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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Strophariaceae: Kuehneromyces lignicola (Peck) Redhead, 1984

Kuehneromyces lignicola – Conifer woodtuft

Synonyms: Agaricus lignicola, Galerina myriadophylla, Kuehneromyces myriadophyllus, Naucoria lignicola, Pholiota lignicola.

Common name: conifer woodtuft.

Russian name: Openok drevesinnyy.

AI-generated description

Kuehneromyces lignicola is a species of fungus that belongs to the family Strophariaceae. In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, it has been found growing on decaying wood, particularly coniferous logs and stumps. It is also distributed in north-western Russia, where it inhabits similar substrates in moist, shaded areas. The fungus produces small to medium-sized fruiting bodies with bell-shaped caps and slender stems, typically ranging in color from yellow-brown to reddish-brown.

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

Tiny brown mushrooms on a twig (conifer woodtuft, <B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>(?)) near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-10-22.htm">October 22, 2016</A>
LinkTiny brown mushrooms on a twig (conifer woodtuft, Kuehneromyces lignicola(?)) near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2016
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Gills of tiny conifer woodtuft mushrooms <B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>(?) on a twig near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-10-22.htm">October 22, 2016</A>
LinkGills of tiny conifer woodtuft mushrooms Kuehneromyces lignicola(?) on a twig near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2016
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Close up of conifer woodtuft mushrooms (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>(?)) on a twig near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-10-22.htm">October 22, 2016</A>
LinkClose up of conifer woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces lignicola(?)) on a twig near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2016
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Conifer woodtuft (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>)(?) mushrooms on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-10.htm">June 10, 2017</A>
LinkConifer woodtuft (Kuehneromyces lignicola)(?) mushrooms on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 10, 2017
Location on mapsDachnaya ul., Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Conifer woodtuft mushroom (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>)(?) on roadside near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-14.htm">June 14, 2017</A>
LinkConifer woodtuft mushroom (Kuehneromyces lignicola)(?) on roadside near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2017
Location on mapsZapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Conifer woodtuft mushrooms (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>)(?) on roadside near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-14.htm">June 14, 2017</A>
LinkConifer woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces lignicola)(?) on roadside near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Conifer woodtuft mushrooms (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>) on rotten log in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-03.htm">July 3, 2017</A>
LinkConifer woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces lignicola) on rotten log in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 3, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Conifer woodtuft mushrooms (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>) on rotten wood in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-03.htm">July 3, 2017</A>
LinkConifer woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces lignicola) on rotten wood in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 3, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Conifer woodtuft mushrooms (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-21.htm">July 21, 2017</A>
LinkConifer woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces lignicola) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 21, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188732
Group of conifer woodtuft mushrooms (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-21.htm">July 21, 2017</A>
LinkGroup of conifer woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces lignicola) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 21, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188732
Young conifer woodtuft mushrooms (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>)(?) on a forest cutting near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-18.htm">September 18, 2017</A>
LinkYoung conifer woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces lignicola)(?) on a forest cutting near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 18, 2017
Location on mapsBeloostrovskoye Shosse, 1, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Immature conifer woodtuft mushrooms (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>)(?) on a forest cutting near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-18.htm">September 18, 2017</A>
LinkImmature conifer woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces lignicola)(?) on a forest cutting near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 18, 2017
Location on mapsBeloostrovskoye Shosse, 1, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Conifer woodtuft mushrooms (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-07-17.htm">July 17, 2024</A>
LinkConifer woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces lignicola) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2024
Underside of :0441onifer woodtuft mushrooms (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-07-17.htm">July 17, 2024</A>
LinkUnderside of :0441onifer woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces lignicola) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2024
Spores of :0441onifer woodtuft mushrooms (<B>Kuehneromyces lignicola</B>) collected earlier 7/17/2024 in Sosnovka Park, Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-08-22.htm">August 22, 2024</A>
LinkSpores of :0441onifer woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces lignicola) collected earlier 7/17/2024 in Sosnovka Park, Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2024

AI-generated summary of observations

In Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia, observations of Kuehneromyces lignicola were made on multiple occasions. The fungus was found growing on twigs, rotten logs, and roadside areas near Saint Petersburg. Specifically, tiny brown mushrooms with gills were observed on conifer woodtufts in Orekhovo, Toksovo, and Dibuny between October 2016 and September 2017. Similar sightings were made in Sosnovka Park, Saint Petersburg, in July 2017 and July 2024, where the mushrooms were found on rotten wood and forest cuttings. The fungus was also observed in Petiayarvi, north of Saint Petersburg, in July 2017. Spores of the mushroom were collected in Sosnovka Park in July 2024 and examined later in August 2024. Overall, Kuehneromyces lignicola appears to be widespread in the region, growing on various types of coniferous material.

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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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