Young honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Dubki (Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
Plyazhnaya ulitsa, 29, Sestroretsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000Common names: northern honey mushrooms, northern honey fungus.
Russian names: Opionok osenniy, severnyy, Openok osenniy, Opionok severnyy.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Armillaria borealis is a species of mushroom in the Physalacriaceae family. Phylogenetic analysis of ribosomal DNA has shown that within the genus Armillaria, this species is most closely related to A. solidipes and A. gemina.
Armillaria borealis is a species of honey mushroom that grows in symbiotic association with tree roots. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, it typically fruits from July to October, forming clusters of yellow-brown caps on stumps, trunks, and soil. The fungus is common in coniferous and mixed forests, particularly under pine, spruce, and birch trees. It has been found in various habitats, including urban parks, forest edges, and clear-cuts, often indicating the presence of buried wood or decaying roots.
Young honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Dubki (Oaks) Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013Plyazhnaya ulitsa, 29, Sestroretsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Young honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013Dubkovskoye sh., 77, Sestroretsk, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197706
Cluster of young honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013Dubkovskoye sh., 77, Sestroretsk, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197706
Emerging honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013Dubkovskoye sh., 77, Sestroretsk, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197706
Honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 9, 2013naberezhnaya Reki Karpovki, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) emerging from a tree stump in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 9, 2013ulitsa Professora Popova, 1/6, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) emerging from a tree in Okhtinsky Park in Toksovo, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 13, 2013Glavnaya, 107, Syargi, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188660
Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) in south area of Monrepo (Mon Repos) Park. Vyborg, Russia, September 14, 2013Malaya Vodyanaya ul., 17, Vyborg, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188811
Small Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) in northern area of Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 15, 2013ulitsa Zhaka Dyuklo, 67, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) near Chornoe Lake north from Komarovo, 25 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 16, 2013Ozernaya ul., Russia, 197733
Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) in Komarovo Cemetery, 25 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 16, 2013Ozernaya ul., Russia, 197733
Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) on display on mushroom exhibition in Botanic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 20, 2013
Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) on a tree stump in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 21, 2015nab. Reki Karpovki, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 23, 2015Unnamed Road, Oselki, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188665
Young Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2016
Emerging young Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2016
Young honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 28, 2016Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) on a trunk of spruce tree. Oselki, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 29, 2016Unnamed Road, Oselki, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188665
Young honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) on a mossy log. Oselki, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 29, 2016Unnamed Road, Oselki, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188665
Yellowish honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?). Oselki, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 29, 2016Unnamed Road, Oselki, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188665
Honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) on a log near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 3, 2016Polyanskaya dor., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Yeast mold Dipodascus armillariae(?) or Geotrichum sp. growing on gills of honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) on a tree near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 3, 2016Polyanskaya dor., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 24, 2016nab. Reki Karpovki, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Mature honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) with spores spilled on caps between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2016Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016Dubkovskoye sh., 42, Sestroretsk, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197706
Honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 12, 2016Krasnoarmeyskiy pr., 1А, Gatchina, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188307
Honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis(?) on a stump on Marble Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 27, 2016Kamskaya ul., 24, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 199178
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a stump near a beach in West Kotlin Nature Reserve in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2017Kronshtadtskoye Shosse, 47, Kronshtadt, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197761
Young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 12, 2017Unnamed Road, St Petersburg, Russia, 194223
Young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a stump in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 12, 2017Unnamed Road, St Petersburg, Russia, 194223
Young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 13, 2017Ulitsa Zhaka Dyuklo, 67, St Petersburg, Russia, 194214
Young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) with slime mold Trichia decipiens on a stump in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 13, 2017Ulitsa Zhaka Dyuklo, 67, St Petersburg, Russia, 194214
Young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a stump in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 13, 2017Ulitsa Zhaka Dyuklo, 67, St Petersburg, Russia, 194214
Immature northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a stump in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 13, 2017Ulitsa Zhaka Dyuklo, 67, St Petersburg, Russia, 194214
Young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Krasnogo Molodtsa, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a mossy stump in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Staroshaleynaya Alleya, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196620
Immature northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Alleya Chornoy Shlyapy, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Cluster of young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on submerged wood in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Parkovaya Ulitsa, 5, Tyarlevo, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Masses of young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Parkovaya Ulitsa, 5, Tyarlevo, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Immature northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Parkovaya Ulitsa, 5, Tyarlevo, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Close up of young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Parkovaya Ulitsa, 5, Tyarlevo, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Groups of young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a stump in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Parkovaya Ulitsa, 5, Tyarlevo, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Immature northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Krugovaya Ulitsa, 23, Tyarlevo, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Immature northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) together with sheathed woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) on a stump in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Krugovaya Ulitsa, 25, Tyarlevo, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Immature northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) together with sheathed woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) on a stump in roadside bushes in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Krugovaya Ulitsa, 25, Tyarlevo, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Young northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) together with sheathed woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) on a stump in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Parkovaya Ulitsa, 5, Tyarlevo, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Tiny northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 14, 2017Krasnogo Molodtsa, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a mossy tree near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 18, 2017Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Masses of northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) covering a tree near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 18, 2017Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Park of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 19, 2017Politekhnicheskaya Ulitsa, 29к2, St Petersburg, Russia, 194021
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a stump in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 21, 2017Polyanskaya Doroga, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) together with brick tuft (Hypholoma lateritium) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 21, 2017Polyanskaya Doroga, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) around a tree in area of Lisiy Nos - Olgino west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 21, 2017Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) with yeast mold Dipodascus armillariae(?) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 26, 2017Polyanskaya Doroga, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Yeast mold Dipodascus armillariae(?) or Geotrichum sp. growing on gills of northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 26, 2017Polyanskaya Doroga, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Yeast mold Dipodascus armillariae(?) on gills of northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 26, 2017Polyanskaya Doroga, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2017Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Immature honey mushrooms Armillaria borealis on a fallen birch near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2018Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) at the base of a tree near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2018Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Mature northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a stump near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Rappolovo - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2018Токсовское городское поселение, Всеволожский район, Ленинградская область, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, Россия
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a fallen birch near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) growing on a fallen birch near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) covering a fallen birch near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a birch stump near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) on a mossy log near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018
Northern honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) at the base of a birch in a coastal forest between Lisiy Nos and Olgino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755The observations document the growth of Northern Honey Mushrooms (Armillaria borealis) in various locations around Saint Petersburg, Russia, between 2017 and 2018. The mushrooms were found growing on trees, stumps, fallen birch, and mossy logs. They were observed in different stages of development, from immature to mature, and often covered large areas. Some observations noted the presence of yeast mold Dipodascus armillariae or Geotrichum sp. growing on the gills of the mushrooms. The observations were made in various forests, parks, and coastal areas, including Blizhnie Dubki, Lisiy Nos, Toksovo, and Rappolovo. Overall, the observations suggest that Northern Honey Mushrooms are common and widespread in the region, and can be found growing in a variety of habitats during the late summer and early fall months.
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