Pictures taken on July 21, 2026 (Tuesday)

Mushrooms in East and Central Texas

Weather (KIAH): Temperature 30.1° (1.7° higher than normal), min. 25°, max. 37°, min. over preceding two weeks is 23°. Wind speed 5.0 km/hour.

Identified species: Meripilus sumstinei, Trametes elegans.

Black-staining Polypore mushrooms (Meripilus sumstinei) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2026

Growth of black-staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2026

Black-staining Polypore mushrooms (Meripilus sumstinei) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2026

Polypore mushrooms Trametes elegans on a log in an oxbow in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2026

Mature polypore mushrooms Trametes elegans on a log in an oxbow on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2026

Pleated cap of a small gilled mushroom on a tree on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2026

Underside of a pleated cap of a small gilled mushroom on a tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2026

Close-up of a pleated cap of a small gilled mushroom on a tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2026

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