Weather (KIAH): Rain. Temperature 10.3° (1.6° lower than normal), min. 9°, max. 13°, min. over preceding two weeks is -1°. Wind speed 8.7 km/hour.
Identified species: Ceriporia tarda, Ganoderma sessile, Heterodermia echinata, Mycoaciella bispora, Myelochroa galbina, Parmotrema hypotropum, Phlebia subochracea, Pluteus cervinus, Ramalina celastri, Ramalina complanata, Teloschistes exilis, Trametes lactinea, Trametes villosa, Trichoderma viride, Usnea strigosa, Xylodon sambuci.
Flowering fringe lichen (Heterodermia echinata) on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Flowering fringe lichen (Heterodermia echinata) on a twig of small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) on a twig of small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Smooth axil-bristle lichen (Myelochroa galbina) on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Crustose lichens on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Bushy beard lichen (Usnea strigosa) with apothecia on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Bumpy ramalina lichen (Ramalina complanata) on small trees or bushes in half-open area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Pertusaria lichen on a twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Pox lichen (Pyrenula)(?) on a twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Foliose lichens Ramalina celastri and Teloschistes exilis at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Resupinate polypore mushroom under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Close up of resupinate polypore mushroom under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Dark brown powdery lichen on a stone at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Close up of green crust fungus Trichoderma viride under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Patch of green crust fungus Trichoderma viride under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Green crust fungus Trichoderma viride under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Brown corticioid fungus under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Brown corticioid fungus under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Powdery orange corticioid fungus Phlebia subochracea under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Brown corticioid fungus with base of Pluteus mushroom at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Deer mushroom (Pluteus cervinus) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Some corticioid fungus mixed with soil under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Close up of corticioid polypore mushroom Ceriporia(?) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Corticioid polypore mushroom Ceriporia(?) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Resupinate form of polypore mushroom Trametes villosa(?) on a fallen oak twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Hairy caps of polypore mushroom Trametes villosa(?) on a fallen oak twig at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Polypore mushroom Trametes lactinea on an oak log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Bright orange crust fungus Phlebia subochracea under an oak log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Orange corticioid fungus Phlebia subochracea under an oak log at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Elder whitewash fungus (Xylodon sambuci, Hyphodontia sambuci) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Texture of elder whitewash fungus (Xylodon sambuci, Hyphodontia sambuci) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Close up of elder whitewash fungus (Xylodon sambuci, Hyphodontia sambuci) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Some hydnoid (tooth) fungus under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Some brown hydnoid (tooth) fungus on rotting oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Texture of a hydnoid (tooth) fungus under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Some hydnoid (tooth) fungus covering rotting oak wood at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Polypore mushroom Ganoderma sessile at a base of a living tree at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Pink corticioid polypore fungus Ceriporia tarda on soil under a fallen elm or oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Brown tooth fungus (Hydnaceae) Mycoaciella bispora under a fallen elm or oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Close up of brown tooth fungus (Hydnaceae) Mycoaciella bispora under a fallen elm or oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Rusty brown corticioid fungus Phlebia subochracea(?) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Rusty brown crust fungus Phlebia subochracea(?) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Texture of tooth fungus (Corticiae) Mycoaciella bispora under a fallen elm or oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Common tooth fungus on a recently dried oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Close up of a common hydnoid fungus on a recently dried oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Powdery white corticioid fungus under a fallen tree at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Pore surface of a mushroom Ganoderma sessile at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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