 Pores of mature beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) from a huge old oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Broken mature beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) on a huge old oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Fibrous, rusty-brown section of mature beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) from a huge old oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Pore Structure of mature beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) from a huge old oak in Dubki Park. In the close-up of the underside, one can see that the tubes are separate from one another (like packed straws) rather than fused into a solid sponge. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Spores of beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) collected earlier 10/9/2025 in Dubki Park, Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025
 Spores (in KOH, spore print orange) of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) collected earlier 10/9/2025 in Dubki Park, Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025
 Brick tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma lateritium) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Polypore mushrooms Alder bracket (Xanthoporia radiata) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Clustered bonnet mushrooms (Mycena inclinata) on an oak stump in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Alder bracket mushrooms (Xanthoporia radiata) on a tree in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) at the base of a large oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Underside of polypore mushrooms Alder bracket (Xanthoporia radiata) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Underside of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) at the base of a large oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Section of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) at the base of a large oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Side view of clustered bonnet mushrooms (Mycena inclinata) on an oak stump in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Caps of polypore mushrooms Alder bracket (Xanthoporia radiata) on a tree in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Irregular, angular, and labyrinthine ("maze-like") pores of Dyer s Mazegill mushrooms (Phaeolus schweinitzii) from a large pine in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Greenish-yellow to rusty brown underside of Dyer s Mazegill mushrooms (Phaeolus schweinitzii) from a large pine in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Large, overlapping brackets of Dyer s Mazegill mushrooms (Phaeolus schweinitzii) one meter above ground on a large pine in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Giant conifer parchment fungus (Phlebiopsis gigantea) on a broken pine in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss (Hypnum cupressiforme) on bark of a large oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Close-up of Cypress-leaved Plait-moss (Hypnum cupressiforme) with curved (falcate) and inclined capsules on a large oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
 Spores (spore print white) of yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia) collected earlier 10/3/2025 in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025
 Honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Spores (in KOH, spore print brown) of Conocybe(?) mushrooms collected earlier 10/3/2025 on black soil, under spruce trees in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025
 Hawthorn twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria dispersa) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Golden scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota aurivella) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Purple jellydisc mushrooms (Ascocoryne sarcoides, cup stage) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Purple jellydisc mushrooms (Ascocoryne sarcoides) on a cut tree in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Spores (in KOH, spore print light brown) of conifer shield mushrooms (Pluteus pouzarianus) collected earlier 10/3/2025 on a forest road under spruce in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025
 Spores (in KOH, spore print light brown) of Lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) collected earlier 10/3/2025 on wood chips of spruce in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025
 Hawthorn twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria dispersa) among fallen leaves in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Purple jellydisc mushrooms (Ascocoryne sarcoides, cup stage) on rotten timber in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Veiled poisonpie mushrooms (Hebeloma mesophaeum) in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus) in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Terracotta hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum rufescens) in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia) in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Golden waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe chlorophana) in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Winecork brittlegill mushrooms (Russula adusta)(?) in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on wood chips in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Powderpuff bracket mushrooms (Postia ptychogaster) at the base of a tree in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Conifer shield mushrooms (Pluteus pouzarianus) on a forest road under spruce in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Small dark brown webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms together with Cliticybe(?) on moss in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Underside of Lion shield mushrooms (Pluteus leoninus) on wood chips in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Underside of Conocybe(?) mushrooms among grass on black soil, under spruce trees in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Gills of Conocybe(?) mushrooms among grass on black soil, under spruce trees in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Close-up of small dark brown webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms and Cliticybe(?) on moss in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Conocybe(?) mushrooms (Spore size 7.4 - 8.1 x 4.4 - 4.6) among grass on black soil, under spruce trees in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Underside of conifer shield mushrooms (Pluteus pouzarianus) on a forest road under spruce in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Terracotta hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum rufescens) together with blusher (Amanita rubescens) and Clitocybe in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Hen-of-the-wood fungus (polypore mushroom Grifola frondosa) near an old oak in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Melanoleuca(?) mushrooms near a beach in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2017
 Melanoleuca strictipes mushrooms in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2014
 Large hen-of-the-wood fungus (polypore mushroom Grifola frondosa) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Cap of Conocybe(?) mushrooms showing "fried egg" hygrophanous fade--darker brown center and paler margin in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria laccata)(?) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2017
 Hen-of-the-wood fungus (polypore mushroom Grifola frondosa) on a root of oak tree in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Common earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma citrinum) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2017
 Grey brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms in Dubki (The Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2024
 Small Hypholoma mushrooms in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 30, 2016
 Glistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2017
 Catkin cup mushrooms (Ciboria batschiana) growing on rotten acorns in an oak grove near Razliv Lake, in Sestroretsk area west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2017
 Hen-of-the-wood fungus (polypore mushroom Grifola frondosa) near a base of a large oak tree in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Common earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma citrinum) in Dubki (The Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2024
 Robust bracket tinder mushrooms (Fomitiporia robusta) on an oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 12, 2017
 Coprin de Romagnesi mushrooms (Coprinopsis romagnesiana) near a big oak in Dubki (The Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2024
 Dissected common earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma citrinum) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2017
 Conifer mazegill tinder mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium)(?) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 12, 2017
 Earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma citrinum) in oak forest in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Brick tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma lateritium) on an oak stump in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2017
 Young honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Yellow mushrooms Hypholoma sp.(?) among dry leaves in Dubki (Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Bodies of Earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma citrinum) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Emerging honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Elf caps mushrooms (Mycena inclinata) in Dubki (Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Young honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Dubki (Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus) on an oak stump(?) in Dubki (The Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2024
 Mature bodies of Earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma citrinum) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Common funnel mushrooms Clitocybe gibba in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 30, 2016
 Elf caps mushrooms (Mycena inclinata) on a rotten stump in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Emerging Sulphur Tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma fasciculare)(?) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Underside of Coprin de Romagnesi mushrooms (Coprinopsis romagnesiana) near an oak in Dubki (The Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2024
 Elf caps mushrooms (Mycena inclinata) on a rotten stump in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Cluster of young honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Mature common earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma citrinum) in Dubki (The Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2024
 Oak maze-gill mushroom (Daedalea quercina) with a violet patch-forming fungus Tulasnella violea in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
 Underside of anise mazegill mushroom (Gloeophyllum odoratum) in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Hymenophore resinous polypore mushrooms (Ischnoderma resinosum)(?) taken from an oak stump in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 11, 2017
 Old caps of resinous polypore mushrooms (Ischnoderma resinosum)(?) on an oak stump in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 11, 2017
 Mature Chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus) on a giant oak in Dubki (The Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2024
 Close up of resinous polypore mushrooms (Ischnoderma resinosum)(?) taken from an oak stump in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 11, 2017
 Group of Elf caps mushrooms (Mycena inclinata) on a rotten stump in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Common bird s nest mushrooms (Crucibulum laeve) on a rotten oak frame in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 12, 2017
 Sulphur Tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma fasciculare)(?) stump in Dubki (Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Masses of Elf caps mushrooms (Mycena inclinata) on a rotten stump in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Close up of Elf caps mushrooms (Mycena inclinata) on a rotten stump in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
 Slime mold Trichia decipiens in its immature (developing) stage in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Bitter bracket mushroom (Postia stiptica) on a spruce stump in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
 Anise mazegill mushroom (Gloeophyllum odoratum) on a spruce stump in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
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