Puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) near Lembolovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 27, 2013Synonyms: Lycoperdon bonordenii, Lycoperdon gemmatum, Lycoperdon lacunosum.
Common name: common puffball.
Russian names: Dozhdevik shipovatyy, Dozhdevik sedobnyy, Dozhdevik, Dozhdevik nastoyashchiy, Dozhdevik zhemchuzhnyy.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Lycoperdon perlatum, popularly known as the common puffball, warted puffball, gem-studded puffball, or the devil's snuff-box, is a species of puffball fungus in the family Agaricaceae. A widespread species with a cosmopolitan distribution, it is a medium-sized puffball with a round fruit body tapering to a wide stalk, and dimensions of 1.5 to 6 cm (0.6 to 2.4 in) wide by 3 to 10 cm (1.2 to 3.9 in) tall. It is off-white with a top covered in short spiny bumps or "jewels", which are easily rubbed off to leave a netlike pattern on the surface. When mature it becomes brown, and a hole in the top opens to release spores in a burst when the body is compressed by touch or falling raindrops.
Lycoperdon perlatum is a species of puffball fungus characterized by its rounded to pear-shaped fruiting body, 3-7 cm in diameter, with a white to yellowish-brown exterior covered in small spines. In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, it typically grows in groups on sandy soils, pine needles, and moss in coniferous forests from July to October. In north-western Russia, it is widely distributed and can be found in similar habitats, often associated with Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies trees. The fungus is edible when young and immature.
Puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) near Lembolovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 27, 2013
Puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Okhtinsky Park near Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 29, 2013
Young tiny common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Okhtinsky Park near Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 29, 2013
Puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Okhtinsky Park in Toksovo, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 13, 2013
Spiked puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Okhtinsky Park in Toksovo, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 13, 2013
Close up of a puffball mushroom (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Okhtinsky Park in Toksovo, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 13, 2013
Small puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Okhtinsky Park in Toksovo, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 13, 2013
Puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum(?), Russian name Dozhdevik) near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 23, 2015
Tiny young common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 15, 2016
Puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Okhtinsky Park near Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 21, 2016
Spiked puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 24, 2016
Spiked puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) near Dibuny, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2016
Puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) south-west from Dibuny - Pesochnyi, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 14, 2016
Spiked puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 16, 2016
Old spiked puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) near northern road in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 1, 2017
White round spots on a spiked puffball mushroom (Lycoperdon perlatum) near northern road in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 1, 2017
Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017
Small puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon perlatum(?) on a lawn in Gardens of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 19, 2017
Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in a spruce forest near Rappolovo and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2017
Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) near Rappolovo and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2017
Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) near a road in Komarovo, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2017
Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in West Kotlin Nature Reserve in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2017
Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 13, 2017
Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017
Mature common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017
Common puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 18, 2017The fungus Lycoperdon perlatum was observed in various locations in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia between 2013 and 2017. The majority of sightings were in the suburbs of Saint Petersburg, particularly in Okhtinsky Park, Toksovo, and Sosnovka Park. Observations were also made in other parks and nature reserves, including Pavlovsk Park and West Kotlin Nature Reserve. The mushrooms were typically found in late summer and early fall, with some observations as early as August 15 and as late as September 18. The sightings included various stages of growth, from young and tiny to mature and old. Overall, the observations suggest that Lycoperdon perlatum is a common species in the region, with a widespread distribution in urban and natural areas. The frequency of sightings suggests a healthy population of this fungus in the area.
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