 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) at the base of a large magnolia(?) tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a beech twig in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen beech branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen beech limb in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Tiny liverworts at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
 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
 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
 Black crust fungus Annulohypoxylon annulatum(?) on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
 Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 28, 2018
 Some amorphous corticioid mushroom on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Caps of Clitocybe or may be Clitopilus mushrooms on a beech log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Fomitella supina on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Light brown gills of Clitocybe or may be Clitopilus mushrooms on a beech log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Close-up of bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Texture of bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of an oak tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 19, 2020
 Light grey-brown Tricholoma mushroom on a tall dry terrace over the creek, under oaks and beech, under dry leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
 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
 Crust fungus Virgariella (mitosporic stage of Hypoxylon fuscum) and liverworts on a fallen branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 Brown crust of fungus Virgariella (mitosporic stage of Hypoxylon fuscum) on a fallen branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
 Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Underside of bracket polypore mushrooms Fomitella supina on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Clitocybe or may be Clitopilus mushrooms on a vertically cut surface of a beech log, some are growing in a cavity, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Small polypore mushrooms Trametes on twigs of magnolia or beech or sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Scratched surface of bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Caps of mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Cross section of bracket polypore mushrooms Fomitella supina on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Young stage of bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
 Bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) on lower side of a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
 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
 Caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Underside of mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Masses of mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Caps of small polypore mushrooms Trametes on twigs of magnolia or beech or sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at the base of yaupon holly bush in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018
 Dark brown cap of a bracket polypore mushroom Trametes lactea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Hexagonal-pored polypore mushrooms (Neofavolus alveolaris) on thin branches of a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Pattern of hexagonal-pored polypore mushrooms (Neofavolus alveolaris) on sticks from a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Pore surface of mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Cross section of young bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 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
 Red brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms on moss at the base of a pine in a swampy area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 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
 Crust fungus Hypoxylon fragiforme in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 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
 Brown crust fungus Phellinus at Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 2, 2019
 Caps of hexagonal-pored polypore mushrooms (Neofavolus alveolaris) on thin dry branches of a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 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
 Pine needles penetrating caps of mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Young stage of bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) with water drops (guttation) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
 Caps of hexagonal-pored polypore mushrooms (Neofavolus alveolaris) collected from thin branches of a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Texture of corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Some corticioid (crust) fungus on tree bark in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, February 1, 2019
 Mushroom Tricholomopsis flammula on beech roots in area with no grass, near the creek, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
 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
 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
 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
 Large pores of a giant greasy bracket mushroom (Aurantiporus fissilis, Pappia fissilis) on a large oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Veined young leaves of American beech (Fagus grandifolia) with male flower buds knocked by wind in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 7, 2020
 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, 2021
 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, 2021
 Porous crust fungus on a fallen branch of a pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 23, 2018
 Brown corticioid (crust) fungus on a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Fallen pine covered by corticioid (crust) fungus 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
 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
 Crust fungus Camillea punctulata(?) on a fallen branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 28, 2018
 Some white corticioid (crust) fungus on rotting wood at Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 2, 2019
 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
 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
 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
 Enveloping crust fungus (Sebacina incrustans) on moss near a sandy trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 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
 Close up of crust fungus Camillea punctulata(?) on a fallen branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 28, 2018
 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, 2021
 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, 2021
 Details of enveloping crust fungus (Sebacina incrustans) on moss near a sandy trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 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
 Close-up of enveloping crust fungus (Sebacina incrustans) on moss near a sandy trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Tiny mushrooms Phleogena faginea on bark of a large elm(?) stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 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
 White texture of enveloping crust fungus (Sebacina incrustans) on moss near a sandy trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, May 30, 2020
 Brown resupinate polypore mushroom on a lower surface of a large pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Details of tiny mushrooms Phleogena faginea on bark of a large elm(?) stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Details of brown resupinate polypore mushroom on a lower surface of a large pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Tiny mushrooms Phleogena faginea growing from cracks of bark on a large elm(?) stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 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
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