![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3325/jpeg/17t.jpg) Crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) on a fallen oak branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 11, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2798/jpeg/20t.jpg) Crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3325/jpeg/18t.jpg) Texture of crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) on a fallen oak branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 11, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3264/jpeg/31t.jpg) Spores of crowded parchment mushrooms (Stereum complicatum) from an oak branch, collected a day before on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 31, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3417/jpeg/25t.jpg) Crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) on a fallen oak branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2822/jpeg/13t.jpg) Underside of crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) on a tree on Little Lake Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest east from Trail Head No. 4, near Montgomery. Texas, November 29, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2822/jpeg/14t.jpg) Underside of crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) on a hackberry(?) tree on Little Lake Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest east from Trail Head No. 4, near Montgomery. Texas, November 29, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2822/jpeg/15t.jpg) Fresh growth of crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) on a tree on Little Lake Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest east from Trail Head No. 4, near Montgomery. Texas, November 29, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2783/jpeg/13t.jpg) Crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) on a dry oak on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, September 24, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2783/jpeg/15t.jpg) Close-up of crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) on a dry oak on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, September 24, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2783/jpeg/16t.jpg) Crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) covering a dry oak on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, September 24, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2783/jpeg/14t.jpg) Crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) on a trunk of a dry oak on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, September 24, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2783/jpeg/17t.jpg) Texture of crowded parchment fungus (Stereum complicatum) on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, September 24, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3097/jpeg/18t.jpg) Crowded parchment mushrooms (Stereum complicatum) on a fallen oak branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3097/jpeg/22t.jpg) Texture of crowded parchment mushrooms (Stereum complicatum) on a fallen oak branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3097/jpeg/21t.jpg) Close-up of crowded parchment mushrooms (Stereum complicatum) on a fallen oak branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3097/jpeg/19t.jpg) Crowded parchment mushrooms (Stereum complicatum) together with Tremella fuciformis on a fallen oak branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1288/jpeg/25t.jpg) Crowded parchment mushrooms (Stereum complicatum) growing on oak bark at Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 17, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2629/jpeg/12t.jpg) Mushrooms Crowded parchment (Stereum complicatum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 15, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2229/jpeg/20t.jpg) Corticioid mushrooms Crowded parchment (Stereum complicatum) on a fallen branch in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 24, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2208/jpeg/17t.jpg) Crust of corticioid mushroom Crowded parchment (Stereum complicatum)(?) in D. A. Andy Anderson Brazos Valley Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 3, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3441/jpeg/07t.jpg) Crowded spores of mushrooms Irpicodon pendulus from a fallen pine, collected 2 days before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 4, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2384/jpeg/02t.jpg) Fungus Stereum complicatum on a small dry oak on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3324/jpeg/11t.jpg) Spores of ceramic parchment fungus (Xylobolus frustulatus) collected a day before on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 8, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3398/jpeg/16t.jpg) Spores of hairy curtain crust mushrooms (Stereum hirsutum) collected a day before near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 29, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2585/jpeg/14t.jpg) Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a fallen oak branch on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2798/jpeg/21t.jpg) Mushrooms Stereum complicatum on a fallen tree branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2798/jpeg/23t.jpg) Caps of mushrooms Stereum complicatum on a fallen tree branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2384/jpeg/01t.jpg) Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a dry oak on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2829/jpeg/10t.jpg) Crust fungus Stereum complicatum on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, December 12, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3417/jpeg/31t.jpg) Spores (in KOH) of pinkish mold-like fungus Hypomyces samuelsii(?) from little nest polypore mushrooms, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 28, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2384/jpeg/03t.jpg) Close up of Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a dry oak on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2798/jpeg/22t.jpg) Upper surface of mushrooms Stereum complicatum on a fallen tree branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3417/jpeg/32t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3418/jpeg/20t.jpg) Spores (in lugol, x40 objective) of pinkish mold-like fungus Hypomyces samuelsii(?) from little nest polypore collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, October 29, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3418/jpeg/21t.jpg) Spores (in lugol, x100 objective) of pinkish mold-like fungus Hypomyces samuelsii(?) from little nest polypore collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, October 29, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3401/jpeg/25t.jpg) Spores (in Melzer) of Ascomycete fungus Catinella olivacea (could be contaminated by other spores) collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, May 1, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3097/jpeg/20t.jpg) Jelly fungus Tremella fuciformis together with Stereum complicatum on a fallen oak branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3383/jpeg/39t.jpg) Spores (in lugol) of hairy curtain crust fungus (Stereum hirsutum) collected a day before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 13, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3383/jpeg/40t.jpg) Spores (in Toluidine blue) of hairy curtain crust fungus (Stereum hirsutum) collected a day before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 13, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3394/jpeg/18t.jpg) Spores (in lugol) of corticioid fungus Ceriporia(?) from an oak log, collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, April 26, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3346/jpeg/20t.jpg) Spores of white web-like fungus from a burned pine collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, February 19, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3338/jpeg/05t.jpg) Spores (in Congo Red, at low magnification) of fungus Leucogloe compressa from pine log (no pictures of the fungus were