofavolus alveolaris) collected from thin branches of a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/06t.jpg) Tissues of mushrooms Agrocybe acericola found under a magnolia tree, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/10t.jpg) Asci, spores and paraphyses of Ascomycete fungus Catinella olivacea, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/25t.jpg) Spores (in KOH) of mushrooms Agrocybe acericola (spore print brown) collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/09t.jpg) Asci with spores at low mafnification of Ascomycete fungus Catinella olivacea, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3400/jpeg/07t.jpg) Cystidia(?) of mushrooms Agrocybe acericola found under a magnolia tree, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3401/jpeg/30t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3064/jpeg/26t.jpg) Bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) on lower side of a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3064/jpeg/21t.jpg) Young stage of bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2363/jpeg/19t.jpg) Caps of mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, September 22, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3396/jpeg/26t.jpg) Spores and basidia of Pluteus(?) mushrooms from the base of a burned oak collected Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 28, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3396/jpeg/27t.jpg) Cystidia and basidia of Pluteus(?) mushrooms from the base of a burned oak collected Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 28, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2772/jpeg/16t.jpg) Dark brown velvety caps of a small thin polypore mushroom Hymenochaete iodina on roots of a tilted tree in wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3086/jpeg/04t.jpg) Light grey-brown Tricholoma mushroom on a tall dry terrace over the creek, under oaks and beech, under dry leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/31t.jpg) Dark brown cap of a bracket polypore mushroom Trametes lactea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3064/jpeg/23t.jpg) Cross section of young bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2591/jpeg/13t.jpg) Mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on a thick pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3396/jpeg/25t.jpg) Spores and basidia at low magnification of Pluteus(?) mushrooms from the base of a burned oak collected Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 28, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2591/jpeg/15t.jpg) Cap texture of mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2595/jpeg/23t.jpg) Mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on rotting pine wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2591/jpeg/14t.jpg) Caps of mushrooms Tricholomopsis flammula on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3421/jpeg/11t.jpg) Basidia of false truffle mushroom Rhizopogon roseolus(?) collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 6, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3341/jpeg/26t.jpg) Basidia of mushroom Melanoleuca melaleuca(?) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/04t.jpg) Polypore mushroom Microporellus dealbatus on a stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/35t.jpg) Polypore mushroom Trametes lactinea on a stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/29t.jpg) Large milkcap mushroom Lactifluus allardii in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3430/jpeg/28t.jpg) Basidia and a cystidium of brittlegill mushrooms Psathyrella longipes from wet muddy area, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 19, 2023
![](../../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/2023/3399/jpeg/30t.jpg) Underside of a large milkcap mushroom Lactifluus allardii in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/05t.jpg) Polypore mushroom Microporellus dealbatus and its underside surface in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/32t.jpg) Gills of a large milkcap mushroom Lactifluus allardii in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3064/jpeg/22t.jpg) Young stage of bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) with water drops (guttation) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3435/jpeg/10t.jpg) Spores of a brown polypore mushroom with flexible caps from hardwood, may be beech, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/31t.jpg) Cross section of a large milkcap mushroom Lactifluus allardii in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3401/jpeg/21t.jpg) Spores of mushrooms Agrocybe acericola collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, May 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3446/jpeg/17t.jpg) Basidia and spores of brittlegill mushroom Russula subloculata (Macowanites americanus)(?) from muddy path, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 18, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3401/jpeg/26t.jpg) Spores (in KOH) of Ascomycete fungus Catinella olivacea collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, May 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3401/jpeg/20t.jpg) Spores of mushrooms Agrocybe acericola at low magnification, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, May 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/24t.jpg) Milkcap mushroom Lactifluus petersenii (Lactarius petersenii)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3341/jpeg/23t.jpg) Basidia and spores of Ramaria mushroom from lower part of rotten pine log under a microscope, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/23t.jpg) Young growth of elastic polypore mushroom (Wrightoporia avellanea) 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/2018/2405/jpeg/14t.jpg) Tree roots on a trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 23, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3380/jpeg/09t.jpg) Spores (in lugol) of yellow corticioid fungus from roots of uprooted and fallen thin elm collected a day before on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/25t.jpg) Underside of milkcap mushroom Lactifluus petersenii (Lactarius petersenii)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3401/jpeg/27t.jpg) Spores of hairy rubber cup mushrooms (Galiella rufa) collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, May 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/05t.jpg) Mushrooms Hymenochaete iodina on roots of inclined tree with oval leaves in wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3380/jpeg/10t.jpg) Spores (in Toluidine blue) of yellow corticioid fungus from roots of uprooted and fallen thin elm collected a day before on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2979/jpeg/03t.jpg) Caps of Clitocybe or may be Clitopilus mushrooms on a beech log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/06t.jpg) Caps of mushrooms Hymenochaete iodina on roots of inclined tree with oval leaves in wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3401/jpeg/29t.jpg) Spores (in Melzer) of hairy rubber cup mushrooms (Galiella rufa) collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, May 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/16t.jpg) Resupinate form of brown-staining cheese polypore mushroom (Fuscopostia fragilis) on a vertically cut surface of a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3381/jpeg/27t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3401/jpeg/28t.jpg) Spores (in Melzer, low magnification) of hairy rubber cup mushrooms (Galiella rufa) collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, May 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/13t.jpg) Guttation (water droplets) on a resupinate form of brown-staining cheese polypore mushroom (Fuscopostia fragilis) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/17t.jpg) Pattern of resupinate form of brown-staining cheese polypore mushroom (Fuscopostia fragilis) on a vertically cut surface of a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3381/jpeg/29t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/09t.jpg) Crust fungus Kretzschmaria deusta at the base of a large beech near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/35t.jpg) Bracket polypore mushrooms Fomitella supina on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2979/jpeg/02t.jpg) Light brown gills of Clitocybe or may be Clitopilus mushrooms on a beech log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3443/jpeg/18t.jpg) Basidia of omphalinoid mushrooms Arrhenia obscurata collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 9, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/14t.jpg) Testure of guttation (water droplets) on a resupinate form of brown-staining cheese polypore mushroom (Fuscopostia fragilis) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/15t.jpg) Close-up of guttation (water droplets) on a resupinate form of brown-staining cheese polypore mushroom (Fuscopostia fragilis) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/29t.jpg) Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/01t.jpg) Small polypore mushrooms Trametes on twigs of magnolia or beech or sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/24t.jpg) Mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2979/jpeg/01t.jpg) Clitocybe or may be Clitopilus mushrooms on a vertically cut surface of a beech log, some are growing in a cavity, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3086/jpeg/20t.jpg) Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/36t.jpg) Underside of bracket polypore mushrooms Fomitella supina on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3401/jpeg/24t.jpg) Spores of elastic resupinate polypore fungus Wrightoporia avellanea from underside of a thick pine log, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, May 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/30t.jpg) Caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
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