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3779-18. Spores of Calocybe-like mushrooms collected earlier 10/8/2025 under silvery fir trees behind Lenin s monument in Botanical Garden, Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Close-up of white Calocybe-like mushrooms under silvery fir trees behind Lenin s monument in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  White Calocybe-like mushrooms under silvery fir trees behind Lenin s monument (spore size 5.9 - 7.3 x 3.7 - 4.4) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Spores of white Calocybe-like mushrooms collected earlier 10/9/2025 in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  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  Spores (in KOH) of mushrooms Psilocybe fuscofulva(?) collected earlier 9/29/2025 near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores of grey tooth mushrooms (Phellodon melaleucus) collected earlier 9/25/2025 near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores of Ascomycete mushrooms Pulvinula convexella collected earlier 10/1/2025 on a bonfire site near a lake in Kannelyarvi, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores of roothole rosette mushrooms (Stereopsis vitellina) collected earlier 10/5/2025 in a burrow near a road under pines in Petyayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores (in KOH, spore print black) of brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella corrugis) collected earlier 10/6/2025 on a forest trail in Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores of mushrooms Multiclavula corynoides collected earlier 10/5/2025 in a shallow depression covered by sand, near Petyayarvi train stop, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores (spore print white) of Goblet mushrooms (Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis) collected earlier 10/12/2025 up from 67 km train stop near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores (in KOH) of Boletinus/Suillus cavipes mushrooms collected earlier 9/30/2025 near Lindulovskaya Larch Grove, near Roshchino, 30 miles north-west from 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  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  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 light brown) of Velvet Shank mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes) collected earlier 10/2/2025 near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores (in KOH, spore print dark brown) of common stump brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella piluliformis)(?) collected earlier 10/5/2025 on roadside in Petyayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores (in lugol, with x40 objective) of Ascomycete fungus Phaeohelotium monticola(?) collected earlier 10/7/2025 on wood near Lisiy Nos, near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores (in KOH, with x100 objective) of Ascomycete fungus Phaeohelotium monticola(?) collected earlier 10/7/2025 on wood near Lisiy Nos, near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores (in KOH, spore print light brown) of of mushrooms Boletinus asiaticus collected earlier 9/30/2025 in Lindulovskaya Larch Grove, near Roshchino, 30 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores (in lugol, with x100 objective) of Ascomycete fungus Phaeohelotium monticola(?) collected earlier 10/7/2025 on wood near Lisiy Nos, near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025  Spores of coral fungus Lentaria byssiseda collected earlier 10/13/2025 from a tall oak tree in Sergievka Park, Old Peterhof, 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  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  Silvery leaves of Lamb s-ear (Stachys byzantina) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  White Calocybe-like mushrooms (spore size 6 - 6.8 x 3.44 - 3.87) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025  Golden bootleg mushrooms (Phaeolepiota aurea) on a lawn in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Section of golden bootleg mushrooms (Phaeolepiota aurea) on a lawn in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Red Chrysanthemum in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Leaves of rhododendron in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Flowers of Colchicum in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Caps of mushrooms Conocybe rugosa (Pholiotina rugosa)(?) on a lawn in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Garden work at alpine Hill (or Alpinarium). The people visible in blue jackets are likely garden staff or volunteers preparing the alpine beds for winter. Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Pair Colchicum flowers in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Orange poppy flower in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Cluster of Colchicum flowers in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Yellow aster flowers in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Top view of Colchicum flowers in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Close-up of a Colchicum flower in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Pokeweed (Phytolacca acinosa) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Side view of mushrooms Conocybe rugosa (Pholiotina rugosa)(?) on a lawn in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Showy Stonecrop (Hylotelephium spectabile) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Dahlia flower (Russian name Georgin) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Half-open Colchicum flowers in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Old monument of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 26, 2021  White flowers of Colchicum autumnale f. album in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Fall colors of Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)(?) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  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  Common trumpet creeper (Foxglove vine, Campsis radicans) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Egg-shaped, comb-like structure of Common Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  "Planet of Mushrooms" (Planeta gribov) exhibition, an annual event held at the Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden (Komarov Botanical Institute). This popular autumn festival is organized by the St. Petersburg Mycological Society. The tables are filled with hundreds of fresh mushroom specimens collected from the forests and parks of Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Region just days before the event. