 Dissected cap of polypore bracket fungus Ganoderma lobatum taken from the base of a living water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 31, 2018
 Underside of polypore bracket fungus Ganoderma lobatum taken from the base of a living water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 31, 2018
 Upper view of a polypore bracket mushroom Ganoderma lobatum at the base of a living oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 6, 2018
 Pore surface of a bracket mushroom Ganoderma lobatum taken from the base of a living oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 6, 2018
 Cross section of a bracket mushroom Ganoderma lobatum taken from the base of a living oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 6, 2018
 Pores of a bracket fungus Ganoderma lobatum taken from the base of a living water oak tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 31, 2018
 Immature bracket polypore mushroom Ganoderma sessile at the base of an oak in Bee Crrek Park. College Station, Texas, November 19, 2021
 Polypore bracket mushroom Ganoderma lobatum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019
 Underside of immature bracket polypore mushroom Ganoderma sessile at the base of an oak in Bee Crrek Park. College Station, Texas, November 19, 2021
 Underside of a polypore bracket mushroom Ganoderma lobatum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019
 Cross section of immature bracket polypore mushroom Ganoderma sessile at the base of an oak in Bee Crrek Park. College Station, Texas, November 19, 2021
 Polypore mushrooms Ganoderma curtisii growing at the base of an oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2018
 Polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a dry tree in wet area in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 20, 2021
 Bracket, or shelf fungus Ganoderma sessile on a base of a tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 16, 2013
 Polypore mushroom Ganoderma sessile at a base of a living tree at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
 Polypore mushroom Inonotus quercustris on a water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 18, 2018
 Polypore mushroom Ganoderma curtisii in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2018
 Young polypore mushroom Ganoderma sessile at the base of an oak in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 25, 2021
 Young polypore mushroom Ganoderma sessile in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 30, 2018
 Spongy and water filled texture of polypore mushroom Inonotus quercustris in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 18, 2018
 Pores of a vase-shaped polypore mushroom Ganoderma lobatum on a stump on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, June 2, 2018
 Mature shaggy bracket polypore mushroom Inonotus hispidus on a water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 26, 2019
 Dissected shaggy bracket polypore mushroom Inonotus hispidus on a water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 26, 2019
 Emerging polypore mushroom Ganoderma sessile at the base of a planted pin oak (Quercus palustris) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 31, 2019
 Bracket mushroom Ganoderma sessile at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
 Spores of bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma lobatum collected 4 days before on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 29, 2022
 Golden reishi mushroom (Ganoderma curtisii) on a tree base in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 26, 2020
 Large old bracket fungus Ganoderma(?) on a dried and cut broadleaf tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 30, 2018
 Close-up of brown bracket polypore mushroom Hymenochaete on a large trumpet vine, near base, 2 m from a large animal burrow in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 16, 2024
 Golden reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma curtisii) at the base of a dry honey locust tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 5, 2020
 Underside of golden reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma curtisii) at the base of a dry honey locust tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 5, 2020
 Brown vase-shaped polypore mushrooms Ganoderma lobatum on a stump on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, June 2, 2018
 Brown vase-shaped polypore mushrooms Ganoderma lobatum on rotten wood on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, June 2, 2018
 Polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a planted pin oak (Quercus palustris) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 31, 2019
 Tinder mushrooms Ganoderma at the base of an elm tree in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 23, 2018
 Pore surface of a polypore mushroom Ganoderma lobatum on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 25, 2022
 Golden reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma curtisii) at the base of a dry honey locust tree, with several younger mushrooms growing around on the soil in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 5, 2020
 Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) at the base of a living elm tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 11, 2020
 Underside of oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) at the base of a living elm tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 11, 2020
 Polypore mushroom Ganoderma sessile in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, July 8, 2019
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus at the base of a living sweetgum or may be a maple near a small creek on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes robiniophila (Perenniporia robiniophila, Vanderbylia robiniophila) at the base of a half dry cedar elm tree near a parking place in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 11, 2018
 Polypore mushrooms Ganoderma martinicense at the base of a dry Albizia tree in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, June 23, 2021
 Polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a dry tree near a creek on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, October 12, 2021
 Caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes robiniophila (Perenniporia robiniophila, Vanderbylia robiniophila) at the base of a half dry cedar elm tree near a parking place in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 11, 2018
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a large dried oak near parking at County Road 125 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
 Side view of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes robiniophila (Perenniporia robiniophila, Vanderbylia robiniophila) at the base of a half dry cedar elm tree near a parking place in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 11, 2018
 Polypore mushroom Inonotus quercustris on a damaged oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 18, 2018
 Underside of polypore mushroom Inonotus quercustris in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 18, 2018
