 Asci with spores (in Congo Red at low magnification) of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) from a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Asci with spores (in lugol) of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) from a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Round spores inside asci of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) from a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Asci with spores (in lugol at low magnification) of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) from a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) from a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Spores of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) from a fallen pine, collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 18, 2023
 Some tissues of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) from a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Close-up of tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Texture of tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark at sunrise on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark with whitish wood on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Close-up of tiny black buttons of Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark at sunrise on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Close-up of tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) growing together with Trichaptum on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Growth pattern of tiny black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 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
 Close-up of black Ascomycete fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride (Hypocrea schweinitzii) growing together with Trichaptum on a fallen pine without bark on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Asci with spores (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Tissues and some spores of corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) from underside of a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Spores from a piece of wood with corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) from a fallen pine, collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 18, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses (in Congo Red, low magnification) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Chains of some black spores of corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) from underside of a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses from grey exterior (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Asci of mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) under a microscope in Congo Red, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses of mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) under a microscope in Congo Red, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
 Asci with spores of Ascomycete fungus Catinella olivacea, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
 Asci of tiny white Ascomycete fungus from a fallen willow oak leaf (no pictures of fungus were taken), collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, May 5, 2023
 Asci, spores and paraphyses of Ascomycete fungus Catinella olivacea, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
 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
 Asci with spores of mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
 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
 Asci with spores of mushrooms Antracobia tristis(?) at low magnification, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 28, 2023
 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 asci 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
 Conidiophores (brown) at low magnification of corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) from underside of a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Helically coiled conidia of corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) from underside of a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 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
 Asci of a small orange Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis or may be A. maurilabra collected 1/26/2022 from a bonfire site on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2022
 Helically coiled conidia and conidiophores (brown) of corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) from underside of a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses of a small orange Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis or may be A. maurilabra collected 1/26/2022 from a bonfire site on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2022
 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
 Asci(?) of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Conidiophores (brown) and helically coiled conidia at low magnification of corticioid fungus Drepanospora viridis (Helicoma viride)(?) from underside of a fallen pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 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
 Asci and paraphyses through a microscope of a small orange Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis or may be A. maurilabra collected 1/26/2022 from a bonfire site on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2022
 Tissues (in Congo Red) of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Asci (in lugol) of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Asci(?) and paraphyses of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 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 lugol) of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Asci (in lugol) of tissues of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 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
 Spores of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen thin pine twig, collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 28, 2024
 Spores of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen thicker pine twig, collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 28, 2024
 Asci of a small orange Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis or may be A. maurilabra together with green globular cells of algae(?) under a microscope collected 1/26/2022 from a bonfire site on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2022
 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
 Olive duster fungus (Coniophora olivacea) on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 17, 2023
 Spores of cream colored resupinate polypore fungus Ceriporia(?) from a fallen broadleaf tree collected a day before on South Wilderness Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 15, 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
 Paraphyses (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 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
 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
 Asci at low magnification of Ascomycete fungus Galiella rufa collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses of Ascomycete fungus Galiella rufa collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 30, 2023
 Interior tissue (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses (in Melzer) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Spores (under applied pressure) of cream colored resupinate polypore fungus Ceriporia(?) from a fallen broadleaf tree collected a day before on South Wilderness Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 15, 2023
 Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica together with other fungi on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 28, 2021
 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
 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
 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
 Tissues (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) from burned oak collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 20, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log at very low magnification collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica(?) from a burned pine log at low magnification collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Interior tissue (in Congo Red, low magnification) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 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
 Asci (in Congo Red) of cup fungus Hyalorbilia inflatula collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses (in Congo Red) 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
 Masses of 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
 Close-up of 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
 Spores of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius rimosellus from a pine log, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of Trichoderma viride fungus from mature Fuscoporia, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 25, 2023
 Asci and spores of tiny cup mushrooms Hyaloscipha brotannica(?) under microscope collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 27, 2022
 Tissues (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
 Spores (in Congo Red) of mushroom Melanoleuca melaleuca(?) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Tiny white cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 28, 2021
 Spores of a small orange Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis or may be A. maurilabra collected 1/26/2022 from a bonfire site on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 26, 2022
 Conidia (in Melzer) from soft light brown anamorph (asexual stage) of fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum together with spores of some Ascomycete, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 3, 2023
 Asci(?) (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete fungus Orbilia from a hardwood log, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 27, 2024
 Spores (in KOH) of brown Cortinarius(?) mushrooms from a slope of a cattle pond in pine forest collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2023
 Spores (in Congo Red) of Hypomyces(?) viride fungus from mature Fuscoporia, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 25, 2023
 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
 Spores of snowy-white resupinate polypore mushroom from a burned pine, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2023
 Spores and hyphae (in Congo Red) of Hypomyces(?) viride fungus from mature Fuscoporia, collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 25, 2023
 Asci of fungus Hyaloscypha britannica under a microscope, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Spores of mushrooms Irpicodon pendulus from a fallen pine, collected 2 days before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 4, 2023
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