Weather (KIAH): Temperature 24.6° (3.6° lower than normal), min. 24°, max. 25°, min. over preceding two weeks is 23°. Wind speed 8.0 km/hour. Precipitation 31.5 mm (722% normal), preceding two weeks 186% normal, preceding two months 196% normal.
Small white gilled mushrooms Hydropus or Clitocybula on bark of elm(?) tree fallen across the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Underside of small white gilled mushrooms Hydropus or Clitocybula on bark of elm(?) tree fallen across the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Polypore mushrooms Trichaptum sector on a mossy log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Underside of a polypore mushroom Rigidoporus lineatus (Physisporinus lineatus) together with other polypore in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Pale violet bitter bolete mushrooms (Tylopilus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Underside of a bitter bolete mushroom (Tylopilus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Cross section of a bitter bolete mushroom (Tylopilus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Underside of cloud ear jelly mushroom (Auricularia nigricans) on a big stump of a broken tree, could be elm, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Hairy surface of cloud ear jelly mushroom (Auricularia nigricans) on a big stump of a broken tree, could be elm, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a big tree stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Mushrooms Phleogena faginea on a stump of a broken tree, could be elm, 0.7 m above ground, from cracks of bark in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Close-up of mushrooms Phleogena faginea on a large stump 0.7 m above ground, growing from cracks of bark in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Tiny mushrooms Phleogena faginea growing from cracks of bark on a large elm(?) stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Tiny mushrooms Phleogena faginea on bark of a large elm(?) stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Details of tiny mushrooms Phleogena faginea on bark of a large elm(?) stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Peppery milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius piperatus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Cross section and underside of peppery milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius piperatus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Close-up of gills of peppery milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius piperatus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Mushrooms Ripartitella brasiliensis on a rotting log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Mushrooms Ripartitella brasiliensis on rotting wood in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on a rotting tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Close-up of coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on a rotting tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Texture of coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on a rotting tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Irregular earth tongue mushroom (Neolecta irregularis)(?) under a magnolia in a wet place, growing from something like a plant seed in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Side view of irregular earth tongue mushroom (Neolecta irregularis)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Orange tip of irregular earth tongue mushroom (Neolecta irregularis)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Irregular earth tongue mushroom (Neolecta irregularis)(?) growing from something like a plant seed in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Dark brown cap of a bracket polypore mushroom Trametes lactea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Some amorphous corticioid mushroom on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Hexagonal-pored polypore mushrooms (Neofavolus alveolaris) on thin branches of a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Caps of hexagonal-pored polypore mushrooms (Neofavolus alveolaris) on thin dry branches of a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Pattern of hexagonal-pored polypore mushrooms (Neofavolus alveolaris) on sticks from a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Caps of hexagonal-pored polypore mushrooms (Neofavolus alveolaris) collected from thin branches of a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Clitocybe or may be Clitopilus mushrooms on a vertically cut surface of a beech log, some are growing in a cavity, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Light brown gills of Clitocybe or may be Clitopilus mushrooms on a beech log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Caps of Clitocybe or may be Clitopilus mushrooms on a beech log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Mushrooms Marasmius fulvoferrugineus near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Gills of a mushroom Marasmius fulvoferrugineus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Orange cap of a mushroom Marasmius fulvoferrugineus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Scratched surface of bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Close-up of bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Texture of bleeding conifer crust fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Upper view of Beeswax Russula mushrooms (Russula earlei) on a path under pines and oaks in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Underside of brittlegill mushrooms Russula earlei in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Cross section of brittlegill mushrooms Russula earlei in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Bolete mushrooms Pulchroboletus sclerotiorum under oaks, pines, Yaupon, on higher ground in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Side view of bolete mushrooms Pulchroboletus sclerotiorum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Cross section of bolete mushrooms Pulchroboletus sclerotiorum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Viscid pinkish milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Cross section of viscid pinkish milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Underside of viscid pinkish milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Dissected viscid pinkish milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Underside of a bright yellow bolete mushroom Retiboletus ornatipes under oaks, pines, Yaupon, on higher ground in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Cross section of a bright yellow bolete mushroom Retiboletus ornatipes in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Bolete mushrooms Retiboletus ornatipes under oaks and magnolia in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Long stems of bolete mushrooms Retiboletus ornatipes in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Yellowing section of bolete mushrooms Retiboletus ornatipes in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Underside of a bolete mushroom Retiboletus ornatipes in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Yellow pores of a bolete mushroom Retiboletus ornatipes in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Close-up of a bolete mushroom Retiboletus ornatipes in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Viscid milkcap mushrooms Lactarius subpalustris in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Cross section and gills of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius subpalustris in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Cross section and milk on gills of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius subpalustris in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
False coral mushroom Tremellodendropsis semivestita in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
Branches of a false coral mushroom Tremellodendropsis semivestita in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
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