 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
 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
 Hyphae of white powdery corticioid fungus from Toad Pond collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Tissues of white powdery corticioid fungus from Toad Pond collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Tissues (at low magnification) of white powdery corticioid fungus from Toad Pond collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Spores of white powdery corticioid fungus collected from oak trees in a dried Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park a day before. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Spores (under a microscope, in lugol) of white powdery corticioid fungus collected from oak trees in a dried Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park a day before. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Fallen trees with white powdery crust fungus on the bottom of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 White powdery crust fungus on a fallen tree (pine or oak) at the bottom of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 White powdery corticioid fungus on a fallen tree (pine or oak) at the bottom of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Close-up of white powdery crust fungus on a fallen tree at the bottom of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Texture of white powdery corticioid fungus on a fallen tree (pine or oak) at the bottom of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Close-up of white powdery corticioid fungus on a fallen tree (pine or oak) at the bottom of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 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
 Pattern of growth of white powdery corticioid fungus on a fallen tree (pine or oak) at the bottom of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 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
 Fallen trees on the bottom of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Aquatic plant twoheaded water-starwort (Callitriche heterophylla) at the bottom of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Toad Pond (Houston Toad breeding grounds) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Former Toad Pond at Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 12, 2014
 Burnt trees around former Toad Pond at Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 12, 2014
 Orange cup fungus Anthracobia maurilabra on burnt ground near a former toad s pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
 Cluster of orange cup fungus Anthracobia maurilabra on burnt ground near a former toad s pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
 Spores of arched earthstar mushrooms Geastrum quadrifidum or may be G. fornicatum collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Former Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, July 28, 2018
 Toad pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 21, 2012
 Reflections in Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Drying Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, July 28, 2018
 A trail around Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Pine forest around Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Toad Pond near Harmon Road in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 Burnt pines around Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Toad Pond near Roosevelt s Cutoff trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 12, 2012
 Toad Pond at Roosevelt s Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 17, 2018
 Toad Pond from Lost Pines Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, June 16, 2012
 Toad Pond at Roosevelt s Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 15, 2012
 Toad Pond from Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 Dam of Toad Pond at Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 Dried Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 Shores of Toad Pond near Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 5, 2013
 Remains of Toad Pond at Roosevelt s Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 17, 2018
 Spores (in KOH) of fieldcap mushrooms Agrocybe pediades collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of dry earthstar mushrooms Astraeus hygrometricus collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Spores (in lugol) of a mushroom Hohenbuehelia auriscalpium(?) collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Spores of a dry winter stalkball mushroom (Tulostoma fimbriatum) collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Animal s dropping with seeds of beautyberry(?) near a toad s pond at former Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
 Spores (in KOH) of mushrooms Pholiota spumosa collected in Bastrop State Park a day before. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of a brown crust Tomentella-like fungus from a burned log, collected a day before in Bastrop State Park. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Spores (in lugol) of a brown crust Tomentella-like fungus from a burned log, collected a day before in Bastrop State Park. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Rocky exposed soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 5, 2013
 Brown exposed soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 5, 2013
 Mold like fungus on soil on a side of trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 17, 2018
 Hyphae and spores (in lugol) of thin brown Tomentella fungus from Phellinus on juniper, collected a day before in Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 2, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) of common rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus penetrans) collected from a pine forest in Bastrop State Park a day before. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Spores of reddish mushrooms looking like Phaeocollybia jennyae, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores of bolete mushrooms Xanthoconium stramineum collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores of brittlegill mushrooms Russula compacta collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores (in KOH) of dark Inocybe mushrooms from a trodden path, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores of a large false truffle Rhizopogon luteolus collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores of mushrooms Heliocybe sulcata from a dry stalk of horseweed? collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Close-up of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil of burnt site 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
 Orangish cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil with charcoal in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Spores of conifer mazegill mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) collected from a dried pine tree in Bastrop State Park a day before. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Spores (in lugol) of mushrooms Pholiota spumosa (spore print dark brown) collected in Bastrop State Park a day before. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Spores of bolete mushrooms Strobilomyces dryophilus, near young pines, in KOH, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores (in KOH, spore print olive) of a mushroom Boletus ochraceoluteus(?) collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Round spores inside asci of cup mushrooms Sphaerosporella brunnea collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Cross section of brown cup fungus Peziza ammophila in a roadside depression on sandy soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 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
 Spores (in lugol, spore print light brown)of larger Mallocybe mushrooms collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores (in KOH) of common rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus penetrans) (spore print orange) collected from a pine forest in Bastrop State Park a day before. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Spores of mushrooms Amanita mutabilis under young pines, oaks, several times burned area, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Asci with spores of cup mushrooms Sphaerosporella brunnea under a microscope with x40 objective on a trodden path, mixed with old ash, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Spores of a mushroom Fibroporia radiculosa collected a day before in Bastrop State Park. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Spores of a mushroom Hohenbuehelia auriscalpium(?) collected a day before in Bastrop State Park. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Brown Tomentella-like corticioid fungus on underside of a pine(?) log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Close-up of brown Tomentella-like corticioid fungus on underside of a pine(?) log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Multicolored lichens on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Underside of conifer mazegill mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen pine(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Rosette lichen (Physcia) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Conifer mazegill mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) on a fallen pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Aspicilia(?) lichen on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 Lichens on sandstone at the base of the CCC pavilion of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 21, 2023
 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
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