Extract from Wikipedia article: Stemonitis fusca is a species of slime mold. It fruits in clusters on dead wood and has distinctive tall brown sporangia supported on slender stalks with a total height of approximately 6–20 mm tall.
Slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, April 8, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Slime mold Stemonitis fusca on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, April 8, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Slime mold Stemonitis fusca in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Brown sporangia of chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis fusca) on a fallen pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Close up of chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis fusca) on a fallen pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Young stage of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 16, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Young stage of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a fallen rotting pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 16, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, June 7, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Immature stage of a slime mold Stemonitis fusca on pine wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019 344 Harmon Rd, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Young stage of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 29, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, April 1, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Mature stage of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a large pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Brown sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Masses of sporangia of slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Young stage of slime mold Stemonitis fusca(?) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 20, 2021 14802 Rock Prairie Rd, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Close-up of semitransparent tubes of slime mold Stemonitis fusca(?) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 20, 2021 14802 Rock Prairie Rd, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Curved white tubes of slime mold Stemonitis fusca(?) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 20, 2021 14802 Rock Prairie Rd, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 7, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Richards, TX 77873, USA
Mature slime mold Stemonitis fusca on a mossy pine log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Spores of slime mold Stemonitis fusca in KOH from a wet pine log, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
Spores from old dry mature slime mold Stemonitis fusca(?) from a pine log without bark, collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 8, 2022
Slime mold Stemonitis fusca(?) on an ant mound in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2023 Yaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Spores of slime mold Stemonitis fusca from an ant mound, collected a day before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 5, 2023