 Flower of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on Fringe Tree 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
 Side lit slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on Fringe Tree Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Leaves of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on a path of Fringe Tree Trail 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
 Maroon flower bud of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) on a path 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
 Flower of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019
 Leaves of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019
 Leaves of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 Blooming plant of slender trillium (Trillium gracile) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019
 Mottled leaves of Sabine River wakerobin (slender trillium, Trillium gracile) near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
 Leaves of green dragon (Arisaema dracontium) on Fringe Tree Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 White fringe-tree (Chionanthus virginica) at the edge of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 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
 Black fungus Annulohypoxylon archeri on a stick from a hardwood tree on Wallow Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 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
 Parrot waxcap mushrooms (Gliophorus psittacinus)(?) on Wilderness Trail 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
 Lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on a fallen and decomposed oak on Dillo Trail 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
 Caps of lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on a fallen oak on Dillo 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
 Crust fungus Peniophora cinerea(?) on a dry stem of Yaupon holly(?) on Wallow Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Redbay tree (Persea borbonia) on the edge of Martin Flat in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 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
 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
 Lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on completely rotten fallen oak on Dillo 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
 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
 Flower arrangement of 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
 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
 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
 Young lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on completely rotten oak wood on Dillo Trail in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Spores of red Hygrocybe (no pictures of the mushroom were taken) collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 23, 2024
 Downy phlox (Phlox pilosa) on Wilderness Trail south from Triangle 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
 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
 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
 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
 Spores of crust fungus Peniophora cinerea(?) from a dry stem of Yaupon holly(?) collected 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 of crust fungus Peniophora cinerea(?) from a dry stem of Yaupon holly(?) collected 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Flammulaster erinaceellus mushroom on a fallen tree in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 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
 Ebony Spleenwort fern (Asplenium platyneuron) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 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
 Underside of Flammulaster erinaceellus mushroom on a fallen tree in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Mushrooms Anthracophyllum lateritium on a thin fallen tree in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 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
 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
 Cap of some small gilled mushroom in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle 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
 Gills of pleurotoid mushrooms Anthracophyllum lateritium on a thin fallen tree in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Underside of pleurotoid mushrooms Anthracophyllum lateritium on a thin fallen tree in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Small pleurotoid mushrooms Anthracophyllum lateritium on a thin fallen tree in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Caps of pleurotoid mushrooms Anthracophyllum lateritium on a thin fallen tree in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023
 Some small gilled mushroom with a pleated cap in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Round black spots (ascostromata) on upper surface of leaves of redbay tree (Persea borbonia) of Ascomycete fungus Coccoidella scutula at the border of Martin Flat meadow in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Flowers of southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle 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
 Gill polypore mushrooms Lenzites betulina on a log in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Gills of polypore mushrooms Lenzites betulina on a log in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Side view of some small gilled mushroom in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Cap of a small brown mushroom Conocybe subpubescens(?) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 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
 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
 Large sand mounds made by leaf cutting ants on King s Hill in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024
 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
 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
 Close-up of a small brown mushrooms Conocybe subpubescens(?) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Brown caps of small mushrooms Conocybe subpubescens(?) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Jelly fungus Phaeotremella frondosa on a fallen stick in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Underside of a small brown mushroom Conocybe subpubescens(?) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Grey resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen piece of wood in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Flowers of violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea, shamrock) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Bloomin violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea, shamrock) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 Close-up of jelly fungus Phaeotremella frondosa on a fallen stick in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 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
 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
 Grey stick caterpillar on Carolina cherry-laurel (Prunus caroliniana) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 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
 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
 Side view of small brown mushrooms Conocybe subpubescens(?) on old logging road in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
 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
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