Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Gills of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Underside of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Side view of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Pine spike mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) with a cross section on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022
Cross section of mature white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark on upper side of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Close-up of Pine Spikes fungus (Chroogomphus vinicolor) under tall pines on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
Gills of Pine Spikes fungus (Chroogomphus vinicolor) under tall pines on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
Cross section of small greyling mushrooms Tephrocybe anthracophila near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Bolete mushrooms Suillus hirtellus with a cross section near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
Yellow elm leaves and Pine Spikes fungus (Chroogomphus vinicolor) under tall pines on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) in cross section on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021
Mature mushrooms Pholiota velaglutinosa near a pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Cross section of slimy-veiled Pholiota mushrooms (Pholiota velaglutinosa) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Cross section of yellow false truffle fungus (Rhizopogon luteolus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Spores (in lugol) at of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Cross section of soft mushroom button Russula marshalliorum (Cystangium (Martellia) vesiculosum)(?) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Pine Spikes fungus (Chroogomphus vinicolor) under tall pines on a descent of the trail (spore print almost black, turns brown in KOH) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
Cross section of a pale brown Tricholoma mushroom on a dry terrace above the creek, with oaks, pines near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
Cross section of short-stemmed slippery jack mushroom (Suillus brevipes) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
Close-up of cross section of soft mushroom button Russula marshalliorum (Cystangium (Martellia) vesiculosum)(?) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Cross section of false truffle (Rhizopogon luteolus) covered by some white Hypomyces mold fungus near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Cross section of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius paradoxus near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
Spores (with x100 objective) at of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Spores at low magnification (with x40 objective) of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Cap of a pine spike mushroom (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
Cross section of blackening brittlegill mushrooms (Russula eccentrica)(?) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 11, 2021
Terracotta hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum rufescens) with a cross section near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
Dissected pine spike mushroom (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
Cross section of red-brown slimy stem Limacella mushroom (Limacella glischra) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 14, 2023
Dissected mature pine spike mushroom (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
Pine spike mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022
Side view of a mature pine spike mushroom (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
Dissected pine spike mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022
Cross section of caca de luna slime mold (Reticularia lycoperdon, Enteridium lycoperdon) on a large fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 18, 2024
Cross section of some white Amanita mushroom near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
Cross section of some white Amanita(?) mushroom near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
Polypore mushrooms Vitreoporus dichrous on a fallen oak or pine without bark near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Cross section of a mushroom Xylaria cubensis near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
Common thin grey, bluish crust fungus on wet bark and wood on underside of pine logs near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Orange and white resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Cross section of bolete mushroom Buchwaldoboletus hemichrysus near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
Cross section of zoned bracket polypore mushroom near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
Cross section of milkcap mushroom Lactarius subplinthogalus near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 11, 2021
Milkcap mushrooms Lactifluus subvellereus (Lactarius subvellereus) with a cross section near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 25, 2024
Orange mosscap mushrooms (Rickenella fibula) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Spores of common thin grey, bluish crust fungus from wet bark and wood of pine logs, collected a day before near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 4, 2023
Close-up of orange and white resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Close-up of common thin grey, bluish crust fungus on wet bark and wood on underside of pine logs near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Texture of orange and white resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Blushing false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon roseolus) in cross section near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
Cross section of a brittle bolete mushroom Gyroporus phaeocyanescens near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 11, 2021
Tiny mushrooms Marasmius epiphyllus(?) among fallen wet pine needles and oak leaves after a rain near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 14, 2023
Silver-blue milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius paradoxus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Greyling mushrooms Tephrocybe anthracophila near an old bonfire site near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
Cross section of pink-tipped coral mushroom (Ramaria botrytis) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 14, 2021
Cross section of dirty southern waxcap mushroom (Hygrophorus subsordidus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
Violet toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Hydnoid mushrooms Irpex subrawakensis (Steccherinum subrawakense)(?) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Small whitish partially dried oysterling mushrooms on a burned oak log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Close-up of violet toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Cross section of some robust pink brittlegill (Russula) mushroom on a sandy slope of the creek at its crossing near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 11, 2021
Greyling mushrooms Tephrocybe anthracophila near an old bonfire site on a primitive campground on a bend of the creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Gills of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
Polypore mushrooms Trametes ochracea with pinkish mold-like fungus Hypomyces samuelsii(?) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Spores of hydnoid mushrooms Irpex subrawakensis (Steccherinum subrawakense)(?) from a fallen oak, collected a day before near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 4, 2023
Spores of tooth mushrooms Irpex subrawakensis (Steccherinum subrawakense)(?) from a fallen oak, collected a day before near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 4, 2023
Pinkish mold-like fungus Hypomyces samuelsii(?) on polypore mushrooms Trametes ochracea near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Slimy-veiled Pholiota mushrooms (Pholiota velaglutinosa) around a pine tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Mushroom Bolbitius pluteoides on an oak log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Celestial lily (Nemastylis gemimiflora) in a pine forest near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2023
Underside of mushroom Bolbitius pluteoides near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Viscous caps of slimy-veiled Pholiota mushrooms (Pholiota velaglutinosa) near a pine tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Yellow false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon luteolus) near exposed pine roots near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trichaptum abietinum on underside of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Pincushion moss (Leucobryum glaucum) and Cladonia lichen on decomposing pine(?) wood near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Mature white resupinate polypore mushroom on upper side of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Spores of small whitish partially dried oysterling mushrooms from a burned oak log (spore print light-purple), collected a day before near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 4, 2023
Close-up of interior section of yellow false truffle fungus (Rhizopogon luteolus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Close-up of resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trichaptum abietinum on underside of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Texture of resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trichaptum abietinum on underside of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Mature white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark on upper side of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Underside of tooth mushroom Irpex subrawakensis (Steccherinum subrawakense)(?) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Close-up of resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Margin of resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Fresh growth of resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trichaptum abietinum on underside of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Section of mushrooms Scleroderma polyrhizum near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2024
Mushrooms Boletus durhamensis with their section near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2024
Bolete mushrooms Suillus hirtellus near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2023
Irregular pores of resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
Cross section of mushrooms Rhizocybe pruinosa collected on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 9, 2022
Spores of mushrooms Lentinellus ursinus, from oak or pine log, collected near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
Bolete mushrooms Buchwaldoboletus hemichrysus near a pine tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
Orange oysterling mushrooms on a vertically cut surface of an oak log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Russet toughshank mushrooms (Gymnopus dryophilus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 14, 2023
Tail section of Luna moth (Actias luna) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 11, 2023
Spiny underside surface of tooth mushroom Irpex subrawakensis (Steccherinum subrawakense)(?) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
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