Weather (KIAH): Rain. Temperature 23.2° (8.2° higher than normal), min. 19°, max. 28°, min. over preceding two weeks is -11°. Wind speed 16.7 km/hour. Precipitation 0.0 mm, preceding two weeks 52% normal, preceding two months 79% normal.
Identified species: Acarospora socialis, Chromelosporium fulvum, Disciotis venosa, Galerina graminea, Gallowayella weberi, Geastrum quadrifidum, Octospora excipulata, Pholiota carbonaria, Pyronema omphalodes, Squamulea squamosa, Tulostoma fimbriatum.
Cobblestone lichen Acarospora socialis on sandstone near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Greenish-grey lichens on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Some dark green lichen on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Rosette lichen (Physcia) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Bare-bottomed sunburst lichen (Xanthomendoza weberi, Gallowayella weberi) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Pattern of cobblestone lichen Acarospora socialis(?) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Various orange lichens on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Stonewall rim-lichen (Lecanora muralis, Protoparmeliopsis muralis) on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Stonewall rim-lichen (Lecanora muralis, Protoparmeliopsis muralis) among Acarospora on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Apothecia of stonewall rim-lichen (Lecanora muralis, Protoparmeliopsis muralis) on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Close-up of Aspicilia(?) lichen on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Aspicilia(?) lichen on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Some grey crustose lichen on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Light grey crustose lichen on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Pattern grey crustose lichen on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Close-up of stonewall rim-lichen (Lecanora muralis, Protoparmeliopsis muralis) on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Patch of cobblestone lichen Acarospora socialis on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Apothecia of some grey-green lichen on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Various lichens on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Rosette lichen (Physcia) with apothecia on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Apothecia of rosette lichen (Physcia) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Black apothecia of rosette lichen (Physcia) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Multicolored lichens on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Xanthomendoza weberi (Gallowayella weberi) and Caloplaca lichens on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Orange lichens Xanthomendoza weberi (Gallowayella weberi) and Caloplaca on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Round patch of Aspicilia(?) lichen on sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Young bonfire scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota highlandensis, Pholiota carbonaria) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Arched earthstar mushrooms Geastrum quadrifidum or may be G. fornicatum near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Dry arched earthstar mushrooms Geastrum quadrifidum or may be G. fornicatum near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Orange Ascomycete mushrooms Pyronema omphalodes in sand on burnt ground near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Ascomycete mushrooms Pyronema omphalodes on burnt ground near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Small orange Ascomycete mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Bryoparasitic Pezizales mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) among common bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Close-up of bryoparasitic Pezizales mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) among common bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Cup fungi Octospora excipulata(?) on ground burned a year ago near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Small bryoparasitic cup mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) among common bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Orange cups of bryoparasitic Pezizales mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) among common bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Bryoparasitic Pezizales mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) in a mat of common bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Small orange cups of bryoparasitic Pezizales mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) among common bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Bryoparasitic Pezizales mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) on compacted sand covered by common bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Mat of common bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme) with bryoparasitic Pezizales mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Ascomycete mushrooms Pyronema omphalodes in sand and ashes of burnt ground near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Bonfire scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota highlandensis, Pholiota carbonaria) darkened by freeze near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Bryoparasitic Pezizales mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) possibly with other small Ascomycete fungi near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Close-up of an orange cup of bryoparasitic Pezizales fungus Octospora excipulata(?) growing together with common bladder-moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma fimbriatum(?) near a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Dry stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma fimbriatum(?) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Side view of stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma fimbriatum(?) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Ascomycete (cup) fungus Disciotis venosa(?) damaged by a recent fire on ashes of a last year burn near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Cup fungi Disciotis venosa(?) on burnt ground damaged by a recent fire near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum)(?) on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Masses of stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma fimbriatum(?) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Close-up of dry stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma fimbriatum(?) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Turf bell mushrooms (Galerina graminea)(?) in sandy soil near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Close-up of turf bell mushrooms (Galerina graminea)(?) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma fimbriatum(?) on black background taken from Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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