Weather (KIAH): Temperature 7.8° (4.1° lower than normal), min. 6°, max. 11°, min. over preceding two weeks is 4°. Wind speed 8.2 km/hour.
Identified species: Dacrymyces chrysospermus, Gamundia striatula, Gymnopilus junonius, Heterobasidion annosum, Hygrocybe coccinea, Mycena galericulata, Pluteus cervinus, Trametes lactinea, Trametes versicolor.
Spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Underside of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Light grey-brown Tricholoma mushroom on a tall dry terrace over the creek, under oaks and beech, under dry leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Underside of light grey-brown Tricholoma mushroom in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Cross section of light grey-brown Tricholoma mushroom in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Orange jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) on a fallen pine branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Close-up of orange jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) on a fallen pine limb in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Details of orange jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Resupinate polypore mushroom Heterobasidion annosum(?) on a pine fallen 3-5 years ago, growing on the lower surface, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Heterobasidion annosum(?) from a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom Heterobasidion annosum(?) from a fallen pine in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Deer shield mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Colors of turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Texture of turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Mushrooms Gamundia striatula on a trail covered by needles and oak leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Underside of mushrooms Gamundia striatula on a trail covered by needles and oak leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Side view of mushrooms Gamundia striatula on a trail covered by needles and oak leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Scarlet waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe coccinea) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Big Creek Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Scarlet waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe coccinea) under oaks in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Big Creek Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Cross section of a scarlet waxcap mushroom (Hygrocybe coccinea) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021Big Creek Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Spore print of a common bonnet mushroom (Mycena galericulata) colleted in a juniper forest at Lake Somerville Trailway 12/20/2022. Texas, December 21, 2021Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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