![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/672/jpeg/21t.jpg) Horse apple (osage orange, green brains) near a pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 21, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1100/jpeg/06t.jpg) Seeds of horse-apple (Osage orange, Maclura) eaten by animals at Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 19, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2582/jpeg/26t.jpg) Horse-apple (Osage orange, Maclura) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2583/jpeg/01t.jpg) Texture of horse-apple (Osage orange, Maclura) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2583/jpeg/02t.jpg) Rotting horse-apple (Osage orange, Maclura) with yeast fungus Cyberlindnera maclurae on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2583/jpeg/04t.jpg) Texture of a decaying fruit of osage orange (hedge apple) with yeast fungus Cyberlindnera maclurae on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2583/jpeg/03t.jpg) Fallen, decaying fruits of osage orange (hedge apple) with yeast fungus Cyberlindnera maclurae on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2583/jpeg/05t.jpg) Rotting fruits of osage orange (hedge apple, Maclura pomifera) with yeast fungus Cyberlindnera maclurae on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/816/jpeg/23t.jpg) Horse apple (osage orange) with reddish spots in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 21, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1292/jpeg/12t.jpg) Horse apple (osage orange) on a trail in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2643/jpeg/04t.jpg) Bracket polypore mushroom Inonotus on a small osage orange tree in a pine forest on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 8, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2643/jpeg/05t.jpg) Dissected bracket polypore mushroom Inonotus on a small osage orange tree in a pine forest on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 8, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1101/jpeg/21t.jpg) Horse apple (osage orange) near a pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 1, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1101/jpeg/24t.jpg) Close up of horse apple (osage orange) near a pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 1, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2643/jpeg/06t.jpg) Velvet brown caps of bracket polypore mushroom Inonotus on a small osage orange tree in a pine forest on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 8, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1292/jpeg/06t.jpg) Horse apple (osage orange) in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/907/jpeg/25t.jpg) Orange trunk of Horse apple (osage orange) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 16, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/907/jpeg/23t.jpg) Orange bark of Horse apple (osage orange) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 16, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3627/jpeg/23t.jpg) Fallen horse apple (osage orange, Maclura) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 4, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1292/jpeg/11t.jpg) Horse apple (osage orange) eaten by animals in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3627/jpeg/22t.jpg) Section of horse apple (osage orange, Maclura) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 4, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1292/jpeg/10t.jpg) Mold growing on horse apple (osage orange) on a lawn in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1292/jpeg/08t.jpg) Molded rotting Horse apple (osage orange) on a lawn in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1292/jpeg/09t.jpg) Half rotten horse apple (osage orange) on a lawn in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3261/jpeg/05t.jpg) Texture of a fallen horse apple (maclura fruit) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 15, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/20t.jpg) Green lynx spider preying on a skipper butterfly on Purple dewdrop (Lobelia puberula) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/19t.jpg) Close up of a green lynx spider preying on a skipper butterfly on Purple dewdrop (Lobelia puberula) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1075/jpeg/07t.jpg) Horse apple (osage orange) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 1, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/975/jpeg/10t.jpg) Horse apple (osage orange) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, July 7, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/907/jpeg/22t.jpg) Bark of Horse apple (osage orange) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 16, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1115/jpeg/26t.jpg) Horse apple (osage orange) near a pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, November 3, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/907/jpeg/15t.jpg) Roots of Horse apple (osage orange) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 16, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1113/jpeg/06t.jpg) Rotting horse apple (osage orange) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, October 20, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/907/jpeg/16t.jpg) Wet roots of Horse apple (osage orange) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 16, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/688/jpeg/08t.jpg) Horse apple (osage orange) near a pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, November 16, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/976/jpeg/01t.jpg) Texture of Horse apple (osage orange) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, July 12, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/975/jpeg/11t.jpg) Texture of Horse apple (osage orange) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, July 7, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/21t.jpg) Green lynx spider preying on a skipper butterfly on Purple dewdrop (downy lobelia, Lobelia puberula) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2390/jpeg/15t.jpg) Horse-apple (Osage orange, Maclura) near a former pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, November 2, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/907/jpeg/24t.jpg) Curved trunks of Horse apple (osage orange) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 16, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1294/jpeg/05t.jpg) Half eaten Horse apple (osage orange) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, November 8, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/821/jpeg/06t.jpg) Horse apple (osage orange) in a frozen pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2244/jpeg/25t.jpg) Weathered stump of Horse apple tree (osage orange) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 12, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2733/jpeg/06t.jpg) Alder bracket mushrooms (Xanthoporia radiata)(?) on a small osage orange tree in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 27, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3438/jpeg/22t.jpg) Half-eaten fruit of osage orange (Maclura) on a path on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2733/jpeg/07t.jpg) Alder bracket mushrooms (Xanthoporia radiata)(?) with their underside on a small osage orange tree in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 27, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2733/jpeg/08t.jpg) Alder bracket mushrooms (Xanthoporia radiata)(?) with cross section on a small osage orange tree in a pine forest on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 27, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2861/jpeg/19t.jpg) Mustard yellow polypore mushroom (Phellinus gilvus) on a dry osage orange tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 30, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1113/jpeg/07t.jpg) Turtle skeleton and a half-rotten horse apple (osage orange) among leaves of hackberry in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, October 20, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3393/jpeg/09t.jpg) Mature bracket polypore mushrooms Inonotus on a small solitary osage orange tree (Maclura) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 25, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2371/jpeg/04t.jpg) Some orange-cap Lepiota