 Tall Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Fiddleheads of Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 19, 2015
 Emerging Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) near a lake in Toksovo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 20, 2011
 Large fern near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Wet meadow with Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) near the gulf in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2015
 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
 Ostrich fern on a side of a road around Kavgolovo Lake between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2024
 Leaves of long beechfern (Phegopteris connectilis) near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Forest near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Ferns near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Road around Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Roadside ditch near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Forest road near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Roadside ferns near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Spruce forest near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Ferns in roadside ditch near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Ferns near drainage ditch near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Mossy trunks of spruce trees near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Squats mushrooms (Melanoleuca brevipes) on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Gymnopus mushrooms on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Some fibrecap mushrooms on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Cup mushroom Helvella acetabulum on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia) near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 St. George s mushrooms (Calocybe gambosa) on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Some fibrecap mushrooms on roadside, may be Inocybe fuscidula, near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Brown rollrim mushrooms (Paxillus involutus) near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella obtusata)(?) on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Fringed polypore fungus Lentinus substrictus (Lentinus ciliatus, Polyporus ciliatus) mushrooms on rotten log near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Foxy bolete (Leccinum vulpinum(?)) in spruce forest near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Brittlestem mushrooms Psathyrella pennata on the site of campfire near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Fringed polypore fungus Lentinus substrictus (Lentinus ciliatus, Polyporus ciliatus, Russian name Trutovik Maysky) mushrooms near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Fir-oak-fern rust (Hyalopsora aspidiotus) fungus on a leaf of northern oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 14, 2017
 Bonfire scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota highlandensis) on the site of campfire near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Bonnet mushrooms (Mycena) growing on wood chips in a forest near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Brittlestem mushrooms Psathyrella pennata on the site of fire in spruce forest near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Rusty underside of a leaf of northern oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris affected by a fungal disease fir-oak-fern rust (Hyalopsora aspidiotus) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 14, 2017
 Dissected mushroom Cerioporus varius (Polyporus varius) taken from area near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Bonnet mushroom at a base of willow tree, may be milking bonnet (Mycena galopus), near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
 Kavgolovskoe Lake from the southern shore, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2024
 Reeds in southern part of Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2024
 Dog lichen (Peltigera membranacea) in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Slime mold Physarum virescens in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Wooden pathway for fishing in southern part of Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2024
 Yellow stagshorn mushroom (Calocera viscosa) in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Lemon disco fungus (Bisporella citrina) in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Scalycap (Pholiota)(?) mushrooms near an old place of a bonfire in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Red-belted bracket mushroom (Fomitopsis pinicola) in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Young pine firefungus (Rhizina undulata) in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Orange club fungus Cordyceps militaris in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Stalked bonfire cup fungus (Geopyxis carbonaria) in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Polypore mushroom Antrodiella faginea collected from area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Common jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces stillatus)(?) on a log in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Polypore mushroom Antrodiella faginea on a fallen twig in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Polypore mushrooms Coltricia confluens(?) on burnt ground in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Guttation of red-belted bracket mushroom (Fomitopsis pinicola) in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Earthfan mushrooms (Thelephora terrestris) on burnt ground in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Orange club parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Orange club parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris lit by flash in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Orange club parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris on roadside in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Pores of a polypore mushrooms Coltricia confluens(?) on burnt ground in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Common jelly spot fungus (Dacrymyces stillatus)(?) on a rotting log in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Fern leaves in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2019
 Mushrooms Sarcoscypha austriaca in dry leaves near Oselki on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 3, 2017
 Orange club fungus Cordyceps militaris on a pupae of a beetle(?) collected from area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
 Mushrooms Sarcoscypha austriaca among rotting leaves near Oselki on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 3, 2017
 A road through a forest west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Large Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 24, 2016
 Young leaves of ostrich fern in Upper Garden. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2016
 Gills of a large oyster mushroom (Pleurotus pulmonarius) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 24, 2016
 Mushrooms Melanoleuca melaleuca(?) on a road west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Birch knight mushrooms (Tricholoma fulvum) west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Aromatic earthfan mushrooms (Sistotrema confluens) west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 White domecap mushrooms (Leucocybe connata) west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Girdled knight mushrooms (Tricholoma cingulatum) west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Underside of a conifer mazegill mushroom (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme) on wood west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Sheep Polypore mushrooms (Albatrellus ovinus) under spruce west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 White domecap mushrooms (Leucocybe connata) on roadside west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Close-up of mushrooms Psilocybe fuscofulva(?) in sphagnum moss west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Top view of white domecap mushrooms (Leucocybe connata) west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Masses of girdled knight mushrooms (Tricholoma cingulatum) west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Woolly (bearded) milkcap mushroom (Lactarius torminosus, Russian name Volnushka) among dry leaves near Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki, 12 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 20, 2013
 Ugly Milk-cap mushroom (Lactarius necator, Russian name Chorny Gruzd) among dry leaves near Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki, 12 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 20, 2013
 Carpet of girdled knight mushrooms (Tricholoma cingulatum) on roadside west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Side view of mushrooms Psilocybe fuscofulva(?) in sphagnum moss west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Conifer mazegill mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) on fallen spruce west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Ugly Milk-cap mushroom (Lactarius necator, Russian name Chorny Gruzd) covered by dry leaves near Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki, 12 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 20, 2013
 Large dysmorphic (with developmental abberation, or rosecomb) scurfy deceiver mushroom (Laccaria proxima) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 15, 2016
 Conifer mazegill mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) on a vertically cut surface of a spruce west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme) on mossy dead tree west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025
 Leaves of shinleaf (Round-leaved Wintergreen, Pyrola rotundifolia, Russian name Grushanka) on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 15, 2016
 Brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella obtusata)(?) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in area of Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2017
 Brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella obtusata)(?) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in area of Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2017
 Cup mushrooms Helvella costifera on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake in area of Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2017
 Galerina tibiicystis(?) mushrooms in moss near Kavgolovskoe Lake in area of Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2017
 Inkcap mushroos Coprinellus angulatus near Kavgolovskoe Lake in area of Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2017
 Peziza mushroom on old bonfire site near Kavgolovskoe Lake in area of Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2017
 St. George s mushrooms (Calocybe gambosa) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in area of Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2017
 Cup mushrooms with ribs Helvella costifera on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake in area of Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2017
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