Extract from Wikipedia article: Yuchengia is a fungal genus in the family Polyporaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Yuchengia narymica, a crust fungus formerly placed in the genus Perenniporia and originally described as Trametes narymica by Czech mycologist Albert Pilát.
Yuchengia narymica is a species of fungus that belongs to the family Inocybaceae. It is characterized by its small to medium-sized fruiting bodies with conical to bell-shaped caps and slender stems. In East and Central Texas, Yuchengia narymica has been found growing in association with oak and pine trees, typically in sandy or clay soils. The fungus produces spores that are brownish-yellow in color and have a distinctive shape, with a nodulose to punctate ornamentation. Specimens of Yuchengia narymica from East and Central Texas have been collected in the wild during the summer and fall months, often in areas with rich soil and ample moisture.
Thick white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) with a slug on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, July 27, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
A log covered by thick white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, July 27, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Close up of thick white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, July 27, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Cross section of thick white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, July 27, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Details of a resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on an oak log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Rusty yellowish resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on an oak log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Yellow tint of resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on an oak log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on an oak log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Dissected resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on an oak log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on an oak log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Oak(?) log with white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) and Sporophagomyces on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Close-up of layers of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) and Sporophagomyces on oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Thick white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Pore surface of thick white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Thick growth of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Close-up of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Close-up of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) together with web-like fungus Sporophagomyces on oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Pores of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) covered by web-like fungus Sporophagomyces on oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Feathery growth of web-like fungus Sporophagomyces under pore surface of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Thin web-like fungus Sporophagomyces under pore surface of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Close-up of web-like fungus Sporophagomyces under pore surface of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) under an oak(?) log with masses of white spores on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Black and white layers in a cross section of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on an oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Sporophagomyces on white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on an oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Close-up of feathery growth of Sporophagomyces covering pores of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on an oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Mycelium of Sporophagomyces and spores of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) at low magnification, collected from an oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022
Mycelium of Sporophagomyces and spores of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) collected from an oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022
Hyphae and spores of Sporophagomyces and smaller spores of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) collected from an oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Spore size 14.6 - 20.08 × 5.61 - 6.18 µm, length to width ratio Q = 2.6 - 3.2.
Hyphae of Sporophagomyces and small spores of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) collected from an oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022
Tissues of Sporophagomyces and small spores of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) collected from an oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022
Spores of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) collected from an oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022
Spores (in lugol) of white resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) collected from an oak(?) log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022 Spore size 4.9 - 5.3 × 4 - 4.2 µm, length to width ratio Q = 1.2 - 1.29.
Resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica)(?) on an oak log overhangong from upper terrace near the creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 25, 2023 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Mature resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica)(?) on an oak log overhangong from upper terrace near the creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 25, 2023 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica)(?) on an oak log overhangong from upper terrace near the creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 25, 2023 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica)(?) collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 26, 2023
AI-generated summary of observations
The observations document the presence of the resupinate polypore mushroom Yuchengia narymica (Perenniporia narymica) on oak logs in Sam Houston National Forest. The fungus was found on multiple trails, including Stubblefield, Winters Bayou, and Caney Creek, between 2022 and 2023. The observations include detailed descriptions and photographs of the mushroom's appearance, growth habits, and interactions with other organisms, such as Sporophagomyces. Microscopic examination of spores and mycelium are also documented. The fungus is characterized by its white to cream-colored pores and blackish layers in cross-section. The observations provide valuable information on the distribution, morphology, and ecology of Yuchengia narymica in the region. Overall, the observations contribute to a better understanding of this species and its role in the forest ecosystem. The data collected can be used for further research and identification of the species.