Synonyms: Agaricus limulatus, Derminus limulatus, Dryophila limulata, Flammula limulata, Flammulaster limulatoides, Flammulaster novasilvensis, Flocculina limulata, Fulvidula limulata, Gymnopilus limulatus, Naucoria limulata, Phaeomarasmius limulatus.
Russian name: Flammulaster gryaznovatyy.
Flammulaster limulatus is a species of fungus in the family Inocybaceae. It has been found in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, typically growing on moist soil, humus, and decaying plant material in coniferous and mixed forests. In north-western Russia, it often fruits from late summer to early autumn, forming small to medium-sized caps that are bell-shaped to convex, with a yellow-brown to reddish-brown color and a radially fibrillose or scaly surface.
Observations of Flammulaster limulatus in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal its presence on various types of decaying wood. The fungus was found on a mossy birch log near Lisiy Nos, west of Saint Petersburg, in July 2017. Similar sightings were recorded in Yuntolovsky Park, Saint Petersburg, in August 2017, where the mushrooms grew on logs, including one that was barkless. Further north, Flammulaster limulatus was spotted on a stump in Petiayarvi, approximately 50 miles from Saint Petersburg, also in August 2017. The fungus appears to thrive in these regions, colonizing different types of wood substrates during the summer months. These observations suggest that Flammulaster limulatus is relatively common in the area, with a preference for decaying wood in various states of decomposition.
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