Identified species: Acanthophysium oakesii, Hohenbuehelia mastrucata.
Saucer-shaped mushrooms Acanthophysium oakesii (Aleurodiscus oakesii) on a fallen but still living elm on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 30, 2025
Close-up of corticioid mushrooms Acanthophysium oakesii (Aleurodiscus oakesii) on a fallen but still living elm on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 30, 2025
An immature female Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) or Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus) under a fallen oak, sweetgum or elm on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. The "web" in the background is the woolly mycelium or tomentum characteristic of fungus Hohenbuehelia mastrucata. Texas, November 30, 2025
Tiny young cap of woolly oyster mushroom (Hohenbuehelia mastrucata) under a fallen oak, sweetgum or elm on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 30, 2025
Mature caps of woolly oyster mushroom (Hohenbuehelia mastrucata) infected by some fungus under a fallen oak, sweetgum or elm on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 30, 2025
White fluffy mycelium of woolly oyster mushroom (Hohenbuehelia mastrucata) under a fallen oak, sweetgum or elm on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 30, 2025
Close-up of a cap of woolly oyster mushroom (Hohenbuehelia mastrucata) under a fallen oak, sweetgum or elm on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 30, 2025
Cluster of small caps of woolly oyster mushroom (Hohenbuehelia mastrucata) under a fallen oak, sweetgum or elm on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 30, 2025
Decomposing caps of woolly oyster mushroom (Hohenbuehelia mastrucata) under a fallen oak, sweetgum or elm on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 30, 2025
Young caps of woolly oyster mushroom (Hohenbuehelia mastrucata) under a fallen oak, sweetgum or elm on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 30, 2025Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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