 Tinder mushrooms Ganoderma curtisii growing from buried wood on a sandy path in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 30, 2018
 Young caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a large dried oak near parking at County Road 125 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
 Upper view of bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a large dried oak near parking at County Road 125 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
 Malformed caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a large dried oak near parking at County Road 125 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
 Brown glossy caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a large dried oak near parking at County Road 125 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018
 Oak bracket mushroom (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus) at the base of a large living sweet gum tree on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 1, 2020
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus at the base of a living sweetgum or maple on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023
 Underside of some bracket polypore mushroom in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2021
 Underside of oak bracket mushroom (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus) at the base of a large living sweet gum tree on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 1, 2020
 Close-up of bracket polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus at the base of a living sweetgum or maple on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023
 Pores of bracket polypore mushrooms Oxyporus populinus at the base of a living sweetgum or maple on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023
 Mushroom Hydnopolyporus palmatus at the base of a tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 13, 2018
 Cross section of some bracket polypore mushroom in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2021
 Pore surface of some bracket polypore mushroom in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2021
 Underside of a brown bracket polypore mushroom Hymenochaete in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 16, 2024
 Polypore bracket mushrooms Trichaptum sector on a fallen river birch in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 28, 2018
 Young Hydnopolyporus palmatus mushroom at the base of a tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 13, 2018
 Brown cap of a bracket polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 6, 2019
 Pore surface of a brown bracket polypore mushroom Hymenochaete in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 16, 2024
 Underside of bracket polypore mushroom Phellinus gilvus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 13, 2021
 Caps of polypore mushrooms Ganoderma lobatum on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 25, 2022
 Polypore mushroom Ganoderma sessile in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 22, 2017
 Pore surface of a bracket polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2022
 Pore surface of a bracket polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 6, 2019
 Cross section of polypore mushrooms Ganoderma lobatum on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 25, 2022
 Polypore mushrooms Ganoderma lobatum in a cavity of an oak tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 25, 2022
 Upper side of caps of polypore mushrooms Ganoderma lobatum on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 25, 2022
 Caps of polypore mushrooms Ganoderma lobatum in a cavity of an oak tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 25, 2022
 Caps of polypore mushrooms Ganoderma lobatum in cross section on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 25, 2022
 Pores of a bracket mushroom Fomes fasciatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018
 Pores of a bracket mushroom Pycnoporus sanguineus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2018
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of yaupon holly bush in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
 Guttation (secretion of water drops) of resupinate polypore mushroom of an oak stump in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 17, 2024
 Pore surface of a mature polypore mushroom Inonotus quercustris on a water(?) oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 2, 2020
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus on underside of a fallen water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 16, 2023
 Resupinate polypore fungus Trechispora mollusca (white) on decaying mushroom Ganoderma (could be G. meredithiae or G. martinicense), under pines, ground without grass, area had standing water in the past, but now dry (Ganoderma was uprooted by animals and completely dried) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2021
 Close up of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of yaupon holly bush in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
 Oddly shaped mushroom Thelephora cuticularis at the base of a small dried red cedar tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 21, 2018
 Silky sheath mushroom (Volvariella bombycina) at the base of a live elm tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 26, 2020
 Brown polypore mushroom Hymenochaete on a large trumpet vine, near base, 2 m from a large animal burrow in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 16, 2024
 Spores of polypore mushrooms Ganoderma lobatum (in KOH, may be contaminated by spores of some bolete), collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 26, 2022
 Light brown resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus on underside of a fallen water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 16, 2023
 Smooth pore surface bruising brown or black when touched of a polypore mushroom Meripilus sumstinei at the base of dry Mexican plum in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 18, 2021
 Mature chestnut brittlestem mushrooms (Homophron spadiceum) at the base of large living elm in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, March 8, 2024
 Water drops, or guttation of bracket polypore mushroom Fomitopsis pinicola when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2024
 Light brown resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus with some larvae on underside of a fallen water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 16, 2023
 Close-up of light brown resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus on underside of a fallen water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 16, 2023
 Texture of light brown resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus on underside of a fallen water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 16, 2023
 Pores of light brown resupinate polypore mushroom Xylodon flaviporus on underside of a fallen water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 16, 2023
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