 Felt saddle mushroom (Helvella macropus) with mold fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 1, 2024
 Dissected cup mushroom Helvella macropus with mold-like fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 6, 2020
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) with mold fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) covered by mold fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) with saddle s child mold fungus (Hypomyces cervinus) near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 3, 2017
 Saddle mushroom (Helvella) with a parasitic mold fungus (Hypomyces cervinus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, April 8, 2018
 Young felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
 Close-up of felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on charred forest floor on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022
 Spores of mold fungus Hypomyces cervinus from Helvella, collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 1, 2024
 Felt saddle mushroom (Helvella macropus) under pines on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2019
 Close-up of felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on black background on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021
 Side view of felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) near a trail on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on a side of a dirty trail in a mostly pine moderately wet forest, on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) or may be H. fibrosa on white background on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on a charred forest floor on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) in a pine forest after a prescribed burn in spring on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on sandy soil among burned pine needles on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Felt saddle mushroom (Helvella macropus) collected by people at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018
 Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) collected at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021
 Russula mutabilis and Helvella mushroom with fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 7, 2021
 Cabbage leaf Helvella mushrooms (Helvella acetabulum) with a parasitic fungus Hypomyces cervinus (Hypomyces cervinigenus) near Dibuny, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 27, 2017
 Stem of black elfin saddle mushroom Helvella lacunosa on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Close-up of black elfin saddle mushroom Helvella lacunosa on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Side view of black elfin saddle mushroom Helvella lacunosa on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Black elfin saddle mushroom Helvella lacunosa from side of Road FS 203 covered bt gravel near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Side view of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Cross section of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Side view of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa on pine needles on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Side view of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa on black background on Road FS 203 near Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Mold-like fungus Bolete eater (Hypomyces chrysospermus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 6, 2024
 Close-up of mold-like fungus Bolete eater (Hypomyces chrysospermus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 6, 2024
 Hypomyces covering pore surface of a bolete mushroom on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 28, 2020
 Some brown cup Ascomycete fungus on a site of old bonfire on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 26, 2020
 Reticulate undersurface of Helvella sulcata mushroom (pale form of Helvella lacunosa) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2020
 Helvella sulcata mushroom (pale form of Helvella lacunosa) on black background on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2020
 Side view of Helvella sulcata mushroom (pale form of Helvella lacunosa) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2020
 Helvella sulcata mushroom (pale form of Helvella lacunosa) among rotting leaves on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2020
 Old silver-blue milkcap mushroom (Lactarius paradoxus) with a mold fungus Hypomyces on Forest Service Road 231 near Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 19, 2023
 Helvella sulcata mushroom (pale form of Helvella lacunosa) in area of floodplain near rotting wood on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 15, 2020
 Paraphyses (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella crispa mushroom) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2013
 Asci and paraphyses (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses (in Melzer) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Interior tissue (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Asci with spores (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Tissues (under x40 objective) of whitish mold fungus Hypomyces(?) from rotting Rhizopogon (no pictures of the fungus were taken) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Peziza with mold fungus Hypomyces cervinus collected at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021
 Tiny cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica on underside of a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 9, 2022
 Mild milkcap (beech milk cap) mushrooms Lactarius subdulcis (Lactarius oculatus) with mold like fungus Hypomyces ochraceus on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 23, 2020
 Close-up of black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Asci and paraphyses (in Congo Red, low magnification) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Interior tissue (in Congo Red, low magnification) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) on partially burned forest floor on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Some rusty slime mold on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 28, 2020
 Asci and paraphyses from grey exterior (in Congo Red) of Ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa from gravel side of FS203, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, February 18, 2023
 Milkcap (Lactarius) mushroom with mold Cladobotryum verticillatum (anamorph form of Hypomyces ochraceus, or Hypomyces armeniacus) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 7, 2019
 Some rusty brown slime mold on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 28, 2020
 Fuligo cinerea slime mold on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2020
 Close-up of some brown slime mold on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 28, 2020
 White fuzzy mold-like fungus Hypomyces on a bolete mushroom S. decipiens on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 16, 2021
 Black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) on burned pine needles on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) among charred pieces of wood on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) grown after a prescribed burn on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Underside of milkcap (Lactarius) mushroom with mold Cladobotryum verticillatum (anamorph form of Hypomyces ochraceus, or Hypomyces armeniacus) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 7, 2019
 Dissected milkcap (Lactarius) mushroom with mold Cladobotryum verticillatum (anamorph form of Hypomyces ochraceus, or Hypomyces armeniacus) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 7, 2019
 White elfin saddle mushroom (Helvella lactea) on a burned forest floor on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Brown slime mold in cross section on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 28, 2020
 Slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 1, 2020
 Details of some rusty brown slime mold on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 28, 2020
 Texture of some rusty brown slime mold on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 28, 2020
 Fuligo cinerea slime mold on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2020
 Black saddle fungus Helvella atra(?) on black background on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Tiny white slime mold (Eumycetozoa) on rotting wood on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2020
 Raspberry slime mold (Tubifera ferruginosa)(?) on a log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 1, 2020
 White elfin saddle mushroom (Helvella lactea) on burned soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
 Underside of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) with some mold fungus under a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
 Corticioid mushroom Coniophora olivacea together with some slime mold on a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 25, 2020
 Hyphae and sporangia (under x100 objective) of whitish mold fungus Hypomyces(?) from rotting Rhizopogon collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Young stage of raspberry slime mold (Tubifera ferruginosa)(?) on a log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 1, 2020
 Parasitic fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus on a false truffle (Rhizopogon) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 6, 2024
 Slate grey saddle mushroom (fluted black elfin saddle, Helvella lacunosa) collected during a mushroom excursion in Komarovo near Shchuchye Lake, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 17, 2016
 Mature Little nest polypore mushrooms (Poronidulus conchifer) with pinkish mold-like fungus Hypomyces samuelsii(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2023
 Close-up of a blushing bracket mushroom (Daedaleopsis confragosa) with greenish mold-like fungus Hypomyces on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica on underside of a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 9, 2021
 Tiny Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica on a wet pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica together with other fungi on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 28, 2021
 Cap of a milkcap (Lactarius) mushroom with white mold Cladobotryum verticillatum (anamorph form of Hypomyces ochraceus, or Hypomyces armeniacus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 27, 2019
 Underside of caps of Little nest polypore mushrooms (Poronidulus conchifer) with pinkish mold-like fungus Hypomyces samuelsii(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2023
 Mature caps of Little nest polypore mushrooms (Poronidulus conchifer) with pinkish mold-like fungus Hypomyces samuelsii(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 28, 2023
 Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) on a log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 20, 2020
 Cap of Amanita mushroom on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 20, 2020
 Gills of a milkcap (Lactarius) mushroom with white mold Cladobotryum verticillatum (anamorph form of Hypomyces ochraceus, or Hypomyces armeniacus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 27, 2019
 Close-up of tiny Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica on a wet pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 9, 2022
 Cross section of Amanita mushroom with parasitic mold fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Section of a false truffle (Rhizopogon) with a parasitic fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus in ultraviolet light from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 6, 2024
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