 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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 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
 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
 Close-up 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Tissues of white resupinate polypore mushroom from a fallen pine branch under a microscope at very low magnification collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Crust of Gloeoporus taxicola (Meruliopsis taxicola) fungus on a fallen pine in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 4, 2017
 Basidioles of brick red funnel mushrooms Bonomyces sinopicus (Clitocybe sinopica) from burned pine forest under a microscope, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 10, 2022
 Spores of common thin grey, bluish crust fungus from wet bark and wood of pine logs, collected a day before near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 4, 2023
 Tissues under a microscope of polypore mushrooms Panus neostrigosus (Panus lecomtei) from a fallen pine, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Basidia under a microscope of polypore mushrooms Panus neostrigosus (Panus lecomtei) from a fallen pine, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Tissues of cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria under a microscope with x40 objective, 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
 Spores of cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria under a microscope at low magnification 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
 Basidia under a microscope (in Congo Red) of polypore mushrooms Panus neostrigosus (Panus lecomtei) from a fallen pine, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Tissues under a microscope (low magnification) of polypore mushrooms Panus neostrigosus (Panus lecomtei) from a fallen pine, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Tissues and basidia under a microscope of polypore mushrooms Panus neostrigosus (Panus lecomtei) from a fallen pine, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Orange-toothed crust fungus Steccherinum robustius on a fallen branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2022
 Spores under a microscope (in Lugol solution) of polypore mushrooms Panus neostrigosus (Panus lecomtei) from a fallen pine, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Basidia under a microscope (x100 objective) of polypore mushrooms Panus neostrigosus (Panus lecomtei) from a fallen pine, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Orange-toothed crust fungus Steccherinum robustius and a lichen on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2022
 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
 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
 Black Sordariomycetes crust fungus on a fallen oak branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 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
 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
 Spores (in Melzer) of oak curtain crust fungus (Hymenochaete rubiginosa)(?) collected two days before near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 8, 2023
 Spores (in lugol) of oak curtain crust fungus (Hymenochaete rubiginosa)(?) collected two days before near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 8, 2023
 Tissues of white resupinate polypore mushroom from a fallen pine branch collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 13, 2022
 Margin of crust fungus Steccherinum robustius on a fallen oak branch on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
 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
 Yellow crust fungus under a fallen pine on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2020
 Crust fungus Biscogniauxia mediterranea erupting through bark of a fallen oak branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 26, 2019
 Hydnoid crust fungus Steccherinum robustius on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Spores of corticioid fungus Coniophora olivacea from a fallen barkless pine or may be oak branch, collected two days before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 16, 2022
 Some corticioid (crust) fungus on underside of a fallen pine on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 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
 Conidia and conidiophores of anamorph (asexual stage) of crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum growing as brown fluffy granules on elm wood under a microscope in KOH, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Conidia and conidiophores of anamorph (asexual stage) of crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum growing as soft tiny granules on elm wood under a microscope in KOH, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Conidiophores and tissue of anamorph (asexual stage) of crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum growing as soft tiny granules on elm wood under a microscope in KOH, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Common thin grey, bluish crust fungus on wet bark and wood on underside of pine logs near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Crust fungus Hypoxylon together with Hymenochaetopsis(?) on a fallen branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 19, 2020
 Some black crust fungus on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 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
 Patches of hydnoid crust fungus Steccherinum robustius on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Close-up of common thin grey, bluish crust fungus on wet bark and wood on underside of pine logs near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2020
 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
 Spores of mushrooms Leucocoprinus cepistipes from a fallen oak collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Tan pored crust mushroom Xylodon flaviporus on a fallen pine limb on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 25, 2020
 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
 Orange texture of hydnoid crust fungus Steccherinum robustius on a fallen tree branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
 Warped crust fungus Leucogyrophana mollusca on underside of a fallen branch of elm or oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 20, 2020
 Warped crust fungus Leucogyrophana mollusca on a fallen branch of elm or oak without bark on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 20, 2020
 Crust form of corticioid form of mushroom Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 4, 2019
 Crust form and a cap of corticioid form of mushroom Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 4, 2019
 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
 Crust-like of fungus Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum on a fallen pine branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
 Orange warped crust fungus Leucogyrophana mollusca on underside of a fallen branch on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 20, 2020
 Spores of small mushrooms Marasmius delectans(?) from pine litter collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Spores of white crust fungus growing on upper side on pine twigs, collected 1/12/2022 from Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, January 25, 2022
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