Weather (KIAH): Temperature 21.7° (10.5° higher than normal), min. 18°, max. 24°, min. over preceding two weeks is 6°. Wind speed 3.0 km/hour. Precipitation 0.0 mm, preceding two weeks 85% normal, preceding two months 86% normal.
Identified species: Ganoderma sessile, Helvella crispa, Lycoperdon perlatum.
Bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a large dried oak near parking at County Road 125 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Upper view of bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a large dried oak near parking at County Road 125 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Young caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a large dried oak near parking at County Road 125 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Brown glossy caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a large dried oak near parking at County Road 125 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Malformed caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma sessile at the base of a large dried oak near parking at County Road 125 on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Large pinkgill (Russula) mushrooms on roadside near Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Mature puffball mushrooms on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Lepiota mushrooms (spore print white and thick) under juniper, in semi-open area, near a road on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Underside of Lepiota mushrooms under juniper, in semi-open area, near a road on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Reddening cross section of Lepiota mushrooms under juniper, in semi-open area, near a road on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Elfin saddle mushroom (Helvella crispa) on a side of a sandy road, under Yaupon and oaks on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Side view of elfin saddle mushroom (Helvella crispa) on a side of a sandy road, under Yaupon and oaks on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Cross section of elfin saddle mushroom (Helvella crispa) on a side of a sandy road, under Yaupon and oaks on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021
Brown spore print of reddening very brittle gilled mushrooms (Agaricus, Lacrimaria, Melanophyllum, or maay be Psathyrella) taken a day before from floodplain of Caney Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 30, 2021Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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