Cut false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011Synonyms: Helvella esculenta, Physomitra esculenta.
Common name: false morel.
Russian name: Strochok obyknovennyy.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Gyromitra esculenta /ˌdʒaɪroʊˈmaɪtrə
Gyromitra esculenta is a species of fungus that grows in association with trees, particularly aspens, alders, and birches. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, it typically fruits from April to June, often in moist, wooded areas with rich soil. The fungus has a brain-like cap, 4-10 cm in diameter, with wavy or lobed margins, and a stalk of similar height. It contains a toxic compound called gyromitrin, which can be poisonous if ingested raw. Local populations have traditionally used the fungus as a food source after proper preparation to remove toxins.
Cut false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushrooms in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Small false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushrooms in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Texture of false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in moss in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom among pine needles in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in a pine forest in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom on a tourist ground in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom on a campground in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Surface of false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Close up of false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom on a campground in pine forest in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushrooms on a campground in pine forest in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Three small false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushrooms in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom on open ground in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushrooms on open ground in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom on sandy ground in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Small false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Details of false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 19, 2017Unnamed Road, Zakhodskoye, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on roadside in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 19, 2017Unnamed Road, Zakhodskoye, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017Aptekarskiy pr., 3, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017Aptekarskiy pr., 3, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Masses of false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Texture of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in area of Dibuny - Pesochny, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2017Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Side view of a false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in area of Dibuny - Pesochny, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2017Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Large false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) behind a fire pond in area of Dibuny - Pesochny, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2017Unnamed Road, Pesochnyy, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Large false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in a small ditch behind a fire pond in area of Dibuny - Pesochny, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2017Unnamed Road, Pesochnyy, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Texture of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Side view of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Folded cap of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in moss on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) in moss on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Brown texture of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) on a site of campfire in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 9, 2019Unnamed Road, Zakhodskoye, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Texture of false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Dissected false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Group of false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in sand of fire ditch near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Group of false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in sand of fire ditch near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Old false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in a roadside ditch on Lenin Trail near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in a roadside ditch near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Mature false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in a roadside ditch near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Side view of false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in a forest near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Group of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in a forest near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in Komarovo Cemetery, 20 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2019Ozornaya Ulitsa, 43-45, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197733
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) on a bonfire site in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 25, 2019
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 26, 2019Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188732
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) on sandy soil near Orekhovo train station, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 31, 2019Unnamed Road, Orekhovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2019Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188667
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) taken from a depression in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Dark brown false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Large dark brown false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Large dark brown false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on charred forest floor in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) on a road in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 16, 2021Zarechnaya Ulitsa, 2, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188667
Large false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in a pine forest on Leninskaya Tropa Trail between Dibuny and Razliv Lake, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 24, 2021Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Close-up of a large false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in a pine forest on Leninskaya Tropa Trail between Dibuny and Razliv Lake, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 24, 2021Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, RussiaThe observations document the presence of false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) in various locations near Saint Petersburg, Russia. The mushrooms were found in forests, burned areas, and along roads and trails between 2019 and 2021. They were observed growing on sandy soil, charred forest floors, and in roadside ditches. Some locations yielded multiple specimens, while others had single finds. The mushrooms varied in color, with some being dark brown. The observations suggest that false morel mushrooms are common in the region and can thrive in different environments. The data provides a record of their distribution and abundance over time, which could be useful for mycological research and conservation efforts. Overall, the observations demonstrate the diversity of habitats where false morel mushrooms can be found near Saint Petersburg.
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