Morel mushrooms (Morchella esculenta var. conica, Morchella conica) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017
ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022Synonyms: Helvella esculenta, Morchella abietina, Morchella conica, Morchella cylindrica, Morchella distans, Morchella dunensis, Morchella lutescens, Morchella ovalis, Morchella prunarii, Morchella pubescens, Morchella rigida, Morchella rotunda, Morchella tremelloides, Morchella umbrina, Morchella viridis, Morchella vulgaris, Morellus esculentus, Morilla conica, Morilla esculenta, Morilla tremelloides, Phalloboletus esculentus, Phallus esculentus, Phallus tremelloides.
Common name: morel.
Russian names: Smorchok nastoyashchiy, Smorchok sedobnyy, Smorchok konicheskiy, Smorchok obyknovennyy.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Morchella esculenta, (commonly known as common morel, morel, yellow morel, true morel, morel mushroom, and sponge morel) is a species of fungus in the Morchellaceae family of the Ascomycota. It is one of the most readily recognized of all the edible mushrooms and highly sought after. Each fruit body begins as a tightly compressed, grayish sponge with lighter ridges, and expands to form a large yellowish sponge with large pits and ridges raised on a large white stem. The pitted yellow-brown caps measure 2–7 cm (0.8–2.8 in) broad by 2–10 cm (0.8–3.9 in) tall, and are fused to the stem at its lower margin, forming a continuous hollow. The pits are rounded and irregularly arranged. The hollow stem is typically 2–9 cm (0.8–3.5 in) long by 2–5 cm (0.8–2.0 in) thick, and white to yellow. The fungus fruits under hardwoods during a short period in the spring, depending on the weather, but it is also associated with old orchards, woods, disturbed grounds and burnt areas. Although a process was reported in 1982 to grow the fruit bodies under controlled conditions, attempts to cultivate the mushroom commercially have only been partially successful.
Morchella esculenta is a species of ascomycete fungus in the family Morchellaceae. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, it typically fruits in early spring, often in moist, wooded areas with rich soil, particularly under deciduous trees such as birch, aspen, and alder. The fungus has a honeycomb-like appearance, with a cap that is 2-6 cm tall and 2-4 cm wide, and a white or light brown stem. It is considered a prized edible mushroom in the region, highly valued for its unique flavor and texture.
Morel mushrooms (Morchella esculenta var. conica, Morchella conica) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Masses of morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017Aptekarskiy pr., 3, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Morel mushroom Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Close up of morel mushroom Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Back lit morel mushroom Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Morel Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Close up of dissected morel Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Dissected morel Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) 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 a cap of a morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica found in a roadside ditch near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 10, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica in a roadside ditch near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 10, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Close up of a morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica taken from roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 10, 2017
Back lit morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 10, 2017
Dissected morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 10, 2017
Morel mushroom Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Morel mushroom Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) on roadside near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Close up of a morel mushroom Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2017Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta on a bonfire place in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta on burnt soil in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Group of morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta on a bonfire place in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Side view of morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta on a bonfire place in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Dissected morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta on burnt soil in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta on an old bonfire place in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 13, 2019Fedotovskaya Dorozhka, 24, Tarkhovka, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Group of morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta on an old bonfire place in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 13, 2019Fedotovskaya Dorozhka, 24, Tarkhovka, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Side view of morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta on an old bonfire place in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 13, 2019Fedotovskaya Dorozhka, 25, Tarkhovka, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) near Road 41K-064 south from Mys Moryin Nos near Ladoga Lake, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2019Unnamed Road, Mor'ye, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188675
Group of morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) near Road 41K-064 south from Mys Moryin Nos near Ladoga Lake, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2019
Dissected morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) near Road 41K-064 south from Mys Moryin Nos near Ladoga Lake, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2019
Morel mushroom Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) among dry leaves near Road 41K-064 south from Mys Moryin Nos near Ladoga Lake, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2019Unnamed Road, Mor'ye, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188675
Side view of a morel mushroom Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) south from Mys Moryin Nos near Ladoga Lake, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2019Unnamed Road, Mor'ye, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188675
Morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) on a bonfire site west from Kavgolovo Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 19, 2019Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188667
Morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) under a bush of ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 20, 2019Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica (Morchella conica) 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
Morel mushrooms Morchella esculenta var. conica on old bonfire site in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 26, 2019Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188732The observations document the presence of Morchella esculenta, a type of morel mushroom, in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia. The majority of sightings occurred in the Saint Petersburg area, particularly in parks such as Sosnovka Park and Tarkhovka Park, and near lakes like Kavgolovskoe Lake and Ladoga Lake. The mushrooms were often found on or near bonfire sites, burnt soil, and roadside ditches. Some observations were made at the Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute, where the mushrooms were displayed at a mushroom show. The sightings took place over two years, from May 2017 to May 2019, with multiple observations of the same species (Morchella esculenta var. conica) and some variations in habitat and location. Overall, the observations suggest that Morchella esculenta is present in the region, often associated with disturbed or burned areas.
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