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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Hydnangiaceae: Laccaria proxima (Boud.) Pat., 1887

Laccaria proxima – Scurfy deceiver

Synonyms: Clitocybe proxima, Laccaria laccata, Laccaria procera, Laccaria proximella.

Common name: scurfy deceiver.

Russian names: Lakovitsa bolshaya, Lakovitsa blizhayshaya, Lakovitsa blizkaya, Lakovitsa vysokaya.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Laccaria proxima is a species of Laccaria from conifer forest of California in the United States.

AI-generated description

Laccaria proxima is a species of fungus that belongs to the family Hygrophoraceae. It is a small to medium-sized mushroom with a reddish-brown cap and white to pale yellow gills. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, Laccaria proxima has been found growing in coniferous and mixed forests, often associated with spruce and pine trees. It typically fruits from July to October, preferring moist, acidic soils with abundant organic matter. The fungus is considered rare to occasional in the region, but can be locally common in suitable habitats.

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

Scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-07-11.htm">July 11, 2016</A>
LinkScurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 11, 2016
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-07-29.htm">July 29, 2016</A>
LinkScurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 29, 2016
Location on mapsListvennaya ul., Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194354
Scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) in swampy area of Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-03.htm">August 3, 2016</A>
LinkScurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) in swampy area of Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 3, 2016
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194295
Large dysmorphic (with developmental abberation, or rosecomb) scurfy deceiver mushroom (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-15.htm">August 15, 2016</A>
LinkLarge dysmorphic (with developmental abberation, or rosecomb) scurfy deceiver mushroom (Laccaria proxima) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 15, 2016
Location on mapsDachnaya ul., Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Giant malformed (rosecomb) scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-15.htm">August 15, 2016</A>
LinkGiant malformed (rosecomb) scurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 15, 2016
Location on mapsDachnaya ul., Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-10-22.htm">October 22, 2016</A>
LinkScurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2016
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) taken from Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-10-24.htm">October 24, 2016</A>
LinkScurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) taken from Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 24, 2016
Scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) on peat soil in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-22.htm">June 22, 2017</A>
LinkScurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) on peat soil in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 22, 2017
Location on mapsSevernyy pr., 20к2, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194295
Scurfy deceiver mushroom (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>(?)) in swampy area in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-29.htm">June 29, 2017</A>
LinkScurfy deceiver mushroom (Laccaria proxima(?)) in swampy area in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-14.htm">July 14, 2017</A>
LinkScurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 14, 2017
Scurfy deceiver mushroom (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>)(?) near an old fire site near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-08-06.htm">August 6, 2017</A>
LinkScurfy deceiver mushroom (Laccaria proxima)(?) near an old fire site near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 6, 2017
Location on mapsZapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Cortinarius sp., Hebeloma crustuliniforme, and <B>Laccaria proxima</B> mushrooms in a swamp in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-02.htm">September 2, 2017</A>
LinkCortinarius sp., Hebeloma crustuliniforme, and Laccaria proxima mushrooms in a swamp in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 2, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, St Petersburg, Russia, 194295
Amanita fulva (egg stage), Mycena megaspora, Lactarius vietus, Cortinarius sp., Hebeloma crustuliniforme, and <B>Laccaria proxima</B> mushrooms in a swamp in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-02.htm">September 2, 2017</A>
LinkAmanita fulva (egg stage), Mycena megaspora, Lactarius vietus, Cortinarius sp., Hebeloma crustuliniforme, and Laccaria proxima mushrooms in a swamp in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 2, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, St Petersburg, Russia, 194295
Galerina triscopa, Lactarius vietus, Leccinum holopus, Cortinarius flexipes, Mycena megaspora, Hebeloma crustuliniforme, <B>Laccaria proxima</B>, Amanita fulva (egg stage), and Cortinarius sp. mushrooms in a swamp in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-02.htm">September 2, 2017</A>
LinkGalerina triscopa, Lactarius vietus, Leccinum holopus, Cortinarius flexipes, Mycena megaspora, Hebeloma crustuliniforme, Laccaria proxima, Amanita fulva (egg stage), and Cortinarius sp. mushrooms in a swamp in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 2, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, St Petersburg, Russia, 194295
Scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) in swampy area in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-02.htm">September 2, 2017</A>
LinkScurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) in swampy area in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 2, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, St Petersburg, Russia, 194295
Group of scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) in swampy area in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-02.htm">September 2, 2017</A>
LinkGroup of scurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) in swampy area in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 2, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, St Petersburg, Russia, 194295
Scurfy deceiver mushroom (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-11.htm">September 11, 2017</A>
LinkScurfy deceiver mushroom (Laccaria proxima) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 11, 2017
Location on mapsPolyanskaya Doroga, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Masses of scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-17.htm">September 17, 2017</A>
LinkMasses of scurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 17, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188732
Malformed scurfy deceiver mushrooms (<B>Laccaria proxima</B>) west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-08-21.htm">August 21, 2018</A>
LinkMalformed scurfy deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria proxima) west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 21, 2018
Location on mapsLeningrad Oblast, Russia, 188667

AI-generated summary of observations

Observations of Laccaria proxima in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal a wide distribution of the fungus across various habitats, including Sosnovka Park, swampy areas, and peat soil. The species was found to grow in large numbers, with some observations noting giant or malformed specimens, such as those with rosecomb-like deformities. The fungus was observed growing alongside other species, including Cortinarius, Hebeloma, and Amanita. Observations were made throughout the year, from June to October, with peak activity in July and August. Specific locations where Laccaria proxima was found include Sosnovka Park, Kavgolovskoe Lake, Orekhovo, and Petiayarvi, all located north or west of Saint Petersburg. The species' adaptability to different environments is evident from its presence in various habitats, including swamps, forests, and areas with peat soil.

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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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