Weather (KIAH): Temperature 9.9° (7.6° lower than normal), min. 7°, max. 14°, min. over preceding two weeks is 4°. Wind speed 9.1 km/hour. Precipitation 0.0 mm, preceding two weeks 28% normal, preceding two months 36% normal.
Identified species: Cryptothecia striata, Exobasidium symploci-japonicae, Heterobasidion annosum, Kretzschmaria deusta.
Crust fungus Kretzschmaria deusta at the base of a large beech near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
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Crust fungus Kretzschmaria deusta with water droplets in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Galls caused by the fungus Exobasidium symploci-japonicae on sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Close-up of a gall caused by the fungus Exobasidium symploci-japonicae in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Gall caused by the fungus Exobasidium symploci-japonicae on a young shoot of sweetleaf in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Root rot fungus (polypore mushroom) Heterobasidion annosum(?) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Squamules of Cladonia lichen at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Close-up of lichen Cryptothecia striata in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Lichen Cryptothecia striata on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USAMushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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