Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota spumosa)(?) near a tree stump near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016Synonyms: Agaricus spumosus, Dryophila spumosa, Flammula spumosa, Gymnopilus spumosus, Pholiota graveolens, Pholiotina spumosa.
Russian name: Cheshuychatka borovaya.
Pholiota spumosa is a species of fungus that grows in clusters on decaying wood and stumps. In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, it has been found to fruit from July to November, typically in moist environments with abundant deciduous tree debris. In north-western Russia, Pholiota spumosa is considered a common species, often associated with birch and aspen trees, and can be identified by its golden-brown cap, white or yellowish gills, and whitish stem with a ring or zone of fibrils.
Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota spumosa)(?) near a tree stump near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016
Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota spumosa)(?) near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016
Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota spumosa)(?) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 19, 2016
Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota spumosa)(?) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 31, 2016
Scalycap mushrooms Pholiota spumosa near Vyritsa, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 10, 2017
Mushrooms Pholiota spumosa on Pogranichnaya Street in Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 18, 2017
Group of mushrooms Pholiota spumosa on Pogranichnaya Street in Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 18, 2017Pholiota spumosa was observed in various locations in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia. In 2016, the fungus was found near a tree stump in Orekhovo, 40 miles north of Saint Petersburg, on September 9. Similar observations were made near Orekhovo on the same day, as well as near Lisiy Nos, west of Saint Petersburg, on October 19, and in Sosnovka Park, Saint Petersburg, on October 31. In 2017, Pholiota spumosa was spotted near Vyritsa, 50 miles south of Saint Petersburg, on September 10, and on Pogranichnaya Street in Dibuny, north-west of Saint Petersburg, on September 18, with a group of mushrooms observed at the latter location. These observations suggest that Pholiota spumosa is widespread in the region, growing near trees and in parks. The fungus was found in both urban and rural areas.
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