Downy conecap mushroom (Conocybe subpubescens) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 11, 2017
Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755Synonyms: Conocybe cryptocystis, Conocybe digitalina, Conocybe pinetorum, Conocybe pubescens, Galera pubescens, Galera tenera.
Common name: downy conecap.
Russian name: Konotsibe poluopushennaya.
Conocybe subpubescens is a species of mushroom in the family Bolbitiaceae. It has a bell-shaped to conical cap that is 1-3 cm in diameter, brown to grey-brown in color, and often has a slight umbo. The gills are crowded, free, and pale brown. The stem is slender, 1-4 cm long, and 0.1-0.3 cm thick. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, Conocybe subpubescens typically grows in fields, meadows, and along roadsides, often in moist areas with rich soil. Fruiting bodies are usually found from July to September.
Downy conecap mushroom (Conocybe subpubescens) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 11, 2017Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Downy conecap mushrooms (Conocybe subpubescens) on roadside in West Kotlin Nature Reserve in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 2, 2018Kronshtadtskoye Shosse, Kronshtadt, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197761
Downy conecap mushrooms (Conocybe subpubescens) in grass on roadside near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 3, 2018Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Close up of downy conecap mushrooms (Conocybe subpubescens) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 3, 2018Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Downy conecap mushrooms (Conocybe subpubescens) in a coastal forest between Lisiy Nos and Olgino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, RussiaObservations of Conocybe subpubescens in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal that the fungus grows in various habitats, including grass on roadides and in coastal forests. In the Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, it was found on September 11, 2017. The following year, it was spotted on a roadside in West Kotlin Nature Reserve in Kronstadt on September 2, and in grass on a roadside near Dibuny on September 3. Close-up observations of the mushrooms were also made near Dibuny on the same day. Additionally, the fungus was found in a coastal forest between Lisiy Nos and Olgino on September 6, 2018. These sightings suggest that Conocybe subpubescens is widespread in the region, growing in different environments during late summer. The species appears to thrive in areas with grass and trees, near human settlements and nature reserves.
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