 Corticioid (crust) fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua)(?) on pine or may be a hardwood twig on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua)(?) on pine or may be a hardwood twig on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Caps of corticioid fungus (Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Spores of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery a day before. Texas, August 21, 2022
 Spores of wrinkled crust corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch collected in Sam Houston National forest a day before. Texas, September 1, 2022
 Jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Spores under a microscope of wrinkled crust corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch collected in Sam Houston National forest a day before. Texas, September 1, 2022
 Texture of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Emerging crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Mycelium hyphae of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch under a microscope, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 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
 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
 Tissues of crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch under a microscope at low magnification, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch after several rainy days near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Surface of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Texture of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Corticioid (crust) fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Texture of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Wavering margin of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Corticioid (crust) fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on underside of a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Basidioles(?) of crust crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch under a microscope, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Wrinkled crust corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on thin bark of a fallen pine branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Concentric pattern of wrinkled crust corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Texture of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on bark of a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) in fresh form on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Margin areas of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) in fresh form on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Fresh growth of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) in fresh form on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Texture of wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) together with plasmodium of slime mold on a fallen pine branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Merulioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) in fresh form on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Growth of wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Margin of wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Wrinkled surface of crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Spores of mushrooms Albatrellus subrubescens collected 2 days before on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 24, 2023
 Merulioid mushroom Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Hyphae and spores of mushrooms Albatrellus subrubescens collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of a pinkgill mushroom Entoloma papillatum collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Spores of white smooth corticioid fungus from underside of burned pines, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest four days before. Texas, July 27, 2023
 Spores of corticioid fungus Coniophora olivacea from a fallen barkless pine or may be oak branch, collected two days before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 16, 2022
 Corticioid mushroom Gloeoporus taxicola (Meruliopsis taxicola) on a fallen pine branch on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 26, 2021
 Close-up of corticioid mushroom Gloeoporus taxicola (Meruliopsis taxicola) on a fallen pine branch on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 26, 2021
 Spores (in KOH?) of mushroom Rhodocollybia maculata collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores of mushrooms Rickenella fibula collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores of mushroom Melanoleuca melaleuca(?) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores of mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus) collected 2 days before on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 17, 2024
 Spores (in KOH) of mushrooms Pholiota spumosa from a path, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Spores of tooth mushrooms Hydnum umbilicatum collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores (in lugol) of mushroom Rhodocollybia maculata collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 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
 Tissues (with x40 objective) of orange amorphous mass (it has granules of sand and orange oily liquid) from sandy soil, may be sclerotium of a fungus Penicillium vanoranjei, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Spores of a bolete mushroom Xerocomus illudens(?) collected under pines on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of dyeball mushrooms (Pisolithus arhizus) collected under pines on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Spores of white corticioid fungus from hardened wood of an oak log, collected a day ago on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 19, 2023
 Crust fungus Gloeoporus taxicola (Meruliopsis taxicola) on bark of a fallen pine branch on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 26, 2021
 Orange amorphous mass on a side of the path in sandy exposed soil, may be sclerotium of a fungus Penicillium vanoranjei, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Spores and cystidia of brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella) from wet muddy soil, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Spores of Ramaria mushroom from lower part of rotten pine log collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores of grey knight mushrooms (Tricholoma terreum group, may be T. moseri) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores of grey knight mushrooms (Tricholoma terreum group, may be T. moseri) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Basidia of mushrooms Albatrellus subrubescens collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Tissues of mushrooms Albatrellus subrubescens collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 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
 Spores (in KOH) of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) from the base of a dry standing pine collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Tissues and spores (under x100 objective) of brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella) from wet muddy soil, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom from an oak branch, collected a day before on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 11, 2024
 Tissues at low magnification of mushrooms Albatrellus subrubescens collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Tissues (under x40 objective) of whitish mold fungus Hypomyces(?) from rotting Rhizopogon (no pictures of the fungus were taken) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 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
 Spores of Ramaria mushroom (spore print light brown) from lower part of rotten pine log, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 12, 2023
 Spores (in KOH, x40 objective) of tiny brown mushrooms (Pholiota, Gymnopilus, Galerina or Hebeloma) from burned site, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Tissue and spores (under x40 objective) of tiny brown mushrooms (Gymnopilus, Galerina or Hebeloma) from burned ground, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Basidia and spores (under x100 objective) of tiny brown mushrooms (Gymnopilus, Galerina or Hebeloma) from burned ground, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Cystidia and spores (under x100 objective) of tiny brown mushrooms (Gymnopilus, Galerina or Hebeloma) from burned ground, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Spores (in KOH, x100 objective) of tiny brown mushrooms (Pholiota, Gymnopilus, Galerina or Hebeloma) from burned site, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Spores of orange-olive corticioid fungus Xenasmatella vaga(?) from wet oak wood collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 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
 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 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
 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
 Hyphae and sporangia (under x100 objective) of whitish mold fungus Hypomyces(?) from rotting Rhizopogon collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Spores of some white corticioid fungus from on a thinner stick of Yaupon holly, 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
 Hyphae of white corticioid fungus under an oak log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, March 3, 2021
 Spores of a small mushroom Amanita amerirubens(?) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 30, 2022
 Spores of small orange Gymnopus mushrooms collected a day before on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2022
 Spores of slime mold Brefeldia maxima in KOH, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 8, 2022
 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
 Bicoloured bracket fungus (Vitreoporus dichrous) on a fallen tree branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
 Close-up of hyphae of white corticioid fungus under an oak log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, March 3, 2021
 Spores of slime mold Brefeldia maxima in lugol, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 8, 2022
 Spores of slime mold Brefeldia maxima in KOH at low magnification, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 8, 2022
 Spores of small chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus tabernensis(?) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, April 30, 2022
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