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2036-18. Mountain moss Psilocybe mushrooms (Psilocybe montana, Deconica montana) growing with Polytrichum piliferum moss in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Mountain moss Psilocybe mushrooms (Psilocybe montana, Deconica montana) with Polytrichum piliferum moss in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017  Mountain moss Psilocybe mushrooms (Psilocybe montana, Deconica montana) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017  Mountain moss Psilocybe mushrooms (Psilocybe montana, Deconica montana) on a site of an old bonfire near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 25, 2017  Mountain brownie mushrooms (Deconica montana, Psilocybe montana) on haircap moss (Polytrichum piliferum) in dunes near the lake south from Mys Moryin Nos near Ladoga Lake, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2019  Side view of mountain brownie mushrooms (Deconica montana, Psilocybe montana) on haircap moss (Polytrichum piliferum) in dunes near the lake south from Mys Moryin Nos near Ladoga Lake, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2019  Mountain brownie mushrooms (Deconica montana, Psilocybe montana) near Orekhovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 27, 2017  Mountain brownie mushrooms (Deconica montana, Psilocybe montana) collected near Orekhovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 27, 2017  Close up of mountain brownie mushrooms (Deconica montana, Psilocybe montana) near Orekhovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 27, 2017  Haircap moss (Polytrichum piliferum) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017  Colony of haircap moss (Polytrichum piliferum) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017  An ecological observation from the median of Campbell Trail: a cluster of small saprotrophic mushrooms (Deconica sp., likely an undescribed small-spored species in the Deconica montana complex) fruiting within a distinctly dead, brown patch of Atrichum moss. While it might appear that the fungus killed the moss, the relationship is saprotrophic. Members of the Deconica genus are decomposers with a well-known affinity for mosses in the Polytrichaceae family (such as Atrichum and Polytrichum). It is highly probable that a localized disturbance on the trail median killed this specific patch of moss first. Once the Atrichum died, the underground fungal mycelium colonized the newly available decaying moss tissue, eventually producing the fruiting bodies seen here. Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Spores of small mushrooms Deconica montana (in KOH), collected on median of mowed path among short Atrichium moss of Campbell Trail in Fort Boggy, Texas, February 21, 2026  Psilocybe inquilina (Deconica inquilina)(?) mushrooms growing on decaying reeds on a beach in West Kotlin Nature Reserve in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2017  Small saprotrophic mushrooms (Deconica montana complex) fruiting within a distinctly dead, brown patch of Atrichum moss on the median of Campbell Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  A cluster of small saprotrophic mushrooms (Deconica montana complex) fruiting within a distinctly dead, brown patch of Atrichum moss on the median of Campbell Trail Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Dung-loving Psilocybe mushrooms Deconica coprophila (Psilocybe coprophila) on wet horse manure in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2021  Underside of dung-loving Psilocybe mushrooms Deconica coprophila (Psilocybe coprophila) on wet horse manure in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2021  Close-up of dung-loving Psilocybe mushrooms Deconica coprophila (Psilocybe coprophila) on wet horse manure in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2021  Egghead mottlegill mushrooms (Panaeolus semiovatus) and dung-loving Psilocybe mushrooms Deconica coprophila (Psilocybe coprophila) on black background in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2021  Haircap moss (Polytrichum piliferum) in dunes near the lake south from Mys Moryin Nos near Ladoga Lake, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2019  Psilocybe-like gilled mushrooms in moss under spruce trees in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024  Mushrooms Psilocybe fuscofulva(?) in sphagnum moss near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025  Psilocybe inquilina (Deconica inquilina)(?) mushrooms on dry stalks of decaying aquatic grass in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 15, 2017  Close-up of mushrooms Psilocybe fuscofulva(?) in sphagnum moss west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025  Small mushrooms Psilocybe inquilina (Deconica inquilina)(?) on decaying aquatic weeds on a beach in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 15, 2017  Side view of mushrooms Psilocybe fuscofulva(?) in sphagnum moss west from Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2025  Side view of brown Psilocybe-like gilled mushrooms in moss under spruce trees in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024  Grey reindeer lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) in haircap moss (Polytrichum piliferum) in dunes near the lake south from Mys Moryin Nos near Ladoga Lake, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2019  Psilocybe inquilina (Deconica inquilina)(?) mushrooms from stems of decaying reeds on a beach in West Kotlin Nature Reserve in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2017  Some small dark gilled mushrooms in moss north from Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2017  Sphagnum moss in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017  Spores of Psilocybe-like gilled mushrooms in moss under spruce trees collected earlier 8/2/2024 in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 23, 2024  Green and red sphagnum moss in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017  Reddish peat (sphagnum) moss in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017  Pinesap (Monotropa hypopitys) parasitic plants in moss in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 8, 2017  Grayling mushrooms (Cantharellula umbonata) in moss in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2016  Boletus edulis mushrooms in moss between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 19, 2004  Close-up of small saprotrophic mushrooms (Deconica montana complex) on the median of Campbell Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Underside of small saprotrophic mushrooms (Deconica montana complex) on the median of Campbell Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus cibarius) in moss between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 19, 2004  Side view of small saprotrophic mushrooms (Deconica montana complex) on the median of Campbell Trail in Fort Boggy State Park. Leon County, Texas, February 21, 2026  Chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus cibarius, Russian name Lisichki) in moss in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2016  Some club moss in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2016  A moss in a marsh near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2005 (for "wallpaper")  Moss bell (Galerina hypnorum) and peat brownie (Bogbodia uda) mushrooms in moss near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 20, 2017  Mushrooms Cudonia circinans in moss