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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Agaricaceae: Lepiota grangei (Eyre) Kühner, 1934

Lepiota grangei – Green dapperling

Synonyms: Hiatula grangei, Lepiotula grangei, Schulzeria grangei.

Common name: green dapperling.

Russian name: Lepiota granzhskaya.

AI-generated description

Lepiota grangei is a species of mushroom in the family Agaricaceae. It has been found in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, typically growing in urban areas, parks, and deciduous forests. In north-western Russia, it fruits from July to October, often in association with trees such as birch, aspen, and willow. The fungus has a small to medium-sized cap, usually 2-5 cm in diameter, which is brown to reddish-brown in color with a distinctive umbo. The gills are free, crowded, and white, while the stem is slender, cylindrical, and typically 3-6 cm long.

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

Green dapperling mushrooms (<B>Lepiota grangei</B>) in area of New Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-09-08.htm">September 8, 2018</A>
LinkGreen dapperling mushrooms (Lepiota grangei) in area of New Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2018
Location on mapsOkruzhnaya Alleya, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625
Dark scales of green dapperling mushrooms (<B>Lepiota grangei</B>) in area of New Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-09-08.htm">September 8, 2018</A>
LinkDark scales of green dapperling mushrooms (Lepiota grangei) in area of New Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2018
Location on mapsOkruzhnaya Alleya, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196625

AI-generated summary of observations

Observations of Lepiota grangei in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal the presence of green dapperling mushrooms in the area of New Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. On September 8, 2018, specimens were found with distinctive dark scales on their caps. The mushrooms were observed in a specific location within Pavlovsk Park, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia. The dark scales on the caps of Lepiota grangei were notable, suggesting that this characteristic may be a key identifying feature for this species in the region. Further observations in the area may provide additional insights into the habits and habitats of Lepiota grangei in north-western Russia. The specific location within Pavlovsk Park suggests that the fungus may thrive in certain environmental conditions found in this region.

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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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