Weather (KIAH): Temperature 22.4° (6.1° higher than normal), min. 22°, max. 24°, min. over preceding two weeks is 0°. Wind speed 10.0 km/hour. Precipitation 0.0 mm, preceding two weeks 42% normal, preceding two months 30% normal.
Dog vomit slime mold (Fuligo septica) on a piece of wood in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Dust lichen (Lepraria incana) on bark of a large pine tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Dust lichen (Lepraria incana) on pine bark in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Cap of Nolanea mushroom in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Gills of Nolanea mushroom in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) on a swollen root at the base of a pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Big Creek Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Close up of aeciospores of pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Big Creek Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Swollen pine root with pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Big Creek Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Partially dissected swollen pine root with pine-pine gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii, Cronartium harknessii rust fungus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Big Creek Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Galls caused by the fungus Exobasidium symploci-japonicae on sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Flowers of sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) with galls caused by the fungus Exobasidium symploci-japonicae in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Galls caused by the fungus Exobasidium symploci-japonicae on a tree of sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 10, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
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