Weather (KIAH): Temperature 27.3° (0.5° higher than normal), min. 24°, max. 31°, min. over preceding two weeks is 22°. Wind speed 6.9 km/hour. Precipitation 0.0 mm, preceding two weeks 117% normal, preceding two months 122% normal.
Identified species: Annulohypoxylon truncatum, Beauveria bassiana, Cortinarius lewisii, Galiella rufa, Herpothallon rubrocinctum, Hexagonia cucullata, Hygrocybe chamaeleon, Hygrocybe miniata, Hymenoscyphus epiphyllus, Metarhizium anisopliae, Microporellus dealbatus, Mycena corticola, Volvariella taylorii, Whalleya microplaca, Xylaria hypoxylon.
Tiny Vermilion waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe miniata) on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Vermilion waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe miniata) on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Icing sugar fungus Beauveria bassiana (anamorph of Cordyceps bassiana) on a paper wasp on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Close up of a entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (white muscardine disease) on a paper wasp on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Rufous rubber cup mushroom Galiella rufa (Bulgaria rufa) on a fallen oak branch on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Black crust fungus Whalleya microplaca (family Xylariaceae) on a fallen twig on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Rufous rubber cup mushrooms Galiella rufa (Bulgaria rufa) on a fallen oak branch on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Close up of rufous rubber cup mushroom Galiella rufa (Bulgaria rufa) on a fallen oak branch on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Rufous rubber cup mushrooms Galiella rufa (Bulgaria rufa) on a rotting oak branch on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Fungus Annulohypoxylon truncatum (Hypoxylon truncatum) (family Xylariaceae) on a twig on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Brown porous crust fungus Phellinus (?) on a standing rotten tree on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Brown crust of polypore mushrooms Phellinus (?) on a dry standing tree on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Christmas wreath lichen (Cryptothecia rubrocincta, Herpothallon rubrocinctum) on a tree on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) on a rotting log on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Ascomycete mushrooms Phaeohelotium epiphyllum (Hymenoscyphus epiphyllus) on dry leaves on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Small white gilled mushrooms under a rotting log on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Polypore mushrooms Microporellus dealbatus on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Small milkcap (Lactarius) mushroom on a stump on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Gills of a small milkcap (Lactarius) mushroom on a stump on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Pore surface of mushrooms Hexagonia cucullata (Pseudofavolus cucullatus) on a thin dry trunk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Close up of polypore mushrooms Hexagonia cucullata (Pseudofavolus cucullatus) on a thin dry trunk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Polypore mushrooms Hexagonia cucullata (Pseudofavolus cucullatus) on a thin dry trunk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Polypore mushrooms Hexagonia cucullata (Pseudofavolus cucullatus) eaten by insects on a thin dry trunk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Porous crust fungus on a piece of wood collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Slime mold Tubifera on rotting wood collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Gills of a waxcap mushroom Hygrocybe chamaeleon collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Waxcap mushroom Hygrocybe chamaeleon collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Webcap mushrooms Cortinarius lewisii collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Cap of Volvariella taylorii mushroom collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Volvariella taylorii mushroom collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Some prostrate polypore mushroom on wood collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (anamorph of Cordyceps bassiana) on a paper wasp collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Dead bess beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus) with green muscardine disease caused by mold like parasitic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae(?) collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Mushrooms Mycena corticola(?) on rotting wood collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Showing a small mushroom after a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Labelled mushrooms after a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Taking a closer look at a collected mushroom after a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Examining collected mushrooms after a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
D. Lewis with Tylopilus mushroom after a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Discussing collected mushrooms after a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
President of Gulf States Mycological Society David Lewis showing Amanita mushroom after a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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