Elastic oysterling mushrooms (Panellus mitis) taken from a small pine tree in swampy area of Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 8, 2017
Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, RussiaSynonyms: Agaricus mitis, Dendrosarcus mitis, Panus mitis, Pleurotus mitis, Urospora mitis, Urosporellina mitis.
Common name: elastic oysterling.
Russian names: Panellius nezhnyy, Panellius myagkiy.
Panellus mitis is a species of fungus that grows on deciduous trees, particularly willow and alder. In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, it typically fruits from August to November. It has been found in various regions of north-western Russia, including the Karelian Isthmus and the Valdai Hills. The fungus is characterized by its small to medium size, fan-shaped or semicircular cap, and white to pale yellowish-brown spore print.
Elastic oysterling mushrooms (Panellus mitis) taken from a small pine tree in swampy area of Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 8, 2017Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Elastic oysterling mushrooms (Panellus mitis) collected from a small pine tree in swampy area of Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 8, 2017Observations of Panellus mitis in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal that the fungus grows on small pine trees in swampy areas. Specifically, in Sosnovka Park, Saint Petersburg, the mushrooms were found on a small pine tree in a swampy area on April 8, 2017. The same location yielded another collection of Panellus mitis on the same date, also from a small pine tree in a swampy environment. These observations suggest that Panellus mitis prefers moist, humid conditions and is associated with coniferous trees, particularly pine, in this region. The fungus appears to thrive in these specific ecological niches, highlighting its adaptability to local environmental conditions. The consistent findings from Sosnovka Park indicate a potential pattern of habitat preference for Panellus mitis in north-western Russia.
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