Extract from Wikipedia article: Strobilomyces strobilaceus, also called Strobilomyces floccopus and commonly known as old man of the woods, is a species of fungus in the family Boletaceae. It is native to Europe and North America. Fruit bodies are characterized by very soft dark grey to black pyramidal and overlapping scales on the cap surface.
Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) mushroom cap in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
Texture of Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) mushroom cap in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
Upper view of a cap of Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Pores of Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Dissected Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Old man of the woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 30, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) mushroom cap on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Underside of Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Texture of Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA