Caps of blue tooth mushrooms (Hydnellum caeruleum) on an ...

This image presents a close-up view of several blue tooth mushrooms (Hydnellum caeruleum) growing on an old sand dune overgrown by pine forest in Sestroretskoye Swamp near Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The mushrooms exhibit small and flat caps that vary in size from medium to large. The caps feature dark brown or blackish-brown colors with a velvety appearance and display white powder-like spores on their surface.

In the background, pine needles cover the ground, which is richly covered by mosses of various species.

The image was taken on August 11, 2024, in Sestroretskoye Swamp near Saint Petersburg, Russia. – AI vision