Boletus edulis mushrooms (Russian name Belyi Grib) between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 19, 2004Synonyms: Boletus betulicola, Boletus citrinus, Boletus clavipes, Boletus elephantinus, Boletus olivaceobrunneus, Boletus persoonii, Boletus quercicola, Boletus reticulatus, Boletus slovenicus, Boletus solidus, Boletus venturii, Dictyopus edulis, Leccinum edule, Leccinum elephantinum, Suillus citrinus, Tubiporus edulis, Tylopilus porphyrosporus.
Common names: penny bun, cep.
Russian names: Belyy grib, Borovik, Belyy grib nastoyashchiy, Belyy grib elovyy.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Boletus edulis (English: penny bun, cep, porcino or porcini) is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus Boletus. Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere across Europe, Asia, and North America, it does not occur naturally in the Southern Hemisphere, although it has been introduced to southern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Several closely related European mushrooms formerly thought to be varieties or forms of B. edulis have been shown using molecular phylogenetic analysis to be distinct species, and others previously classed as separate species are conspecific with this species. The western North American species commonly known as the California king bolete (Boletus edulis var. grandedulis) is a large, darker-coloured variant first formally identified in 2007.
Boletus edulis is a edible fungus with a brown cap and white pores. In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, it typically fruits from July to October in coniferous and mixed forests. In north-western Russia, it is commonly found in association with Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch trees, often on acidic soils with low nutrient levels. Fruitbodies are usually solitary or scattered, with caps ranging from 5-20 cm in diameter.
Boletus edulis mushrooms (Russian name Belyi Grib) between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 19, 2004
Boletus edulis mushrooms in moss between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 19, 2004
Boletus edulis mushroom (Russian name Belyi Grib) west from Kannelyarvi, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2012
A125, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) in Okhtinsky Park near Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 29, 2013Glavnaya, 107, Syargi, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) in moss in Okhtinsky Park near Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 29, 2013Glavnaya, 107, Syargi, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188660
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis, Belyi Grib in Russian) in Petiayarvi, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2013Р34, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Mostly porcino mushrooms (Boletus edulis) sold at farmer's market near Udelnaya Station. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2013Udelnyy pr., 21, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194017
Mature porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) in a forest around Kavgolovskoe Lake, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2013Novaya, 12А, Kavgolovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) in Okhtinsky Park in Toksovo, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 13, 2013Tsentralnaya, 35А, Zelenye Kholmy, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188660
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 19, 2016Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188660
Porcino mushrooms (Boletus edulis) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 24, 2016Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Large Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 24, 2016Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis, Russian name Bely Grib) near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 27, 2016Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Baby porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis, Russian name Bely Grib) near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 27, 2016Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Small porcino mushrooms (Boletus edulis) in Lindulovskaya Larch Grove, near Roshchino, 30 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2016Lindulovskaya dor., Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 18, 2016Unnamed Road, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) under spruce trees near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 18, 2016Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) in spruce forest near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 18, 2016Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis). Oselki, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 29, 2016Unnamed Road, Oselki, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188665
Cap of old Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) eaten by insect larvae near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016
Penny bun mushroom (Boletus edulis) near a memorial to military pilots in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017Pamyatnik Voyennym Letchikam, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Young penny bun mushroom (Boletus edulis) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 6, 2017
White mold on a young penny bun mushroom (Boletus edulis) eaten by worms inside in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 15, 2017Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Penny bun mushroom (Boletus edulis) (wormed) near Figurnoe Lake in Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 18, 2017Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Penny bun (Boletus edulis) and Bitter bolete mushroom (Tylopilus felleus) grown at the base of an ant hill in a forest on west side of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 25, 2017Unnamed Road, Osel'ki, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188665
Lower view of Penny bun (Boletus edulis) and Bitter bolete mushroom (Tylopilus felleus) grown at the base of an ant hill in a forest on west side of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 25, 2017Unnamed Road, Osel'ki, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188665
Young penny bun mushrooms (Boletus edulis) under spruce trees in Babolovsky Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2017Doroga Na Aleksandrovku, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196603
Penny bun mushroom (Boletus edulis) near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188695
Moldy penny bun mushroom (Boletus edulis) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 11, 2017Polyanskaya Doroga, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Old penny bun mushroom (Boletus edulis) west from Kavgolovskoe Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 15, 2017Novyy Pereulok, Kavgolovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188667
Penny bun mushroom (Boletus edulis) near Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 20, 2017Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Porcino mushrooms (Boletus edulis) in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 18, 2018Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 20, 2018Rozovopavil'onnaya Alleya, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Young porcino mushrooms (Boletus edulis) west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 21, 2018Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188667
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) in moss west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 21, 2018Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188667
Small porcino mushrooms (Boletus edulis) in moss west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 21, 2018Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188667
Small porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 24, 2018Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) at crossing of forest roads near Orekhovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 30, 2018Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Young porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) under leaves on roadside in a spruce forest near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) on roadside in a spruce forest near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 3, 2018Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Wood mushroom (Agaricus sylvicola) together with porcino (Boletus edulis) in a coastal forest between Lisiy Nos and Olgino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Porcini mushroom (Boletus edulis) in Aleksandrovsky (Alexander) Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 18, 2024Елевая аллея, Пушкин, Санкт-Петербург, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, 196631, Россия
Bolete mushrooms Boletus ferrugineus and Boletus edulis in a spruce forest near a road west from Kavgolovskoe Lake (Syariunlakhti), near Toksovo. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2024Токсовское городское поселение, Всеволожский район, Ленинградская область, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, Россия
Side view of bolete mushrooms Boletus ferrugineus and Boletus edulis near a road west from Kavgolovskoe Lake (Syariunlakhti), near Toksovo. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2024Токсовское городское поселение, Всеволожский район, Ленинградская область, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, Россия
Upper view of a mature porcini mushroom (Boletus edulis) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2024аллея Раевского, округ Сосновское, Санкт-Петербург, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, 194223, Россия
King bolete mushroom (Boletus edulis) on an old sand dune overgrown by pine forest in Sestroretskoye Swamp near Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2024Дюны, Белоостров, Санкт-Петербург, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, 197730, Россия
King bolete mushrooms (Boletus edulis) near a road around Kavgolovo Lake between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2024Пограничная улица, ДНТ Осельки, Осельки, Лесколовское сельское поселение, Всеволожский район, Ленинградская область, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, 188689, Россия
King bolete mushrooms (Boletus edulis) under spruce trees between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2024Пограничная улица, ДНТ Осельки, Осельки, Лесколовское сельское поселение, Всеволожский район, Ленинградская область, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, 188689, РоссияThe observations document the presence of porcini mushrooms (Boletus edulis) in various locations around Saint Petersburg, Russia, over several years (2018-2024). The mushrooms were found in forests, parks, and coastal areas, often under spruce trees or in moss. They were observed at different stages of growth, from young to mature, and sometimes in conjunction with other mushroom species. The observations suggest that porcini mushrooms are common in the region and can be found in a variety of habitats. The data provides a record of the distribution and abundance of this species in the area, which could be useful for mycological research or foraging purposes. Overall, the observations demonstrate the presence of a thriving porcini mushroom population in the Saint Petersburg region.
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