 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree in area of Caney Creek crossing on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, February 9, 2020
 Red beard lichen (Usnea rubicunda) fallen from a tree after a recent windy day on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Hair-like cluster of red beard lichen (Usnea rubicunda) fallen from a tree after a recent windy day on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2020
 Dirinaria lichen on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from an oak on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 10, 2020
 Lichen Cryptothecia striata on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) fallen from an oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 23, 2020
 Round patch of lichen Cryptothecia striata on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Thallus surface of a lichen Cryptothecia striata on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 White fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Strands of beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021
 Partially dry lace-scale lichen Phyllopsora parvifolia on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Bony beard lichen (Usnea trichodea) knocked down from a tree after a windy day in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 13, 2020
 Mushrooms Trametopsis cervina on a fallen tree branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Tissues (in KOH solution) of fallen from a tree bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 23, 2022
 Asci and spores of fallen from a tree bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 23, 2022
 Tissues (in iodine solution) of fallen from a tree bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 23, 2022
 Tissues (in Congo Red solution) of fallen from a tree bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 23, 2022
 Pendant clump of bony beard lichen (Usnea trichodea) knocked down from a tree after a windy day in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 13, 2020
 Loop lichen Parmelinopsis minarum (Hypotrachyna minarum) on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Asexual stage of crust fungus Biscogniauxia atropunctata on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Striped ramalina lichen (Ramalina montagnei) on a living tree in a forest in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Brown asexual stroma of crust fungus Biscogniauxia atropunctata on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) with apothecia on a small tree or a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
 Tree lichen Trypethelium virens (Viridothelium virens) forming yellowish-brown and olive warts in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Lepra lichen on a fallen oak branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Lichen Cryptothecia striata on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Panus lecomtei (Panus neostrigosus) mushrooms on a fallen tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Fissurina lichen on bark of a magnolia tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Brigantiaea(?) lichen on a deciduous tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Surprise lichen (Bacidia schweinitzii) on a holly tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 White fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Surprise lichen (Bacidia schweinitzii) at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Ozonium form of a fungus Coprinellus domesticus or similar Coprinellus radians on a fallen tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Beard lichen (Usnea) on a fallen oak twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
 Beard lichen (Usnea) on a fallen oak twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
 Close up of Brigantiaea(?) lichen on a deciduous tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Texture of Brigantiaea(?) lichen on a deciduous tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 1, 2024
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) fallen from an oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Beard lichen Usnea rubicunda(?) fallen from an oak or a pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
 Wrinkled loop lichen (Hypotrachyna livida) on a fallen oak branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Brick-spored firedot lichen Brigantiaea leucoxantha on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a fallen oak twig in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 22, 2019
 Bark rash lichen (Pyrenula cruenta) on a tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Mushrooms Lentinula boryana on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
 Underside of mushrooms Lentinula boryana on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Texture of brick-spored firedot lichen Brigantiaea leucoxantha on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Blue jellyskin lichen (Leptogium cyanescens) on a magnolie or holly tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Brown caps of mushrooms Lentinula boryana on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Caps and gills of mushrooms Lentinula boryana on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Mushrooms Lentinula boryana on a fallen deciduous tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
 Mushrooms Stereum complicatum on a fallen tree branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
 Wood dwelling mushrooms Lentinula boryana on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Shade form of bark rash lichen (Pyrenula cruenta) on a tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Brick-spored firedot lichen (Brigantiaea)(?) on bark of a deciduous tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Crimson warts of bark rash lichen (Pyrenula cruenta) on a tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Beard lichen (Usnea) fallen from a tree when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 12, 2024
 Crust fungus Stereum on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Gall-like corticioid fungus on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Orange apothecia of brick-spored firedot lichen Brigantiaea leucoxantha on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Details of mushrooms Lentinula boryana on a fallen deciduous tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
 Wolf s Milk slime mold (Lycogala epidendrum) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Caps of mushrooms Stereum complicatum on a fallen tree branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
 Gall-like corticioid fungus in cavities of a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Gall-like corticioid fungus on a broken end of a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Texture of corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Brown corticioid fungus on a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Greenish grey thallus of brick-spored firedot lichen Brigantiaea leucoxantha on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Golden dust lichen Chrysothrix xanthina with a folious lichen on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
 Upper surface of mushrooms Stereum complicatum on a fallen tree branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
 Cross section of mushrooms Lentinula boryana on a fallen deciduous tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
 Caps of bear Lentinus mushrooms (Lentinellus ursinus) on a fallen tree limb in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Young bear Lentinus mushrooms (Lentinellus ursinus) on a fallen tree limb in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Fallen pine covered by corticioid (crust) fungus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Close-up of corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Close-up of corticioid mushroom Physisporinus vitreus(?) on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Porous corticioid mushroom Physisporinus vitreus(?) on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Brown corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Black crust fungus Camillea punctulata on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen holly tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Blister lichen Trypethelium carolinianum (Bathelium carolinianum) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Lobed cotton lichen (Crocynia pyxinoides, Phyllopsora pyxinoides) on a holly tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Small yellowing caps of a crust fungus Stereum on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Corticioid fungus Coniophora olivacea(?) on bark of a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Black crust fungus Diatrype stigma on a fallen oak branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa) on a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Orange jelly fungus Dacrymyces variisporus(?) on a recently fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Bitter oyster mushrooms (Panellus stipticus) on a fallen oak branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Wolf s milk slime mold (Lycogala epidendrum) on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Underside of lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen holly tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on a bush in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
 Caps of southern clam shell polypore mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a dry standing tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Shelves of polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a dry standing tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
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