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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Polyporales: Meruliaceae: Bjerkandera fumosa (Pers.) P. Karst., 1879

Bjerkandera fumosa – Big smoky bracket

Synonyms: Agaricus imberbis, Bjerkandera fragrans, Bjerkandera holmiensis, Bjerkandera pallescens, Boletus fumosus, Boletus imberbis, Cladomeris imberbis, Cladomeris saligna, Daedalea imberbis, Daedalea saligna, Gloeoporus fumosus, Grifola fumosa, Grifola funosa, Leptoporus fumosus, Leptoporus imberbis, Meripilus salignus, Merisma imberbis, Merisma salignum, Merulius demissus, Polyporus aberrans, Polyporus decurrens, Polyporus demissus, Polyporus emergens, Polyporus eminens, Polyporus fragrans, Polyporus fumosus, Polyporus hederae, Polyporus imberbis, Polyporus pallescens, Polyporus robiniae, Polyporus salignus, Polyporus tyttlianus, Polystictoides fumosus, Polystictoides pallescens, Polystictus pallescens, Tyromyces fumosus.

Common name: big smoky bracket.

Russian names: Trutovik dymchatyy, Berkandera dymchataya.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Bjerkandera fumosa is a species of poroid fungus in the family Meruliaceae.

AI-generated description

Bjerkandera fumosa is a species of fungus in the family Hymenochaetaceae. It has been found in St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and other parts of north-western Russia, typically growing on decaying wood, especially coniferous trees. The fungus produces annual to biennial, resupinate to effused-reflexed fruiting bodies with a greyish-brown to dark brown hymenium. In the region, it is considered a rare species, often associated with old-growth forests and areas with high humidity.

Photos of this mushroom from the area of St. Petersburg, Russia

Big Smoky Bracket (<B>Bjerkandera fumosa</B>) polypore mushrooms on a dry place near Blizhnie Dubki near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-02-18.htm">February 18, 2017</A>
LinkBig Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) polypore mushrooms on a dry place near Blizhnie Dubki near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 18, 2017
Location on mapsPrimorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Big Smoky Bracket (<B>Bjerkandera fumosa</B>) polypore mushrooms on Nevskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-03-12.htm">March 12, 2017</A>
LinkBig Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) polypore mushrooms on Nevskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
Location on mapsKamskaya ul., 24, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 199178
Big Smoky Bracket (<B>Bjerkandera fumosa</B>) mushrooms on a tree on Nevskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-03-12.htm">March 12, 2017</A>
LinkBig Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) mushrooms on a tree on Nevskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
Location on mapsKamskaya ul., 24, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 199178
Big Smoky Bracket (<B>Bjerkandera fumosa</B>) polypore mushrooms on a tree on Nevskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-03-12.htm">March 12, 2017</A>
LinkBig Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) polypore mushrooms on a tree on Nevskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
Location on mapsKamskaya ul., 24, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 199178

AI-generated summary of observations

Observations of Bjerkandera fumosa in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal its presence in various locations. On February 18, 2017, the fungus was found on a dry place near Blizhnie Dubki, south of Saint Petersburg. Later, on March 12, 2017, it was observed on Nevskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, growing on trees and other surfaces. The fungus was seen in different forms, including polypore mushrooms, and appeared to thrive in the region's environment. Multiple sightings on the same day in Smolenskoe Cemetery suggest that Bjerkandera fumosa is widespread in this area. The observations provide insight into the habitat and distribution of this fungus in north-western Russia. The data highlights the fungus's ability to grow on various substrates, including trees and dry ground, in different locations within the region.

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Acknowledgements

Russian web-forums Planeta Gribov, V Kontakte, and Griby Sredney Polosy for learning names of local mushrooms.

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