 Cup mushrooms Peziza ammophila in a roadside depression on sandy soil completely burned 1.5 years ago and now covered by dry plants in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Side view of Ascomycete mushrooms Peziza ammophila in a roadside depression on sandy soil in area of a past fire in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Brown sandy soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Tiny cup fungus Octospora excipulata(?) in a small depression with wet soil covered by thin moss, in area completely burned 1.5 years ago in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Ascomycete fungus Octospora excipulata(?) in a small depression with wet soil covered by thin moss, in area completely burned 1.5 years ago in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Ascomycete fungus Lamprospora carbonicola(?) on purely sandy soil covered by green moss, in open area burned 1.5 years ago, in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Some small bright brown mushrooms on sandy soil in burned area in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Close-up of Ascomycete fungus Octospora excipulata(?) in a small depression with wet soil covered by thin moss, in area completely burned 1.5 years ago in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Close-up of Ascomycete fungus Lamprospora carbonicola(?) on purely sandy soil covered by green moss, in open area burned 1.5 years ago, in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Orange Ascomycete fungus Lamprospora carbonicola(?) on purely sandy soil covered by green moss, in open area burned 1.5 years ago, in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Underside of some small bright brown mushrooms on sandy soil in burned area in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Spores of Ascomycete mushrooms Peziza ammophila collected in Bastrop State Park 12/25/2021. College Station, Texas, February 13, 2022
 Cluster of tiny cup mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) in a small depression with wet soil covered by thin moss, in area completely burned 1.5 years ago in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Spores (in KOH) of stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma fimbriatum(?) from sandy soil (spore light brown) collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Spores of Ascomycete mushrooms Peziza ammophila of different colors in iodine solution, collected in Bastrop State Park 12/25/2021. College Station, Texas, February 13, 2022
 Close-up of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil of burnt site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Orangish cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil with charcoal in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Orange fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil of burnt site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Spores (in lugol) of stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma fimbriatum(?) from sandy soil (spore light brown) collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Orangish cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil of burnt site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Orange cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil after a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Turf bell mushrooms (Galerina graminea)(?) in sandy soil near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
 Tiger s Eye mushrooms Coltricia focicola (C. perennis group) on sandy soil with burned pine bark in a sparse forest in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum)(?) on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
 Cross section of white Amanita mushrooms in a sparse oak and pine forest, among grass in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Small bonnet (Mycena) mushrooms with brown gill margins on a sandy slope at roadside in Buescher State Park near Bastrop. Texas, November 26, 2021
 Brown exposed soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 5, 2013
 Brown Ascomycete mushrooms Sphaerosporella brunnea (S. hinnulea) on clayey soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Soil discolored by fire in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Red soil revealed by fire in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Mold like fungus on soil on a side of trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 17, 2018
 Sandy creek in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Yellowish web-like fungus between soil and a wet log together with white powdery fungus at the bottom of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Close-up of yellowish web-like fungus between soil and a wet log together with white powdery fungus at the bottom of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Cross section of young mushroom Amanita mutabilis in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Cross section of bolete mushrooms Xanthoconium stramineum in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Bolete mushroom Strobilomyces dryophilus in cross section in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Sandy creek near Scenic Overlook Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Hyphae and spores of yellowish web-like fungus between soil and a wet log from Toad Pond, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Tissues (at low magnification) of yellowish web-like fungus between soil and a wet log from Toad Pond, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Cross section of a mature dyeball mushroom (Pisolithus arhizus) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Cross section of partially dried brittlegill mushroom Russula compacta in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Pine spike mushrooms (wine-cap Chroogomphus, Chroogomphus vinicolor, Gomphidius vinicolor) in cross section in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma fimbriatum(?) near a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
 Flowers of heartleaf sandmat spurge Euphorbia cordifolia on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Cross section of resupinate polypore mushroom Fibroporia radiculosa on underside of a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Thick brown woolly fungus or may be some substance under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Brown Tomentella-like corticioid fungus on underside of a pine(?) log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Close-up of brown Tomentella-like corticioid fungus on underside of a pine(?) log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Orange cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma together with dark-brown cup fungus Ascobolus carbonarius on a site of a recent burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Dark-brown cup fungus Ascobolus carbonarius and orange cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on a site of a recent burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Dark-brown cup fungus Ascobolus carbonarius and orange cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma together with green algae on a site of a recent burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Relatively intact section of Scenic Overlook Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Close up of wet rot fungus Coniophora puteana in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Cleaned section of Scenic Overlook Trail opened for tourists in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Southern section of Scenic Overlook Trail relatively intact after a fire in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Ascomycete fungus Pyronema omphalodes in ash pit in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 25, 2021
 Wet rot fungus Coniophora puteana on rotting pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Penicillium mold fungus on rotting pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Rocky exposed soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 5, 2013
 Cross section of false (deer) truffle Elaphomyces granulatus on exposed sandy soil on roadside in a pine forest at Eco Trail Sestroretskoye Swamp near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 27, 2021
 Sandy area in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, July 28, 2018
 Sandy creek in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 12, 2012
 Fibrecap (Inocybe) mushrooms on exposed soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 14, 2018
 A sandy creek near Harmon Road in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 5, 2013
 Elastic fungus Wrightoporia avellanea(?) underside of a fallen pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Red berries and leaves of Yaupon holly cut by ants in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Burrow of harvester ants on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Sandy spot on Roosevelt s Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 5, 2013
 Pores of elastic fungus Wrightoporia avellanea(?) underside of a fallen pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Wet rot fungus Coniophora puteana growing in large quantity under and inside a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Small Deconica mushrooms on a side of sandy road in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 14, 2018
 Harvester ants with plant seeds on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Immature bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on a burned oak in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Brown texture of corticioid fungus Coniophora olivacea or may be other species of Coniophora under a fallen pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Small cups of Ascomycete mushrooms Sphaerosporella brunnea (S. hinnulea) on bare soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Harvester ants carrying plant seeds on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Pyrophilous scalycap mushrooms Pholiota molesta(?) in a previously burned area in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Leaf cutter ants highway with berries and leaves of Yaupon holly in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Underside of young bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on a burned oak in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Yellow cobblestone lichen Acarospora socialis on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 St. Andrew cross (Hypericum, Ascyrum hypericoides) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 15, 2012
 Blue flowers of smallflower milkvetch (turkeypeas, Astragalus nuttallianus) on a sandy road in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 17, 2018
 Ascomycete (cup) fungus Disciotis venosa(?) damaged by a recent fire on ashes of a last year burn near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
 Brown dragonfly in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 15, 2012
 Close up of a brown dragonfly in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 15, 2012
 Brown Mallocybe (Inocybe) mushrooms in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Raspberry slime mold (Tubifera ferruginosa) found on sandy ground in a burned forest on Lost Pines Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 14, 2019
 Brown gills of Agaricus mushroom in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
 Brown dragonfly on a burnt twig in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 15, 2012
 Lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Brown fibrecap mushrooms Inocybe lanuginosa or may be I. ovatocystis(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) with fruits on a sandy path in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Dissected raspberry slime mold (Tubifera ferruginosa) found on sandy ground in a burned forest on Lost Pines Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 14, 2019
 Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Underside of brown fibrecap mushrooms Inocybe lanuginosa or may be I. ovatocystis(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Brown resupinate polypore mushroom under a fallen pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Cross section of immature toothed wood mushrooms on a stump at North South Trailway in Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. Texas, December 25, 2021
 Small dark brown fibrecap (Inocybe) mushrooms on a trodden path in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
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