Weather (KIAH): Temperature 23.4° (0.4° higher than normal), min. 23°, max. 24°, min. over preceding two weeks is 16°. Wind speed 5.6 km/hour. Precipitation 7.4 mm (154% normal), preceding two weeks 165% normal, preceding two months 97% normal.
Small polypore mushrooms Trametes on twigs of magnolia or beech or sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Caps of small polypore mushrooms Trametes on twigs of magnolia or beech or sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Yellow resupinate tooth mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Yellow hydnoid prostrate mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Close-up of yellow resupinate tooth mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Tiny teeth of yellow resupinate mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on rotting wood in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Close-up of honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) on rotting wood in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Shelves of polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on an elm tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a small elm tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Close-up of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a small elm tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Pores of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a small elm tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Broken tissues of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a small elm tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Violet toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Caps of violet toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Hairy curtain crust mushrooms (Stereum hirsutum) on a fallen tree together with fruits of passion flower in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Polypore mushrooms Trametopsis cervina on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Underside of polypore mushrooms Trametopsis cervina on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Giant white cheese polypore (greasy bracket) mushroom (Aurantiporus fissilis, Pappia fissilis) on an oak with small leaves, living, around 1 m thick, 1.5 m over the ground in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Water droplets under a giant greasy bracket mushroom (Aurantiporus fissilis, Pappia fissilis) on a large oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Side view of a giant greasy bracket mushroom (Aurantiporus fissilis, Pappia fissilis) on a large oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Dissected cap of a giant greasy bracket mushroom (Aurantiporus fissilis, Pappia fissilis) on a large oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Large pores of a giant greasy bracket mushroom (Aurantiporus fissilis, Pappia fissilis) on a large oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Bracket polypore mushrooms Trichaptum sector at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Trichaptum sector at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Polypore mushroom Microporellus dealbatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Underside of polypore mushroom Microporellus dealbatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Cross section of polypore mushroom Microporellus dealbatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Amanita mold fungus (Hypomyces hyalinus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Amanita mushrooms with parasitic fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Dissected Amanita mushrooms with parasitic fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Cross section of Amanita mushroom with parasitic mold fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Close-up of Amanita mold fungus (Hypomyces hyalinus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Bracket polypore mushrooms Fomitella supina on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Underside of bracket polypore mushrooms Fomitella supina on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Cross section of bracket polypore mushrooms Fomitella supina on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Dyer's mazegill mushroom (Phaeolus schweinitzii) near a pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Dirty blue caps of indigo milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius indigo) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Cross section of indigo milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius indigo) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Some omphalinoid or may be Mycena mushrooms on a mossy tree not far from the ground, American beech or may be magnolia, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Some omphalinoid mushrooms in moss at the base of a magnolia in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Mushrooms Hymenochaete iodina on roots of inclined tree with oval leaves in wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Caps of mushrooms Hymenochaete iodina on roots of inclined tree with oval leaves in wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Close up of mushrooms Hymenochaete iodina in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Indigo milkcap mushroom (Lactarius indigo) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Underside of indigo milkcap mushroom (Lactarius indigo) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Cross section of indigo milkcap mushroom (Lactarius indigo) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Mushrooms Marasmius fulvoferrugineus in area of the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Side view of mushrooms Marasmius fulvoferrugineus in area of the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus on a stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus on a decomposing stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Caps of mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Close-up of mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Hairy cap of a mushroom Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Velvety caps of a mushroom Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Small mushrooms Panellus pusillus on a split rotting tree, could be holly or magnolia, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Small Mycena like mushrooms on a mossy tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Close-up of small mushrooms Panellus pusillus on a split rotting tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Underside of small mushrooms Panellus pusillus on a split rotting tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Gills of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Caps of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Underside of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Close-up of gills of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius subpalustris in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Big Creek Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Underside of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius subpalustris in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Big Creek Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Small blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on fallen magnolia twigs in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Big Creek Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Close-up of small blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on fallen magnolia twigs in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Big Creek Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Texture of small blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on fallen magnolia twigs in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Big Creek Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Caps of small blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on fallen magnolia twigs in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021 Big Creek Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
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