Weather (KIAH): Temperature 9.8° (1.2° lower than normal), min. 4°, max. 16°, min. over preceding two weeks is 1°. Wind speed 13.0 km/hour. Precipitation 0.0 mm, preceding two weeks 154% normal, preceding two months 132% normal.
Snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Underside of snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen holly tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Underside of lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen holly tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Dark cap of Phellinus(?) mushroom on rotting holly or other tree in a wet spot in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Underside of Phellinus(?) mushroom taken from rotting holly or other tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Pore surface of Phellinus(?) mushroom taken from rotting holly or other tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Polypore mushrooms Neoantrodia serialis (Antrodia serialis)(?) with brown caps on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Polypore mushrooms Neoantrodia serialis (Antrodia serialis)(?) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Prostrate polypore mushrooms Neoantrodia serialis (Antrodia serialis)(?) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Resupinate polypore mushrooms Neoantrodia serialis (Antrodia serialis)(?) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Texture of polypore mushrooms Neoantrodia serialis (Antrodia serialis)(?) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Close-up of polypore mushrooms Neoantrodia serialis (Antrodia serialis)(?) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Growth pattern of polypore mushrooms Neoantrodia serialis (Antrodia serialis)(?) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Effused-reflexed polypore mushrooms Neoantrodia serialis (Antrodia serialis)(?) on a pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Brown resupinate polypore mushroom on a lower surface of a large pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Details of brown resupinate polypore mushroom on a lower surface of a large pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Texture of brown resupinate polypore mushroom detached from a lower surface of a large pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Caps of mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Pine needles penetrating caps of mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Pore surface of mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Underside of mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Masses of mustard yellow polypore mushrooms (Phellinus gilvus)(?) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a beech twig in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen beech branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Beech woodwart fungus (Hypoxylon fragiforme) on a fallen beech limb in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Red brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms in a swampy area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Red brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms on moss at the base of a pine in a swampy area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
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