Weather (KIAH): Temperature 15.1° (0.3° lower than normal), min. 14°, max. 16°, min. over preceding two weeks is 7°. Wind speed 5.2 km/hour. Precipitation 0.0 mm, preceding two weeks 78% normal, preceding two months 59% normal.
Identified species: Canoparmelia caroliniana, Chromosera cyanophylla, Heterodermia albicans, Hypotrachyna livida, Phyllopsora confusa, Phyllopsora parvifolia, Phyllopsora pyxinoides, Polyblastidium casarettianum, Puccinia podophylli, Punctelia rudecta, Rimelia subisidiosa.
Fringe lichen Heterodermia casarettiana (Polyblastidium casarettianum) on a tree on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Fringe lichen Heterodermia casarettiana (Polyblastidium casarettianum) with light underside on a tree on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Wrinkled loop lichen (Hypotrachyna livida) on a tree on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
White fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on a tree on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Wrinkled loop lichen (Hypotrachyna livida) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Carolina shield lichen (Canoparmelia caroliniana)(?) on a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Carolina shield lichen (Canoparmelia caroliniana)(?) on a pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Lobed cotton lichen (Crocynia pyxinoides, Phyllopsora pyxinoides) on a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Lobed cotton lichen (Crocynia pyxinoides, Phyllopsora pyxinoides) with soredia on a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Pyxine(?) lichen on a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Some light brown corticioid fungus on tree bark on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Dark brown corticioid fungus on tree bark on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Pyxine lichen on smooth tree bark on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Patch of wrinkled loop lichen (Hypotrachyna livida) on a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Wrinkled loop lichen (Hypotrachyna livida) on tree bark on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Rough speckled shield lichen (Punctelia rudecta) on a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Lichen Phyllopsora confusa on a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Rough speckled shield lichen (Punctelia rudecta) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Ruffle lichen Parmotrema subisidiosum (Rimelia subisidiosa) on a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Lace-scale lichen Phyllopsora parvifolia on a tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
White fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on tree bark on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Aecia of mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli (Puccinia podophylli) on underside of leaves of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Tiny bright orange cups of aecia on the underside of leaves of mayapple caused by mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli(Puccinia podophylli) on underside of leaves of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Young plants of May apple (Podophyllum peltatum) with aecia of mayapple rust fungus Allodus podophylli (Puccinia podophylli) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Mushroom Chromosera lilacifolia (Chromosera cyanophylla) with a slippery stem found on a cut surface of a pine log, near the ground, in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Mushrooms Chromosera lilacifolia (Chromosera cyanophylla) on a cut surface of a pine log near the ground in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Gills of mushrooms Chromosera lilacifolia (Chromosera cyanophylla) on a cut surface of a pine log near the ground in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Close up of mushrooms Chromosera lilacifolia (Chromosera cyanophylla) found on a cut surface of a pine log near the ground in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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