Giant white wakerobin (Trillium albidum, Snow Queen ) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 18, 2019
Pines with fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 2017
A forest after heavy snow along Kavgolovskoe Lake, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 6, 2000
Pine trees with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 10, 2016
Snow on yellow leaves in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 25, 2016
Birch forest with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 2017
Park bench in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Monument of V. I. Lenin on an armored train with light snow in front of Finland Train Station. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 10, 2017
Alley with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 13, 2017
Heavy snow west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 12, 2018
Alley with fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Heavy snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
First snow in Polytechnichesky Institute (Technical University) Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 25, 2016
Alley in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 25, 2016
Bushes with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 25, 2016
Yellow bush in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Humpy iron bridge in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Canal in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Monument of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Winter Gnat (Trichocera Hiemalis) on melting snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 23, 2016
Light snow on an alley in Udelny Park (former Celiuskintsev). Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 10, 2017
Several small snow morel mushrooms (Gyromitra gigas) in sand on a forest logging site near Hallojarvi (Gorynskoe) Lake near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 27, 2017
Spruce needles in snow in Old Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Pine trees in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Birches and pines in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 19, 2005
Green fern and spruce cones under snow in Old Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Giant white wakerobin (Trillium albidum, Snow Queen ) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 15, 2015
Cranberrybush in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Road with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 8, 2016
Bushes and trees in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Alley with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 2017
Trees and snow west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 12, 2018
South end of Komsomola Street in snow. Kronstadt (part of Saint Petersburg), Russia, February 11, 2013
Library gate in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Forest in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 8, 2016
Trees in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 8, 2016
Ninebark (Physocarpus, Puzyreplodnik) bushes in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 8, 2016
Bushes in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Flower buds of snow crocus (Crocus chrysanthus) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 2, 2017
Larch trees with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 13, 2017
Road with snow west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 12, 2018
Snow at Green Woman Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovs, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 28, 2014
Pines with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 8, 2016
Bushes in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 8, 2016
Fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Birch forest in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Snow morel mushrooms (Gyromitra gigas) in sand on a forest logging site near Hallojarvi (Gorynskoe) Lake near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 27, 2017
Road in birch forest in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Trees in snow in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
Birch forest in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Forest with fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Pilot s memorial in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Makarovsky Bridge in snow. Kronstadt (part of Saint Petersburg), Russia, February 11, 2013
Road in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 8, 2016
Forest in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Bronze sphinx by M. Shemyakin with light snow on Robespyera Embankment. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 10, 2017
Komsomola Street in snow. Kronstadt (part of Saint Petersburg), Russia, February 11, 2013
Sculpture of a muse in snow on Twelve Paths (Dvenadtsat Dorozhek) in Old Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 28, 2014
Pine alley in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 10, 2016
Forest in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 10, 2016
Alley in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Alley in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
White flower of wake-robin (Toadshade, Trillium albidum, formerly sold from California by Carl Purdy in the 1920 s under the name Snow Queen ) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 15, 2015
Bushes in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 7, 2013
Redstem bushes in snow near Slavyanka River near Tiarlevo in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Forest in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Petrovskaya Street in snow. Kronstadt (part of Saint Petersburg), Russia, February 11, 2013
Moss and wood-rush (Luzula pilosa) under snow in Old Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Green fern under snow in Old Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Krasnogo Bugra Alley with snow in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Giant white wakerobin (Trillium albidum, Snow Queen ) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2016
First snow near Svetlanovsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 25, 2016
Yellow bushes with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 25, 2016
Flowers with snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 26, 2016
Pink asters with snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Flowers in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Wooden sculture with snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Migrating Birds wooden sculpture in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Rowers wooden sculpture in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Lily pond in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Yellow maple in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Orange maple in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Rhododendron leaves in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Some green bush in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Yellow larch tree in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Monument of a communist revolutioner V. I. Lenin (a leader of Bolshevic Revolution) in snow in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2016
Pine alley in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 8, 2016
Road in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 10, 2016
Pine trees in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 10, 2016
Pine trees in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Road with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
A bush in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Path in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Forest in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Birch alley in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Birch trees in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Forest road in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Forest path in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Bushes in fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Fresh snow on trees in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Heavy snow on trees in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Rotten log in snow near Blizhnie Dubki near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 18, 2017
Winter mushrooms (velvet foot, Flammulina velutipes) with snow on a dry tree in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 21, 2017
Forest in snow west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 24, 2017
Spruce and birch trees in snow west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 24, 2017
Spruce forest in snow west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 24, 2017
Road with heavy snow west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 24, 2017
Tall spruce trees with snow west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 24, 2017
Small spider fallen on snow from a bush near northern road in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 1, 2017
Very thin white corticioid mushrooms snow-white crust (Plicatura nivea)(?) in area of Dibuny - Pesochny near Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 4, 2017
Close up of crumpled surface of snow-white crust fungus (Plicatura nivea)(?) in area of Dibuny - Pesochny near Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 4, 2017
Very thin white corticioid mushrooms snow-white crust (Plicatura nivea)(?) on a tree 2 meters from the ground in area of Dibuny - Pesochny near Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 4, 2017
Jelly rot fungus (Phlebia tremellosa, Merulius tremellosus) with snow on a birch tree in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 13, 2017
Pine alley with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 28, 2017
Snow crocus (Crocus chrysanthus) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 2, 2017
Snow crocus (Crocus chrysanthus) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 12, 2017
Birch trees with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 2017
Birch alley with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 2017
Forest with fresh snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 2017
Mushrooms Panellus ringens in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 2017
Trees in snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 2017
Pines with snow in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 2017
Fresh snow on trees in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 2017
Forest road with snow near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 27, 2017
Snow morel mushrooms (Gyromitra gigas) on a forest logging site near Hallojarvi (Gorynskoe) Lake near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 27, 2017
Trees with snow west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 12, 2018
Road and snow west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 12, 2018
Trees damaged by heavy snow in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 9, 2019
Snow and bent birch trees in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 9, 2019
Snow morel mushroom (Gyromitra gigas) on mushroom show in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 24, 2019
Mature snow morel mushrooms (Gyromitra gigas) on roadside in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2019
Mature snow morel mushrooms (Gyromitra gigas) in grass near a road in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2019
Mature snow morel mushrooms (Gyromitra gigas) with spring pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma vernum on roadside near Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2019
Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa forbesii Blue Giant ) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 4, 2021
Snow false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra gigas) growing under spruce trees on mossy wood in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 19, 2021
Glacial erratic (a large granite boulder) left behind by the retreating Scandinavian Ice Sheet over 11,000 years ago. The inscription ":041d:0415:0422 :0412:041e:0419:041d:0415" (pronounced Net Voyne), meaning "NO TO THE WAR," is a direct political protest against the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Activists often paint this slogan in forests, on snow, on frozen rivers, or in elevators to avoid CCTV cameras and police patrols found in city centers. This stone serves as a quiet but firm artifact of internal resistance, standing in the silent forest just kilometers from the station and the dacha community. Kannelyarvi, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1, 2025
Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) on Alpine Hill (or Alpinarium). Sterile Fronds (The "Feathers"): The large, outer leaves have turned from green to a golden-bronze color. These are the "ostrich feathers" that give the plant its name. They are withering now and will soon collapse for the winter. Fertile Fronds (The Dark Spikes): In the very center, there are the dark brown, stiff, upright spikes. These are the spore-bearing fronds (sporophylls). Unlike the leafy outer fronds, these become woody and persist standing upright through the entire winter, often poking out through the snow. Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025
