 Underside of cloud ear jelly mushroom (Auricularia nigricans) on a big stump of a broken tree, could be elm, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a big tree stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on rotting oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
 Hairy caps of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen branch on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on a fallen tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 2019
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on a small fallen tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 2019
 White species of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on a fallen tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, April 7, 2020
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen beech tree in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest east from Waverly. Texas, May 28, 2022
 Mature cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen beech tree in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest east from Waverly. Texas, May 28, 2022
 White species of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, April 7, 2020
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) together with their white species on a log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, April 7, 2020
 Mushrooms Phleogena faginea on a stump of a broken tree, could be elm, 0.7 m above ground, from cracks of bark in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen branch on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021
 Dense cluster of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen branch on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021
 Hairy underside of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
 Cloud ear jelly fungus (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen osage orange tree on Little Lake Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest east from Trail Head No. 4, near Montgomery. Texas, November 29, 2020
 Upper surface of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 21, 2021
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen beech on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
 Cloud ear jelly fungus (Auricularia nigricans) at the base of a tree in Longmire Park. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2024
 Cloud ear jelly fungus (Auricularia nigricans) on a tree root on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2024
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) at Center for Biological Field Studies on Fish Hatchery Road. Huntsville, Texas, September 16, 2018
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on mossy fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
 Underside of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) at Center for Biological Field Studies on Fish Hatchery Road. Huntsville, Texas, September 16, 2018
 Caps of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) at Center for Biological Field Studies on Fish Hatchery Road. Huntsville, Texas, September 16, 2018
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on mossy trunk of a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022
 Pore surface of Phellinus(?) mushroom taken from rotting holly or other tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Cloud ear jelly fungus (Auricularia nigricans) in Longmire Park. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2024
 Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
 Hairy cap of a mushroom Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Broken tissues of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a small elm tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Young cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
 Young and mature caps of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
 Hairy curtain crust mushrooms (Stereum hirsutum) on a fallen tree together with fruits of passion flower in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Cloud ear jelly (Auricularia nigricans) on wood in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 15, 2024
 Boletellus mushroom on a rotting stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018
 Texture of tooth surface of a mushroom Climacodon pulcherrimus on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
 Dissected Boletellus mushroom on a rotting stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018
 Boletellus mushroom on a mossy rotting stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018
 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
 Spores of jelly mushrooms Auricularia nigricans from a beech log under a microscope with x40 objective, collected in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest east from Waverly. Texas, May 28, 2022
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Spores of jelly mushrooms Auricularia nigricans from a beech log under a microscope with x100 objective, collected in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest east from Waverly. Texas, May 28, 2022
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Texture of brown resupinate polypore mushroom detached from a lower surface of a large pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 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
 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 mushrooms Phleogena faginea on a large stump 0.7 m above ground, growing from cracks of bark in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 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
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Heterobasidion annosum(?) on a pine fallen 3-5 years ago, growing on the lower surface, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
 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
 Yellow hydnoid prostrate mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Underside of Phellinus(?) mushroom taken from rotting holly or other tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Yellow resupinate tooth mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on a rotting tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Cottony thallus surface of a lichen Cryptothecia striata on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 28, 2018
 Details of orange jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
 Tiny teeth of yellow resupinate mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Dark cap of Phellinus(?) mushroom on rotting holly or other tree in a wet spot in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
 Close-up of yellow resupinate tooth mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Orange cap of a mushroom Marasmius fulvoferrugineus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Gills of a mushroom Marasmius fulvoferrugineus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus on a stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
 Texture of coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on a rotting tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 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
 Close-up of coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on a rotting tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 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
 Underside of a bolete mushroom Retiboletus ornatipes in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Close-up of a bolete mushroom Retiboletus ornatipes in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 False coral mushroom Tremellodendropsis semivestita in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Some amorphous corticioid mushroom on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Underside of a bitter bolete mushroom (Tylopilus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Pore surface of a large bolete mushroom at Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 2, 2019
 Mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus on a decomposing stump 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
 Cap surface of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa in moss on a dry standing tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 Cap surface of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a dry standing tree with moss in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 25, 2020
 Pore surface of mushrooms Nigroporus vinosus on a rotting log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 14, 2018
 Orange jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
 Small white gilled mushrooms Hydropus or Clitocybula on bark of elm(?) tree fallen across the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Cross section of a bitter bolete mushroom (Tylopilus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Yellow pores of a bolete mushroom Retiboletus ornatipes in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Branches of a false coral mushroom Tremellodendropsis semivestita in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
 Polypore mushroom Trametes lactinea on a stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
 Polypore mushroom Microporellus dealbatus on a stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
 Physisporinus(?) mushroom on a vertically cut surface of a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
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