Weather (KIAH): Rain. Temperature 13.2° (0.4° lower than normal), min. 10°, max. 15°, min. over preceding two weeks is -1°. Wind speed 21.7 km/hour. Precipitation 6.8 mm (164% normal), preceding two weeks 271% normal, preceding two months 57% normal.
Identified species: Amanita polypyramis, Phallus impudicus, Phyllotopsis nidulans, Trichaptum byssogenum, Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum.
Young brown purplepore bracket mushrooms (Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum) on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Close-up of young brown purplepore bracket mushrooms (Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum) on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Underside of brown purplepore bracket mushrooms (Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum) on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Young orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Underside of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) with some mold fungus under a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Gills of orange mock oyster mushrooms (Phyllotopsis nidulans) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Mushroom Amanita polypyramis on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Cross section of a mushroom Amanita polypyramis on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Polypore mushrooms Trichaptum byssogenum on a fallen pine around 40 cm in diameter, bark partially removed, in relatively dry and sunny place on old overgrown road on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Hairy purple caps of polypore mushrooms Trichaptum byssogenum on a fallen pine around 40 cm in diameter, bark partially removed, in relatively dry and sunny place on old overgrown road on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Mature stinkhorn mushrooms (Phallus impudicus) near a rotting log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Side view of mature stinkhorn mushrooms (Phallus impudicus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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