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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Entolomataceae: Entoloma lanuginosipes Noordel., 1979

Entoloma lanuginosipes

Russian name: Entoloma sherstistonogaya.

AI-generated description

Entoloma lanuginosipes is a species of fungus characterized by its small to medium-sized fruit bodies, typically 1-4 cm in diameter, with a bell-shaped to convex cap that is often umbilicate and has a woolly or downy surface. The gills are pinkish to flesh-colored and the stipe is slender, usually 0.5-2 cm tall and 0.2-0.6 cm wide, with a woolly base. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, Entoloma lanuginosipes has been found in various habitats, including coniferous and mixed forests, often associated with mosses and lichens, typically growing on soil or decaying organic matter. The fungus typically fruits from July to October.

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

Tall pinkgill mushrooms <B>Entoloma lanuginosipes</B> in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-11.htm">June 11, 2017</A>
LinkTall pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma lanuginosipes in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 11, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Pinkgill mushrooms <B>Entoloma lanuginosipes</B> near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-14.htm">July 14, 2017</A>
LinkPinkgill mushrooms Entoloma lanuginosipes near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 14, 2017

AI-generated summary of observations

Observations of the fungus Entoloma lanuginosipes were made in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia. In Sosnovka Park, Saint Petersburg, tall pinkgill mushrooms were found on June 11, 2017. The species was also observed near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, an area located north of Saint Petersburg, on July 14, 2017. These findings suggest that Entoloma lanuginosipes can be found in various locations within the region, including urban parks and natural areas near lakes. The species appears to thrive in these environments during the summer months, with sightings recorded in June and July. Further observations are needed to fully understand the distribution and habitat preferences of Entoloma lanuginosipes in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia. The recorded sightings provide valuable information on the presence of this fungus in 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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