Entoloma araneosum is a small to medium-sized agaric fungus with a bell-shaped cap that ranges from 1-4 cm in diameter, typically grayish-brown to brown in color, and often has a cobweb-like covering of fine white fibrils when young. The gills are pinkish and the stipe is slender. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, Entoloma araneosum is found in a variety of habitats, including coniferous and mixed forests, often associated with mosses and lichens, typically fruiting from late summer to early autumn.
Pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma araneosum near the gulf near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 12, 2016 Primorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Silvery pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma araneosum near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2017 Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188695
Pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma araneosum on a lawn in Park of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 19, 2017 Politekhnicheskaya Ulitsa, 29к12, St Petersburg, Russia, 195251
Pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma araneosum in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 22, 2017 Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma araneosum on a tree utilization site in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 23, 2017 Pamyatnik Voyennym Letchikam, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Group of pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma araneosum on a tree utilization site in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 23, 2017 Pamyatnik Voyennym Letchikam, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma araneosum on roadside near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018 Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma araneosum on roadside in a coastal forest between Lisiy Nos and Olgino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018 Экотропа "У Лукоморья", Лисий Нос, Санкт-Петербург, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, 189645, Россия
Pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma araneosum(?) in area of New Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2018 г. Павловск, 8 (47362) 2-63-21, Pavlovsk, Russia, 396420
AI-generated summary of observations
Observations of the fungus Entoloma araneosum were made in various locations in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia. The mushrooms were found near the gulf of Lisiy Nos, Lembolovo, Park of Polytechnic Institute, Tarkhovka, Sestroretsk, and Sosnovka Park, all within a relatively small radius from Saint Petersburg. They grew on lawns, tree utilization sites, and along roadsides in coastal forests. The observations were made over several years, specifically in September 2016, 2017, and 2018, suggesting that the fungus is active during this time of year in the region. Multiple sightings were recorded in Sosnovka Park and near Lisiy Nos, indicating a possible abundance of the species in these areas. Some observations noted silvery or pink-colored mushrooms, consistent with the species' description. One observation in Pavlovsk Park was tentative, marked as Entoloma araneosum(?), indicating some uncertainty in identification.
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