Extract from Wikipedia article: Strobilomyces strobilaceus, also called Strobilomyces floccopus and commonly known as old man of the woods, is a species of fungus in the family Boletaceae. It is native to Europe and North America. Fruit bodies are characterized by very soft dark grey to black pyramidal and overlapping scales on the cap surface.
Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) mushroom cap in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
Texture of Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) mushroom cap in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009
Upper view of a cap of Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Pores of Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Dissected Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Old man of the woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 30, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) mushroom cap on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Underside of Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Texture of Old Man of the Woods mushroom (Strobilomyces floccopus, Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 13, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Cap of a mushroom old man of the woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 21, 2021 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Side view of a mushroom old man of the woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 21, 2021 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Underside of a mushroom old man of the woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 21, 2021 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Cross section of a mushroom old man of the woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 21, 2021 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Old man of the woods mushrooms (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on a stump on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 21, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Scaly caps of old man of the woods mushrooms (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on a stump on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 21, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Black scales on a cap of old man of the woods mushrooms (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 21, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Underside of old man of the woods mushrooms (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 21, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Cross section of old man of the woods mushrooms (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 21, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Spores of of old man of the woods mushrooms (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 21, 2022
Old man of the woods mushroom (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2022 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Underside of a bolete mushroom Strobilomyces strobilaceus on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2022 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Spores of a mushroom Strobilomyces strobilaceus (in KOH, spore print is black) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2022
Old man of the woods mushroom (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) in Pole Creek area of Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 16, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Bolete mushrooms Strobilomyces strobilaceus and Boletellus ananas at the base of a pine tree in Pole Creek area of Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 16, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States