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2025  Small, delicate brown mushrooms with a distinct ring on the stem that are likely Conocybe rugosa (Pholiotina rugosa) found on a lawn in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Frikart s aster (Aster x frikartii) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Close-up of Frikart s aster (Aster x frikartii) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Pair of flowers of Frikart s aster (Aster x frikartii) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Blue flowers of Frikart s aster (Aster x frikartii) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Common drone fly (Eristalis tenax), a type of hoverfly that mimics the appearance of honeybees, on Autumn Crocus in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Common drone fly (Eristalis tenax), a type of hoverfly that mimics the appearance of honeybees, on Colchicum flower in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Common drone fly (Eristalis tenax), a type of hoverfly that mimics the appearance of honeybees, pollinating Colchicum flower in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Resupinate polypore mushroom Gloeoporus taxicola on "Planet of Mushrooms" exhibition. Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2025  Orange netcrust mushroom (Pseudomerulius aureus) on "Planet of Mushrooms" exhibition. Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2025  Giant Funnel mushroom (Leucopaxillus giganteus, also known as Aspropaxillus giganteus) on a lawn under maples in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Dark caps and silvery stems of webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms in moss near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2025  Underside of Giant Funnel mushroom (Leucopaxillus giganteus, also known as Aspropaxillus giganteus) on a lawn under maples in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom Gloeoporus taxicola on "Planet of Mushrooms" exhibition. Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2025  Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Gloeoporus taxicola on "Planet of Mushrooms" exhibition. Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2025  Spores of mushrooms Acanthophysium oakesii (Aleurodiscus oakesii) from bark of a recently dried oak, collected 10/28/2025 near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 4, 2025  View of the Slavyanka River showing the "picturesque meadow" aesthetic, distinct from the wooded ravine views seen earlier. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 6, 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  Alpine Hill (or Alpinarium). The large tree with vibrant golden-yellow foliage dominating the center of the hill is a Manchurian Walnut (Juglans mandshurica). Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025  Monument of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 26, 2016  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  Decurrent gills of the Goblet mushrooms (Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis) collected near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 12, 2025  Fall colors around a monument of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 26, 2016  Yellow maple trees Lesnoy Park (Lesotekhnicheskiy Universitet), Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 14, 2025  Memorial Gates "To My Dear Fellow Servants", a historical monument located on the boundary of the Catherine Park in Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo). Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025  Swida bush in front of a monument of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 26, 2016  Italian Pergola located in the Private Garden (Sobstvenny Sadik) of Catherine Park. This pergola frames the view of the Kagul Obelisk (Kagulsky Obelisk), which is visible in the background This simple marble needle was erected much earlier, in 1771-1772, by Antonio Rinaldi to commemorate the Russian victory over the Turks at the Battle of Kagul. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025  Maple tree near the pond by Feodorovsky Gorodok, with juxtaposition of the maple s broad, saturated yellow leaves against the fine, silvery-grey foliage of the willow (Salix species) behind it. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025  Exhibit that showcases the Pine Bolete (Boletus pinophilus), which is known in Russian as "Belui grib sosnovyi" (Pine White Mushroom) or simply "Borovik" on "Planet of Mushrooms" exhibition. Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2025  One of the two towers forming the Red (Turkish) Cascade (Krasnyy/Turetskiy Kaskad) in Catherine Park. It serves as both a decorative dam and a symbolic monument. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025  Small Lamsky Bridge (Maly Lamskoy Bridge), built in the early 20th century (around 1900) to replace an earlier wooden crossing. Aleksandrovsky (Alexander) Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025  Deeply funnel-shaped dark brown caps of the Goblet mushrooms (Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis) collected near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 12, 2025  Group of maple trees near the Upper Ponds in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025  Alley near Dendrology Garden. Lesnoy Park (Lesotekhnicheskiy Universitet), Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 14, 2025  Orange leaves of maple trees near the Upper Ponds in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025  Yellow leaves of maple trees near the Upper Ponds in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025  Blushing wood mushroom (Agaricus sylvaticus) under spruce and pine trees in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 11, 2025  Maple trees in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 15, 2025  Oak trees at fall in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 15, 2025  Garden fence near 2 Novorossiyskaya Street. Lesnoy Park (Lesotekhnicheskiy Universitet), Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 14, 2025  Garden fence near 5 lit. B Engelsa Street. Lesnoy Park (Lesotekhnicheskiy Universitet), Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 14, 2025  Rich tapestry of deciduous trees on the shores of the Great Pond in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025  Brittlegill (Russula)(?) mushroom with deep radial cracks under spruce and pine trees in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 11, 2025  Spores of mushrooms Gerronema strombodes collected earlier 8/7/2024 in Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 23, 2024  Spores (in KOH) of pale brittlestem mushrooms (Psathyrella candolleana) collected earlier 8/11/2024 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 23, 2024  Oak trees, view from 8-th Parade Road in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 15, 2025  Trees of the Triple Lime Avenue in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 15, 2025 |