Weather (KIAH): Temperature 18.7° (3.6° higher than normal), min. 18°, max. 19°, min. over preceding two weeks is 8°. Wind speed 12.6 km/hour. Precipitation 0.0 mm, preceding two weeks 96% normal, preceding two months 102% normal.
Terracotta hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum rufescens) near a pine root in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Dyer's mazegill mushroom (Phaeolus schweinitzii) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Brown Matsutake mushrooms (Tricholoma caligatum) on a steep terrace 3 m above the creek, 3 m from the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Brown Matsutake mushrooms (Tricholoma caligatum) between the trail and the creek, half-covered by dry leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Gills of brown Matsutake mushrooms (Tricholoma caligatum) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Brown Matsutake mushrooms (Tricholoma caligatum) on a tall terrace over the creek, almost covered by dry leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Brown Matsutake mushrooms (Tricholoma caligatum) in dry leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Cross section of brown Matsutake mushrooms (Tricholoma caligatum) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Resupinate form of violet toothed polypore mushroom (Trichaptum biforme) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Almost resupinate form of violet toothed polypore mushroom (Trichaptum biforme) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Upper view of immature violet toothed polypore mushroom (Trichaptum biforme)(?) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Upper view of a tooth mushroom Climacodon pulcherrimus on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Underside of a tooth mushroom Climacodon pulcherrimus on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Teeth of a mushroom Climacodon pulcherrimus on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Texture of tooth surface of a mushroom Climacodon pulcherrimus on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Black crust fungus Annulohypoxylon annulatum(?) on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Close-up of teeth of a mushroom Climacodon pulcherrimus on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Underside of milkcap mushroom Lactarius imperceptus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Milkcap mushroom Lactarius imperceptus on rotting wood in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Cross section of milkcap mushroom Lactarius imperceptus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Young stage of bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Young stage of bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) with water drops (guttation) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Cross section of young bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Close-up of cross section of young bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Slice of young bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) on lower side of a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Pearly webcap mushroom (Cortinarius alboviolaceus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Cross section of pearly webcap mushroom (Cortinarius alboviolaceus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Caps of lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Pattern of caps of lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Pattern of pores of lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Underside of lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Wood hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum repandum) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Wood hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum repandum) with cross section in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Viscid violet webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius iodes)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Underside of viscid violet webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius iodes)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Violet webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius violaceus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Brown gills of some webcap (Cortinarius) mushroom in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Underside of some brown webcap (Cortinarius) mushroom in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) on upper ground in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Underside of honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) in dryer oak and pine forest in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Spore print of mushrooms Tricholoma subresplendens collected a day before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 21, 2021
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