mushroom on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 30, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/900/jpeg/21t.jpg) Seeds of horse-apple (Osage orange, Maclura) eaten by squirrels on a park table in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2861/jpeg/20t.jpg) Caps of mustard yellow polypore mushroom (Phellinus gilvus) on a dry osage orange tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 30, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3393/jpeg/11t.jpg) Underside of mature bracket polypore mushrooms Inonotus on a small solitary osage orange tree (Maclura) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 25, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3393/jpeg/10t.jpg) Caps of mature bracket polypore mushrooms Inonotus on a small solitary osage orange tree (Maclura) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 25, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2365/jpeg/07t.jpg) Orange waxcap (Hygrocybe) mushroom on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3393/jpeg/12t.jpg) Cross section of mature bracket polypore mushrooms Inonotus on a small solitary osage orange tree (Maclura) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 25, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1062/jpeg/24t.jpg) Horse nettle (potato-weed, Solanum) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, May 26, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1410/jpeg/12t.jpg) Horse nettle (potato-weed, Solanum) in Sam Houston National Forest, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail. Richards, Texas, May 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2834/jpeg/18t.jpg) Hemimycena gracilis(?) mushrooms growing on a dead mossy osage orange tree (Maclura) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest, near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2834/jpeg/19t.jpg) Small mushrooms Hemimycena gracilis(?) on a dead mossy osage orange tree (Maclura) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest, near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2365/jpeg/08t.jpg) Slimy cap of orange waxcap (Hygrocybe) mushroom on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2370/jpeg/25t.jpg) Stereum crust fungus and some green lichen on a log on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 30, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1227/jpeg/08t.jpg) Horse nettle (potato-weed, Solanum) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 7, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2364/jpeg/14t.jpg) Orange pore bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/25t.jpg) Red seeds of coral beans in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3434/jpeg/08t.jpg) Small bracket polypore mushrooms Truncospora mexicana on a fallen mossy osage orange (Maclura), close to the ground, on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 25, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3434/jpeg/07t.jpg) Ivory bonnet mushrooms (Atheniella flavoalba)(?) or may be Lactocollybia on a fallen mossy osage orange (Maclura), around 1 meter above ground, on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 25, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2822/jpeg/10t.jpg) Cloud ear jelly fungus (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen osage orange tree on Little Lake Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest east from Trail Head No. 4, near Montgomery. Texas, November 29, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2364/jpeg/15t.jpg) Dissected orange pore bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/15t.jpg) Elephant foot (Elephantopus carolinianus) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/22t.jpg) Cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2366/jpeg/12t.jpg) Orange resupinate polypore mushrooms Fibroporia radiculosa on a fallen pine on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/14t.jpg) Flowers of elephant foot (Elephantopus carolinianus) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/08t.jpg) Mistflower (Eupatorium coelestinum, Wild ageratum) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/18t.jpg) Flower of Pink fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/17t.jpg) Back lit flowers of elephant foot (Elephantopus carolinianus) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/10t.jpg) St. Andrew cross flower (Hypericum, Ascyrum hypericoides) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/24t.jpg) Jackson s Slender Caesar mushroom (Amanita jacksonii group) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/09t.jpg) Back lit St. Andrew cross flower (Hypericum, Ascyrum hypericoides) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/12t.jpg) Blue flowers of mistflower (Eupatorium coelestinum, Wild ageratum) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/23t.jpg) Rim of Jackson s Slender Caesar mushroom (Amanita jacksonii group) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3368/jpeg/26t.jpg) Bright orange mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli (Puccinia podophylli) on underside of leaves of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 21, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3368/jpeg/27t.jpg) Close-up of bright orange cups of mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli (Puccinia podophylli) on underside of leaves of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 21, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2468/jpeg/05t.jpg) Tiny bright orange cups on aecia of mayapple rust fungus (Allodus podophylli, Puccinia podophylli) underside of a leaf of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 16, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/13t.jpg) Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) mushroom cap in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3353/jpeg/28t.jpg) Tiny bright orange cups on aecia of mayapple rust fungus (Allodus podophylli, Puccinia podophylli) underside of a leaf of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 4, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/794/jpeg/16t.jpg) Texture of Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) mushroom cap in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1411/jpeg/18t.jpg) Orange milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) in Sam Houston National Forest, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail. Richards, Texas, May 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1410/jpeg/10t.jpg) Orange milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) in Sam Houston National Forest, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail. Richards, Texas, May 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/857/jpeg/22t.jpg) Orange milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, May 8, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/653/jpeg/19t.jpg) Orange milkweed (asclepias) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 22, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2383/jpeg/02t.jpg) Green caterpillar with a horn on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, October 20, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1411/jpeg/19t.jpg) Flowers of orange milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) in Sam Houston National Forest, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail. Richards, Texas, May 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1411/jpeg/20t.jpg) Blooming orange milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) in Sam Houston National Forest, on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail. Richards, Texas, May 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2788/jpeg/06t.jpg) Bolete mushrooms with orange pores on a steep side of a creek on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 25, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1289/jpeg/17t.jpg) Green brittlegill (Russula sp.) mushroom on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, October 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/785/jpeg/14t.jpg) Late-flowering boneset with green lynx spider in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richardson, August 9, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2788/jpeg/07t.jpg) Dissected bolete mushrooms with orange pores on a steep side of a creek on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 25, 2020
|