Back lit morel mushroom Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017
Bunch of scalycap mushrooms Pholiota pinicola (Flammula pinicola) north from Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2017
Small false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Staircase of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 19, 2017
Upper Park in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2017
Mat of Thymus caucasicus in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2017
Hare s foot inkcap mushrooms (Coprinopsis lagopus) on wood chips in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 13, 2017
Deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria laccata) in wet place in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 5, 2017
Gills of a pinkgill mushroom Entoloma undatum under a large tree in Gardens of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 29, 2017
Shield dapperling mushrooms (shaggy-stalked Lepiota, Lepiota clypeolaria) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017
Common glasscup fungus (Orbilia xanthostigma) on a stump in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 12, 2017
Fenugreek milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius helvus) in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 26, 2017
Horn of plenty mushrooms (Craterellus cornucopioides) in a spruce forest near Orekhovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 27, 2017
Orange fungus apricot jelly (Guepinia helvelloides) near Beloostrovskoe Road in Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 28, 2017
Apricot jelly mushrooms (Guepinia helvelloides) near Beloostrovskoe Road in Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 28, 2017
Close up of coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. porioides) in Petiayarvi, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 30, 2017
Club foot mushrooms (Ampulloclitocybe clavipes) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 16, 2017
Fairy inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus disseminatus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 23, 2017
Violet coral fungus Ramariopsis pulchella from a greenhouse on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 30, 2017
Church of Savior on Blood from Malo-Konyushennaya Square. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2017
Flowers of Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia, Andromeda glaucophylla, Russian name Podbel) and leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2017
Light colored mushrooms Lichenomphalia umbellifera on a pile of peat in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2017
Dark red crab brittlegill mushrooms (Russula xerampelina) in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2017
Leafy brain fungus (Phaeotremella foliacea, Tremella foliacea) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 17, 2017
Small Chineese Bridge of Krestovy Canal in Aleksandrovsky (Alexander) Park of Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 25, 2017
Cluster of winter mushrooms (velvet foot, Flammulina velutipes) on Rudakovskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
Spruce bolete mushroom (Leccinum piceinum, Boletus piceinus) on a slope of Istok Lake in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2017
Orange plasmodium of many-headed slime mold Physarum polycephalum in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 16, 2017
Pines at snowfall in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 2017
Mushrooms Sarcoscypha austriaca among rotting leaves near Oselki on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 3, 2017
Young mushrooms Sarcoscypha austriaca near Oselki on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 3, 2017
Mushroom Sarcoscypha austriaca in moss near Oselki on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 3, 2017
Purple flowers of fumewort (Corydalis) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 4, 2017
Pink flowers of fumewort (Corydalis) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 6, 2017
Lake Valkijarvi (Beloe) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017
Byssonectria terrestris cup fungus in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017
Orange cups of Byssonectria terrestris fungus in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017
Long stalk of anemone cup mushroom (Dumontinia tuberosa) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 9, 2017
Wrinkled cup of Pig s Ears mushroom (Discina ancilis) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 9, 2017
Lower cup surface of Pig s Ears mushroom (Discina ancilis) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 9, 2017
Observation platform of Grand Cascade in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2017
Kuzminka River and Friendship Temple in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2017
Iron cast bridge of Kuzminka River and Friendship Temple in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2017
Mycena strobilicola(?) mushrooms on a lawn in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2017
Ebony cup mushroom (Pseudoplectania nigrella) in moss on Angliyskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2017
Spent lead pellets (small balls, shots) fallen on the ground behind a shooting range in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2017
Piles of trash from former garages in area of Standart settlement in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2017
Piles of trash from former garages in area of German prison camp in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2017
Multicolored trash in area of former German camps in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2017
Hoikanjarvi (Nyrkovo) Lake in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Leaves of lupin (Lupinus) near train line in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Pasque flower (Pulsatilla) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 15, 2017
The Quarry in Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 16, 2017
Blooming anemones (Anemone nemorosa) in a forest in Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 16, 2017
Group of early spring pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma vernum in sandy firebreak ditch in Dibuny, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 18, 2017
Flower of wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella, Russian name Kislitsa) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 20, 2017
Wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella, Russian name Kislitsa) with flowers in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 20, 2017
Wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella, Russian name Kislitsa) in flower in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 20, 2017
Close up of wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2017
Yellow anemone flower (Anemone ranunculoides) in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2017
Stone bridge of Krystatelka River in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2017
Wrinkled thimble-cap mushrooms (early morel, Verpa bohemica) at Road 41K-064 south from Mys Moryin Nos, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 26, 2017
Blue flowers of creeping navelwort (Omphalodes verna, Russian name pupochnik) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017
Young Parasola auricoma mushrooms (Coprinus auricomus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2017
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) on a lawn behind a memorial in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2017
Yellow primrose (cowslip, Primula veris) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 5, 2017
Blue and red flowers of forget-me-not (Myosotis, Russian name Nezabudka) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 5, 2017
Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia, Andromeda glaucophylla, Russian name Podbel) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2017
Maple alley in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2017
Wolf s milk slime mold (Lycogala epidendrum) on a cut surface of a stump near Olgino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2017
Inkcap mushroos Coprinellus angulatus near Kavgolovskoe Lake in area of Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2017
Masses of inkcap mushrooms Coprinopsis strossmayeri in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 18, 2017
Yellow (pontic or honeysuckle) azalea Rhododendron luteum in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2017
Blooming pink azalea (Rhododendron) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2017
Red flowers of azalea (Rhododendron smirnovii) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2017
Close up of flowers of marsh orchid in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2017
Valley of Slavyanka River in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 21, 2017
Young sheathed woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2017
White triangle on graffiti on a house at 26K2 Zheleznovodskaya Street in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2017
Gymnopus mushrooms on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
Golden Root (Rhodiola rosea) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2017
Blue striped flowers of geranium in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2017
Goldmoss stonecrop (Sedum acre) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2017
Side view of pine bolete mushroom (Boletus pinophilus) on a forest road in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 5, 2017
Humpback inkcap mushrooms (Coprinopsis acuminata) on roadside on a site of recent tree cutting in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 5, 2017
Yellow crust fungus (Antrodia xantha)(?) on a cut surface of a barkless log in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 5, 2017
Small red balls of Wolf s milk slime mold (Lycogala epidendrum)(?) on rotten wood in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 6, 2017
Tinder bracket mushrooms Pycnoporellus fulgens on birch logs in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 6, 2017
Group of green brittlegill mushrooms (Russula aeruginea) on a trail across the swamp in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 7, 2017
Candelabra coral mushrooms (Artomyces pyxidatus) on a log on a mossy log in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 7, 2017
Forget-me-not flowers in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 9, 2017
Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia, Russian name liubka) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 9, 2017
Side view of terrestial polypore mushrooms Tiger s eye (Coltricia perennis) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 12, 2017
Fungus of creeping thistle rust (Puccinia punctiformis) in Siverskaya, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 13, 2017
Young Tiger s eye polypore mushrooms (Coltricia perennis) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 14, 2017
Self-heal (carpenter-weed, Prunella vulgaris, Russian name Chernogolovka) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 14, 2017
Foxy bolete mushroom (Leccinum vulpinum) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 15, 2017
Masses of young pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 16, 2017