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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Hymenogastraceae: Galerina mammillata (Murrill) A. H. Sm. & Singer, 1958

Galerina mammillata – Moss bell

Synonym: Naucoria mammillata.

Common name: moss bell.

AI-generated description

Galerina mammillata is a small to medium-sized agaric fungus with a bell-shaped to convex cap, typically 1-3 cm in diameter, brown to reddish-brown in color, and a slender stem. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, it is commonly found in mossy areas, grasslands, and coniferous forests, often growing solitary or in small groups, typically from late summer to early autumn. The fungus is widely distributed in the region, including in urban and natural environments, such as parks, forests, and bogs.

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

Some brown gilled mushrooms, may be moss bell <B>Galerina mammillata</B>, on a stump near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-27.htm">July 27, 2017</A>
LinkSome brown gilled mushrooms, may be moss bell Galerina mammillata, on a stump near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 27, 2017
Location on mapsPolyanskaya dor., Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Bell mushrooms <B>Galerina mammillata</B>(?) on a rotted spruce stump near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-09-01.htm">September 1, 2018</A>
LinkBell mushrooms Galerina mammillata(?) on a rotted spruce stump near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018
Location on mapsSaint Petersburg, Russia, 197755
Bell mushrooms <B>Galerina mammillata</B>(?) on a rotted wood near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-09-01.htm">September 1, 2018</A>
LinkBell mushrooms Galerina mammillata(?) on a rotted wood near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018
Location on mapsSaint Petersburg, Russia, 197755
Close up of bell mushrooms <B>Galerina mammillata</B>(?) on a rotted wood near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-09-01.htm">September 1, 2018</A>
LinkClose up of bell mushrooms Galerina mammillata(?) on a rotted wood near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018
Location on mapsSaint Petersburg, Russia, 197755

AI-generated summary of observations

Observations of the fungus Galerina mammillata in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal that it grows on decaying wood, specifically on stumps and rotted spruce. The mushrooms were found near Lisiy Nos, west of Saint Petersburg, on multiple occasions: July 27, 2017, and September 1, 2018. They were identified as possibly being Galerina mammillata, also known as moss bell, due to their brown gills and bell-shaped caps. The mushrooms were observed growing in groups on the rotting wood, with close-up observations showing their distinctive features. The consistent appearance of these mushrooms in the same location over time suggests that they may be a common species in the area, thriving in the moist, wooded environments of Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia.

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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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