 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of an oak tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 19, 2020
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 23, 2020
 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
 Conidia of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) from large fallen hickory (no pictures of the fungus were taken) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 3, 2022
 Conidia of a fungus Brittle cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta) collected in Pole Creek area of Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, September 4, 2022
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a hackberry tree in a juniper forest in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
 Texture of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a hackberry tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
 Close-up of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a hackberry tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
 Mature fungus Brittle cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of a dry hackberry tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 30, 2022
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of yaupon holly bush in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
 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
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a rotting stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 23, 2020
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 2, 2020
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a tree root on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2024
 Texture of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a tree root on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2024
 Close-up of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a tree root on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2024
 Growth pattern of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a tree root on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2024
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a tree stump in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2017
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2018
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a low stump in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2018
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on tree roots in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 15, 2024
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) near Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2018
 Crust fungus Kretzschmaria deusta with water droplets in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on an old stump in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2017
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a stump under spruce trees in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2019
 Close up of brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a stump under spruce trees in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2019
 Violet toothed polypore fungus (Trichaptum biforme) at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Some omphalinoid mushrooms in moss at the base of a magnolia in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Cap of mushroom Polyporus radicatus(?) taken from a base of a small dry tree, may be holly, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 Cross section of mushroom Polyporus radicatus(?) taken from a base of a small dry tree, may be holly, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 Side view of mushroom Polyporus radicatus(?) taken from a base of a small dry tree, may be holly, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 Pore surface of mushroom Polyporus radicatus(?) taken from a base of a small dry tree, may be holly, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 Fissurina lichen on bark of a magnolia tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Fissurina lichen on a magnolia tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
 Buttoned rosette lichen (Pyxine) on a magnolia tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
 Web-like silvery fungus on underside of a magnolia leaf in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
 Mucorales mold fungus on a magnolia cone in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
 Fissurina lichen on bark of a magnolia tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
 Mushrooms Agrocybe acericola under a magnolia tree near the creek, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
 Magnolia cones with Xylaria magnoliae mushrooms in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 Magnolia cone mushrooms Xylaria magnoliae in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 Lace-scale lichen Phyllopsora parvifolia on a magnolia(?) tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
 White fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on a tree, may be on magnolia, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
 Masses of Xylaria magnoliae mushrooms on a magnolia cones in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 Zoned pattern of web-like silvery fungus on underside of a magnolia leaf in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
 Lobed cotton lichen (Crocynia pyxinoidess, Phyllopsora pyxinoides) on a magnolia(?) tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
 Some omphalinoid or may be Mycena mushrooms on a mossy tree not far from the ground, American beech or may be magnolia, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Small mushrooms Panellus pusillus on a split rotting tree, could be holly or magnolia, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Tiny liverworts at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Accumulation of dry seed pods of sweetgun at the base of a large magnolia tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 10, 2020
 Sweetgum seed pods collected by some animal at the base of a large magnolia tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 10, 2020
 Squamules of Cladonia lichen at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 Magnolia-cone mushrooms Xylaria (Xylaria magnoliae) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Masses of violet toothed polypore fungus (Trichaptum biforme) on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Large pores of greasy bracket mushroom (Aurantiporus fissilis, Pappia fissilis) on a big fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
 Magnolia-cone Xylaria fungus (Xylaria magnoliae) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
 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
 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
 Masses of magnolia-cone mushrooms Xylaria (Xylaria magnoliae) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Phellinus bracket mushrooms at the base of a tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
 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
 White rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea in a crack of a broken pine tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Bolete mushrooms Boletus oliveisporus (Ceriomyces oliveisporus) under pines and magnolia in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Trichaptum sector at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Bolete mushroom Strobilomyces dryophilus growing at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
 Details of white rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea in a crack of a broken pine tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Hyphae of white rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea in a crack of a broken pine tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Texture of white rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea in a crack of a broken pine tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 White rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea growing in cracks of a broken pine tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 White rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea on a broken and vertically split pine tree 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
 Caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Trichaptum sector at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Small inkcap (Coprinellus) mushroom found on a pile of well rotten acorns and nuts in a cavity at the base of a large magnolia tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 23, 2020
 Hyphae of white rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea spreading from cracks of a broken pine tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Close-up of white rot fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea on a broken and vertically split pine tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Dissected small inkcap (Coprinellus) mushroom found on a pile of well rotten acorns and nuts in a cavity at the base of a large magnolia tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 23, 2020
 Relatively large Hohenbuehelia mushrooms on a small log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 White greasy bracket mushroom (Aurantiporus fissilis, Pappia fissilis) on a big fallen elm, magnolia or may be oak near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
 Side view of a small inkcap (Coprinellus) mushroom found on a pile of well rotten acorns and nuts in a cavity at the base of a large magnolia tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 23, 2020
 Pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Caps of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Underside of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Gills of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Dust lichen (Lepraria incana) on bark of a large pine tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019
 Large rustgill (Gymnopilus) mushroom on a recently dried pine tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Large number of turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 23, 2018
 Large Collybia like mushrooms Marasmius nigrodiscus on rotting wood in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Large golden milkcap mushroom (Lactarius alnicola) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
 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
 Close-up of gills of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Magnolia cone mushrooms (Strobilurus conigenoides) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 23, 2018
 Magnolia cone mushrooms (Strobilurus conigenoides) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
 Warty lichen (Pertusaria) on magnolia bark in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
 Magnolia cone mushrooms (Strobilurus conigenoides) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
 Xylaria magnoliae mushrooms on a magnolia cone in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 20, 2019
 Magnolia cone mushrooms (Strobilurus conigenoides) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
 Magnolia cone mushrooms (Strobilurus conigenoides) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
 Dirinaria lichen on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Bolete mushrooms Retiboletus ornatipes under oaks and magnolia in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
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