 Close-up of flowers of southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Flower spike of southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Flower arrangement of southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Slender flower spike of southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 White fringe-tree (Chionanthus virginica) at the edge of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Masses of rounded earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum saccatum) under pines in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, June 26, 2021
 Downy phlox (Phlox pilosa) on Wilderness Trail south from Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Flowers of Twayblade orchid (Neottia or Listera ovata, Russian name Taynik) near Angliyskaya Alley in Upper Park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 22, 2014
 Ebony Spleenwort fern (Asplenium platyneuron) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Redbay tree (Persea borbonia) on the edge of Martin Flat in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) found in a cavity of a large fallen oak in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Hyphae with trapped spores of a parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Reverse side of fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) found in a cavity of a large fallen oak in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Large sand mounds made by leaf cutting ants on King s Hill in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Tissues with trapped spores of a polypore of a parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on a path in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Leaves of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on a path in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Close-up of the side collecting spores of fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) found in a cavity of a large fallen oak in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Conidia in spore print obtained from fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) from a large fallen oak, collected 2 days before in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 26, 2024
 Sinuous nature of hyphal cells and irregularly shaped hyphopodia of fungus Meliola martiniana (Setameliola martiniana) from a leaf of redbay tree (Persea borbonia), collected 2 days before in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 26, 2024
 Maroon flower bud of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on a path in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Conidia (in lugol) in spore print obtained from fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) from a large fallen oak, collected 2 days before in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 26, 2024
 Large resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus on a large fallen oak with white spores in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Large resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus on a large fallen oak with Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 Twayblade orchid (Neottia or Listera ovata, Russian name Taynik) near Angliyskaya Alley in Upper Park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 22, 2014
 Close up of Twayblade orchid (Neottia or Listera ovata, Russian name Taynik) near Angliyskaya Alley in Upper Park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 22, 2014
 A fly pollinating Twayblade orchid (Neottia or Listera ovata, Russian name Taynik) near Angliyskaya Alley in Upper Park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 22, 2014
 Spores of red Hygrocybe (no pictures of the mushroom were taken) collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Flowers of violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea, shamrock) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Yellow pollen particle from a magnolia leaf under a microscope, collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Spores of Parrot waxcap mushrooms (Gliophorus psittacinus)(?) collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Parrot waxcap mushrooms (Gliophorus psittacinus)(?) on Wilderness Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Back lit flowers of violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea, shamrock) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Pink flowers of violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea, shamrock) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Hyphal branching and capitate hyphopodia (at low magnification) of fungus Meliola martiniana (Setameliola martiniana) from a leaf of redbay tree (Persea borbonia), collected 2 days before in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 26, 2024
 Leaves of green dragon (Arisaema dracontium) on Fringe Tree Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Asci and ascospores of fungus Meliola martiniana (Setameliola martiniana) together with Trichothyrium sp., a catathecioid hyperparasite of Meliolales, from a leaf of redbay tree (Persea borbonia), collected 2 days before in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 26, 2024
 Leaves of redbay tree (Persea borbonia) with black mildew caused by fungus Meliola martiniana (Setameliola martiniana), collected 2 days before on the edge of Martin Flat in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 26, 2024
 Black fungus Annulohypoxylon archeri on a stick from a hardwood tree on Wallow Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Caps of lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on a fallen oak on Dillo Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Crust fungus Peniophora cinerea(?) on a dry stem of Yaupon holly(?) on Wallow Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Spores of crust fungus Peniophora cinerea(?) from a dry stem of Yaupon holly(?) collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on a fallen and decomposed oak on Dillo Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Basidia of crust fungus Peniophora cinerea(?) from a dry stem of Yaupon holly(?) collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Side view of parrot waxcap mushrooms (Gliophorus psittacinus)(?) on Wilderness Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Corticioid fungus Peniophora cinerea(?) on a dry stem of Yaupon holly(?) on Wallow Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Basidia with spores of lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) from a fallen oak, collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Basidia at low magnification of lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) from a fallen oak, collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Basidia and cystidia of lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) from a fallen oak, collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Close-up of black fungus Annulohypoxylon archeri (Hypoxylon) on a stick on Wallow Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Pink flowers downy phlox (Phlox pilosa) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Pixie-hair lichen (Coenogonium implexum) at the base of a living tree on Chasm Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Side view of lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on a fallen oak on Dillo Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Greenish grey algae from Silver ear mushrooms (Tremella fuciformis) under a microscope with x4 objective, collected a day before in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 24, 2024
