 Fresh growth of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) in fresh form on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) in fresh form on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Merulioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) in fresh form on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Growth of wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Margin of wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Wrinkled surface of crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch after several rainy days near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Texture of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on bark of a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Margin areas of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Merulioid mushroom Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Spores of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery a day before. Texas, August 21, 2022
 Mycelium hyphae of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch under a microscope, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Tissues of crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch under a microscope at low magnification, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Basidioles(?) of crust crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch under a microscope, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Concentric pattern of wrinkled crust corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Wrinkled crust corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on thin bark of a fallen pine branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Caps of corticioid fungus (Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Texture of wrinkled crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) together with plasmodium of slime mold on a fallen pine branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua)(?) on pine or may be a hardwood twig on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Spores of wrinkled crust corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch collected in Sam Houston National forest a day before. Texas, September 1, 2022
 Spores under a microscope of wrinkled crust corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch collected in Sam Houston National forest a day before. Texas, September 1, 2022
 Close-up of corticioid mushroom Gloeoporus taxicola (Meruliopsis taxicola) on a fallen pine branch on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 26, 2021
 Close-up of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Texture of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Emerging crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2021
 Corticioid (crust) fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua)(?) on pine or may be a hardwood twig on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 22, 2023
 Fresh growth of resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trichaptum abietinum on underside of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Close-up of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Close-up of light brown corticioid mushroom on underside of a fallen pine on Forest Service Rd 231 near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
 Corticioid mushroom Gloeoporus taxicola (Meruliopsis taxicola) on a fallen pine branch on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 26, 2021
 Jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora on a big wet fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Close-up of small mushrooms Marasmius delectans(?) on fallen pine needles near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Texture of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Surface of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Corticioid (crust) fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Close-up of resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trichaptum abietinum on underside of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Texture of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine branch on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2024
 Spores of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua)(?) collected 2 days before on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 24, 2023
 Corticioid (crust) fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on underside of a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Wavering margin of corticioid fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) on a fallen pine twig on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 2, 2021
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora together with web-like fungus Sporophagomyces on a big wet fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Crust fungus Gloeoporus taxicola (Meruliopsis taxicola) on bark of a fallen pine branch on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 26, 2021
 Close-up of white resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine branch when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2024
 Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora growing together with web-like fungus Sporophagomyces on a big wet fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 9, 2022
 Close-up of split porecrust fungus (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on a fallen branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on thin bark of a fallen pine branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Light brown corticioid mushroom on underside of a fallen pine on Forest Service Rd 231 near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
 Texture of light brown corticioid mushroom on underside of a fallen pine on Forest Service Rd 231 near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine branch exuding water droplets near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Close-up of resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina 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, December 3, 2023
 Close-up of corticioid mushroom Hymenochaete on an oak branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 21, 2021
 Close-up of Ozonium auricomum form of a fungus Coprinellus domesticus on a mossy oak log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trichaptum abietinum on underside of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Close-up of Gulf coast toad (Incilius nebulifer) in a hollow of a large fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Texture of resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trichaptum abietinum on underside of a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Pores of resupinate polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora on a side of a big wet fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Close-up of small cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Resupinate form of brown purplepore bracket mushroom (Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum) on a fallen pine branch on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 White resupinate polypore mushroom on bark of a fallen pine branch when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2024
 Growth pattern of resupinate form of brown purplepore bracket mushroom (Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum) on a fallen pine branch on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 Moss and white corticioid fungus at the base of a tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 White corticioid fungus with moss at the base of a tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Close-up of slime mold Tubifera dimorphotheca on a mossy pine log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 White corticioid fungus at the base of a tree with smooth bark in wet area near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Split porecrust fungus (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on a fallen branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 9, 2022
 Close-up of white dusty crust fungus 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 20, 2023
 Split porecrust fungus (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) and its margins on a fallen branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Texture of split porecrust fungus (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on a fallen branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Brown tooth corticioid fungus Steccherinum(?) on a fallen twig of a broadleaf tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 4, 2024
 Growth of tooth corticioid fungus Steccherinum(?) on a fallen twig of a broadleaf tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 4, 2024
 Spores of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen thin pine twig, collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 28, 2024
 Spores of jelly rot fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen thicker pine twig, collected a day before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 28, 2024
 Close-up of rusty porecrust fungus (Fuscoporia ferruginosa)(?) 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, December 15, 2021
 Close-up of soft green lichen or may be fungus on bark of a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
 Close-up of fungus Beauveria bassiana on dead fallen mantis near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Scratched layer of resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 9, 2022
 Irregular pores of split porecrust fungus (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on a fallen branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2021
 Close-up of pores of bolete mushroom Buchwaldoboletus hemichrysus near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina 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, December 3, 2023
 Fresh leaves of round-leaved thoroughwort (Eupatorium rotundifolium) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 2022
 Mushrooms Clitocybe peralbida on a fallen stick near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Close-up of a dark brown frog peeking from a tree hollow near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Close-up of red raspberry slime mold (Tubifera ferruginosa) on a vertically cut surface of a large fallen pine near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 18, 2024
 Bolete mushrooms Buchwaldoboletus hemichrysus near a pine tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Spores of mushrooms Lentinellus ursinus, from oak or pine log, collected near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
 Margin of resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trametopsis cervina 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, December 3, 2023
 Dark brown frog in a hollow of a large fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Close-up of white coarsely-ribbed bolete mushroom (Austroboletus subflavidus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
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