taken), collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 6, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3325/jpeg/28t.jpg) Spores (in KOH) of corticioid fungus Serpula himantioides from a pine log, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 12, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3379/jpeg/19t.jpg) Spores of corticioid fungus Dendrothele candida collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, April 9, 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/2023/3334/jpeg/09t.jpg) Spores of purple Hypomyces fungus (in KOH) from Daedaleopsis collected 4 days before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3346/jpeg/21t.jpg) Spores (in lugol) of white web-like fungus from a burned pine collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, February 19, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3353/jpeg/36t.jpg) Various spores of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 4, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3349/jpeg/22t.jpg) Spores (in KOH) of Trichoderma viride fungus from mature Fuscoporia, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 25, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2569/jpeg/16t.jpg) Stereum complicatum mushrooms on rotting wood on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 28, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3431/jpeg/07t.jpg) Spores of a hydnoid fungus from oak that is fallen across the trail, suspended 1.5 m above ground, and cut, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 20, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3431/jpeg/06t.jpg) Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom from the same log as orange Tomentella fungus, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 20, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3346/jpeg/28t.jpg) Spores of split porecrust fungus (Schizopora paradoxa) from a fallen oak collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, February 19, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3346/jpeg/32t.jpg) Spores (in Melzer) of golden corticioid fungus from a burned pine collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, February 19, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3439/jpeg/19t.jpg) Spores of Pine Spikes fungus (Chroogomphus vinicolor) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3346/jpeg/29t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3439/jpeg/17t.jpg) Spores of grey and blue mold-like corticioid fungus from an oak log, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3346/jpeg/31t.jpg) Spores (in lugol) of golden corticioid fungus from a burned pine collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, February 19, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3349/jpeg/24t.jpg) Spores (in Congo Red) of Hypomyces(?) viride fungus from mature Fuscoporia, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 25, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3346/jpeg/22t.jpg) Spores (in KOH) of dark brown Tomentella fungus from a burned pine collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, February 19, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3431/jpeg/10t.jpg) Spores (in lugol) of elder whitewash fungus (Xylodon sambuci) collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 20, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3349/jpeg/23t.jpg) Spores (in Melzer) of Hypomyces(?) viride fungus from mature Fuscoporia, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 25, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3431/jpeg/11t.jpg) Spores of thin white corticioid fungus from hardwood without bark, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 20, 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/2023/3431/jpeg/09t.jpg) Spores of elder whitewash fungus (Xylodon sambuci) from a dry Yaupon holly, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 20, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3349/jpeg/25t.jpg) Spores and hyphae (in Congo Red) of Hypomyces(?) viride fungus from mature Fuscoporia, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 25, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3377/jpeg/17t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3452/jpeg/35t.jpg) Spores of bulbous honey fungus (Armillaria gallica) collected north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3353/jpeg/37t.jpg) Aeciospores (orange) and some other spores of mayapple rust fungus (Puccinia podophylli) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 4, 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/2023/3387/jpeg/11t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3338/jpeg/07t.jpg) Spores of fungus Xylobolus subpileatus? from hard wood collected near Caney Creek a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 6, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3338/jpeg/13t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3627/jpeg/15t.jpg) Spores of white corticioid fungus from palmetto leaf (may be contaminated by other spores) collected 9/28/2024 on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 3, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3417/jpeg/37t.jpg) Spores (in Congo Red) of false truffle mushroom Rhizopogon roseolus(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 28, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3337/jpeg/21t.jpg) Hyphae and spores (in Congo Red) of some mold fungus around a burrow from a side of a sandy trail in a pine forest collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 5, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/05t.jpg) Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3347/jpeg/21t.jpg) Spores from white dusty fungus from fallen oak, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 21, 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/2023/3387/jpeg/15t.jpg) 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
![](../../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/2023/3400/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/2023/3333/jpeg/33t.jpg) Spores (in lugol) of eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata group), collected from muddy soil in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, January 23, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3439/jpeg/15t.jpg) Spores of orange-olive corticioid fungus Xenasmatella vaga(?) from wet oak wood collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3338/jpeg/12t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3439/jpeg/13t.jpg) Spores or may be conidia of Mucor mold-like fungus Phycomyces or Zygomyces from poop, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3222/jpeg/17t.jpg) Silky Parchment fungus (Stereum striatum) on a twig near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/04t.jpg) Stereum complicatum mushrooms on fallen oak branches on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2456/jpeg/05t.jpg) Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a fallen oak branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2356/jpeg/07t.jpg) Stereum complicatum mushrooms on twigs on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, September 15, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2356/jpeg/08t.jpg) Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a twig on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, September 15, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3317/jpeg/07t.jpg) Spores of thin brown powdery crust fungus from pine, collected 2 days before near Caney Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3347/jpeg/16t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3439/jpeg/14t.jpg) Spores of corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana mollusca from a lower side of a thick wet pine log, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3387/jpeg/14t.jpg) 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
![](../../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/2023/3338/jpeg/06t.jpg) Spores (in Congo Red) of fungus Leucogloe compressa from pine log, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 6, 2023
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