 Basidia and spores of crust fungus Peniophora cinerea(?) from a dry stem of Yaupon holly(?) collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Olivaceous yellow mushrooms lion shield (Pluteus leoninus) on a fallen oak on Dillo Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Upper view of lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on a fallen oak on Dillo Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Greenish grey algae from Silver ear mushrooms (Tremella fuciformis) under a microscope with x40 objective, collected a day before in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 24, 2024
 Lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on completely rotten fallen oak on Dillo Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Pattern of crust fungus Peniophora cinerea(?) on a dry stem of Yaupon holly(?) on Wallow Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Greenish grey algae from Silver ear mushrooms (Tremella fuciformis) under a microscope with x10 objective, collected a day before in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 24, 2024
 Mushroom Silver ear (Tremella fuciformis) together with fungus Annulohypoxylon archeri on a stick on Wallow Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Greenish grey algae from Silver ear mushrooms (Tremella fuciformis) under a microscope with x10 objective collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Young lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on completely rotten oak wood on Dillo Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Close-up of a mature mushroom Silver ear (Tremella fuciformis) with greenish grey algae(?) on Wallow Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Black corticioid fungus Hypoxylon together with Peniophora cinerea(?) on a dry stem of Yaupon holly(?) on Wallow Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on Fringe Tree Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Back lit slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on Fringe Tree Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Flower of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on Fringe Tree Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Flower of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on Fringe Tree Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Side lit slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on Fringe Tree Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Yellow leaf of redbay tree (Persea borbonia) with black, radiate, and velvety colonies of fungus Meliola martiniana (Setameliola martiniana) on its upper surface, collected 2 days before on the edge of Martin Flat in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 26, 2024
 Leaves of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on a path of Fringe Tree Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Black crust of fungus Annulohypoxylon archeri and parasitic mushroom Silver ear (Tremella fuciformis) on a stick on Wallow Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Asci and ascospores (at low magnification) of Trichothyrium sp., a catathecioid hyperparasite of Meliolales, and hyphal cells and irregularly shaped hyphopodia of fungus Meliola martiniana (Setameliola martiniana) from a leaf of redbay tree (Persea borbonia), collected 2 days before in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 26, 2024
 Spores (in KOH) of lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) from a fallen oak (spore print pink, gills turn brown after drying), collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Blooming slender trillium (Trillium gracile) and yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis) on Fringe Tree Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Mushroom walk in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
 Cap of some small gilled mushroom in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Identifying mushrooms during a walk in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
 Some milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018
 Gills of a mushroom Russula eccentrica in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
 Some violet webcap (Cortinarius) mushroom in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018
 Mature mushrooms Climacodon pulcherrimus on an oak(?) log in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
 Upturned Laxitextum bicolor mushroom in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Underside of Laxitextum bicolor mushroom in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Close-up of a cap of Laxitextum bicolor mushroom in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Butter cap mushrooms (Rhodocollybia butyracea) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Polypore mushrooms Microporellus obovatus on a log in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
 Brittlegill mushrooms Russula eccentrica in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
 Some small webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018
 Group ready for a mushroom walk in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
 Some small gilled mushroom with a pleated cap in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Cap of Mycena mushroom on a mowed path in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Close-up of ascostromata on upper surface of leaves of redbay (Persea borbonia) caused by Ascomycete fungus Coccoidella scutula in area of Martin Flat meadow in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Mushrooms Beospora myosora from a pine cone in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Polypore mushrooms Microporellus dealbatus on a stump in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Side view of some small gilled mushroom in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
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