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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Boletales: Boletaceae: Leccinum piceinum Pilát & Dermek, 1974

Leccinum piceinum – Spruce bolete

Synonyms: Boletus piceinus, Krombholziella piceina.

Common name: spruce bolete.

Russian names: Krasnogolovik elovyy, Podosinovik elovyy.

AI-generated description

Leccinum piceinum is a species of bolete fungus. In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, it typically grows in association with coniferous trees, particularly spruce. The cap is 4-10 cm in diameter, brown to dark brown, and often has a velvety texture. The pores are small and white, turning brown with age. It fruits from July to October. In north-western Russia, Leccinum piceinum is widely distributed and can be found in various types of coniferous forests, including those dominated by spruce and pine.

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

Mature orange spruce bolete mushroom (Boletus piceinus, <B>Leccinum piceinum</B>)(?) in moss west from Kannelyarvi, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2012-08-07.htm">August 7, 2012</A>
LinkMature orange spruce bolete mushroom (Boletus piceinus, Leccinum piceinum)(?) in moss west from Kannelyarvi, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2012
Location on mapsA125, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Mature orange spruce bolete mushroom (Boletus piceinus, <B>Leccinum piceinum</B>)(?) in moss near a lake 2 miles west from Kannelyarvi, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2012-08-07.htm">August 7, 2012</A>
LinkMature orange spruce bolete mushroom (Boletus piceinus, Leccinum piceinum)(?) in moss near a lake 2 miles west from Kannelyarvi, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2012
Location on mapsA125, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Orange spruce bolete mushroom (Boletus piceinus, <B>Leccinum piceinum</B>)(?) on a mossy slope west from Kannelyarvi, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2012-08-07.htm">August 7, 2012</A>
LinkOrange spruce bolete mushroom (Boletus piceinus, Leccinum piceinum)(?) on a mossy slope west from Kannelyarvi, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 7, 2012
Location on mapsA125, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Spruce bolete mushroom (<B>Leccinum piceinum</B>, Boletus piceinus) on a slope of Istok Lake in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-08-11.htm">August 11, 2017</A>
LinkSpruce bolete mushroom (Leccinum piceinum, Boletus piceinus) on a slope of Istok Lake in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Kannelyarvi, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188850
Spruce bolete mushroom (<B>Leccinum piceinum</B>, Boletus piceinus) in moss in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-08-11.htm">August 11, 2017</A>
LinkSpruce bolete mushroom (Leccinum piceinum, Boletus piceinus) in moss in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Kannelyarvi, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188850
Spruce bolete mushroom (<B>Leccinum piceinum</B>, Boletus piceinus)(?) in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-08-11.htm">August 11, 2017</A>
LinkSpruce bolete mushroom (Leccinum piceinum, Boletus piceinus)(?) in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Kannelyarvi, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188850
Spruce bolete mushroom (<B>Leccinum piceinum</B>) near a road west from Kavgolovskoe Lake (Syariunlakhti), near Toksovo. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-07-26.htm">July 26, 2024</A>
LinkSpruce bolete mushroom (Leccinum piceinum) near a road west from Kavgolovskoe Lake (Syariunlakhti), near Toksovo. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2024
Location on mapsТоксовское городское поселение, Всеволожский район, Ленинградская область, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, Россия

AI-generated summary of observations

In Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia, Leccinum piceinum was observed in various locations. On August 7, 2012, mature orange spruce bolete mushrooms were found in moss west of Kannelyarvi, 40 miles north of Saint Petersburg. Similar observations were made on a mossy slope and near a lake in the same area. In 2017, the mushroom was spotted on a slope of Istok Lake in Kannelyarvi and in moss, with another sighting in the same location. More recently, on July 26, 2024, Leccinum piceinum was found near a road west of Kavgolovskoe Lake, near Toksovo, north of Saint Petersburg. The fungus appears to thrive in mossy environments and slopes, often associated with spruce trees, in this region of Russia. Repeat observations in the same areas suggest that Leccinum piceinum is a relatively common species in Leningrad Oblast.

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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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