in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2017  Mushrooms Deconica coprophila (Psilocybe coprophila) on wet horse manure in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2021  Common haircap moss (Polytrichum commune, Russian name Kukushkin Lion) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 24, 2016  Woolly tooth mushrooms (Phellodon tomentosus) in moss in Petiayarvi, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 30, 2017  Grey milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius vietus) in moss near Orekhovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2017  Hare s ear mushrooms (Otidea onotica) in moss near Shchuchye Lake near Komarovo, 25 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 1, 2017  Mushrooms Boletinus asiaticus in moss in Lindulovskaya Larch Grove, near Roshchino, 30 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 29, 2017  Earthy powdercap mushrooms (Cystoderma amianthinum) in common fern moss (Thuidium delicatulum) in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2017  Ebony cup mushrooms (Pseudoplectania nigrella) with moss and lichen on roadside in a forest between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 11, 2021  Cluster of brown gilled mushrooms Psilocybe medullosa(?) in a spruce forest in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017  Some brown mushrooms with striate caps, may be Psilocybe medullosa, in a spruce forest in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017  Milk Cap mushrooms (Lactarius rufus, Russian name Gorkushki) among moss in a forest between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010  Common haircap moss (Polytrichum commune, Russian name Kukushkin Lion) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015  Gills of mushroom Clitopilus scyphoides on moss in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 12, 2017  Slime mold Physarum virescens on moss in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2017  Mushroom Clitopilus scyphoides in moss, in a swamp in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 12, 2017  Common fern moss (Thuidium delicatulum)(?) in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2017  Some brown gilled mushrooms in moss near Vyritsa, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 10, 2017  Some pale bonnet (Mycena)(?) mushrooms in moss near Vyritsa, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 10, 2017  Spore capsules of common haircap moss (Polytrichum commune, Russian name Kukushkin Lion) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015  Golden calyptra of common haircap moss (Polytrichum commune, Russian name Kukushkin Lion) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015  Moss on Dve Sestry Lake in Boloto Lammin-Suo swamp reserve, 25 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 1, 2017  Golden spore capsules of common haircap moss (Polytrichum commune, Russian name Kukushkin Lion) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015  Floating moss on Dve Sestry Lake in Boloto Lammin-Suo swamp reserve, 25 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 1, 2017  Spruce bolete mushroom (Leccinum piceinum, Boletus piceinus) in moss in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2017  Bog habitat (boloto) along the shore of Lake Istok. The single bright red leaf belongs to Golubika (Bog Blueberry/Bilberry). The entire background is a carpet of Sphagnum moss (peat moss), likely Sphagnum magellanicum (Magellan s Peat Moss) or a similar red-pigmented species common in Karelian bogs. Scattered across the moss are long, paired needles of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris). Kannelyarvi, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1, 2025  Golden spore capsules with calyptra of common haircap moss (Polytrichum commune, Russian name Kukushkin Lion) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015  Cup fungus Pulvinula convexella, dog lichen Peltigera didactyla and moss on carbonized wood in Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 18, 2017  Glittering wood-moss (Hylocomium splendens) between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 27, 2016  Close up of golden spore capsules with calyptra of common haircap moss (Polytrichum commune, Russian name Kukushkin Lion) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015  Mushrooms Arrhenia sphagnicola in sphagnum moss near Orekhovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 30, 2018  Gymnopilus picreus(?) rustgill mushrooms in moss near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016  Common green fern-like moss, glittering wood-moss (Hylocomium splendens), under spruce trees near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 1, 2024  Insect egg slime mold (Leocarpus fragilis) growing on strap coral mushrooms (Clavariadelphus ligula) in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2016  Moss and mushrooms on a stub of a tree in a forest 5 miles east from Orekhovo - Sosnovo, 40 miles north from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 18, 2000  Close up of Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia, Ryabina) flowers in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2009  Some small Gymnopilus(?) mushroom growing on moss on Lenin Trail near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 15, 2018  Mushrooms Tubaria confragosa in moss near Pesochnaya, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 23, 2017  Moss bell mushrooms (Galerina hypnorum)(?) in Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 26, 2017  Grass-green brittlegill mushroom (Russula aeruginea, Russian name Syroezhka) in moss between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 27, 2016  Peat brownie mushrooms (Bogbodia uda) in moss near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 20, 2017  Star pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma conferendum in moss near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 16, 2017  Moss bell mushrooms (Galerina hypnorum) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2017  Pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) in moss in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 17, 2017  Small yellow mushrooms Hypholoma polytrichi(?) in moss in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 17, 2017  Mealy funnel mushrooms (Clitocybe vibecina)(?) in moss in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 17, 2017  Small mushrooms Arrhenia sphagnicola in sphagnum moss near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 24, 2017  Brown birch bolete mushroom (Leccinum scabrum(?), Russian name Podberiozovik) in moss in a forest between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010  Byssonectria terrestris mushrooms in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 7, 2017  Blooming Mountain Ash (rowan tree, Sorbus aucuparia, Russian name Ryabina) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2009  Knight s Plume Moss (Ptilium crista-castrensis), also known as Ostrich-plume Moss in a spruce forest Kannelyarvi, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1, 2025  Long legged yellow mushrooms Hypholoma polytrichi(?) in moss in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 17, 2017  Galerina tibiicystis(?) mushrooms in moss near Kavgolovskoe Lake in area of Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2017  Sheathed woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) in moss near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 6, 2017 |