Grey tooth mushroom (Phellodon melaleucus, family Bankeraceae) in Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
Primorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755Synonyms: Calodon alboniger, Calodon graveolens, Hydnellum albonigrum, Hydnellum graveolens, Hydnellum melaleucum, Hydnum albonigrum, Hydnum delicatum, Hydnum ellisianum, Hydnum fuscum, Hydnum graveolens, Hydnum leptopus, Hydnum melaleucum, Hydnum pygmaeum, Hydnum subzonatum, Phellodon alboniger, Phellodon brunneoroseus, Phellodon delicatus, Phellodon ellisianus, Phellodon graveolens, Phellodon niger, Sarcodon pygmaeus.
Common name: grey tooth.
Russian name: Fellodon molochno-chiornyy.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Phellodon melaleucus, commonly known as the grey tooth, is a species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. It was originally described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1815 as a species of Hydnum. In 1881, Petter Karsten included it as one of the original three species in his newly circumscribed genus Phellodon. The fungus is widely distributed in Europe and North America, where it associates mycorrhizally with a wide range of host trees. It is considered vulnerable in Switzerland.
Phellodon melaleucus is a species of tooth fungus that grows on the ground in association with coniferous trees. In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, it has been found in pine and spruce forests, typically fruiting from July to October. In north-western Russia, it is considered a rare species, but can be found in similar habitats, including mossy and sphagnum bogs, as well as dry sandy soils under coniferous tree cover. The fungus produces blackish-brown, wavy or irregularly shaped caps with white or pale grey teeth on the underside.
Grey tooth mushroom (Phellodon melaleucus, family Bankeraceae) in Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016Primorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Grey tooth mushroom (Phellodon melaleucus, family Bankeraceae) near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Grey tooth mushroom (Phellodon melaleucus, family Bankeraceae) between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2016Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Grey tooth mushroom (Phellodon melaleucus, family Bankeraceae) near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2016Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Grey tooth mushrooms (Phellodon melaleucus)(?) near Shchuchye Lake in Komarovo, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2017Ozornaya Ulitsa, 45, Russia, 197733
Grey tooth mushrooms (Phellodon melaleucus) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 17, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188732
Grey tooth (Phellodon melaleucus) mushrooms near Zelenogorsk, 25 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 1, 2017Первомайское сельское поселение, Выборгский район, Ленинградская область, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, 188855, Россия
Grey tooth mushrooms (Phellodon melaleucus) on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 29, 2018Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188667Observations of Phellodon melaleucus in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal its presence in various locations. The fungus was found in Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west of Saint Petersburg, on August 5, 2016. It was also spotted near Orekhovo, 40 miles north of Saint Petersburg, on September 9 and 28, 2016. Additional sightings occurred between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, and near Shchuchye Lake in Komarovo, west of Saint Petersburg, on September 6, 2017. The fungus was also found in Petiayarvi, north of Saint Petersburg, on September 17, 2017, and near Zelenogorsk, 25 miles north-west of Saint Petersburg, on October 1, 2017. Another sighting took place on August 29, 2018, near Kavgolovskoe Lake, south of Oselki, 8 miles north of Saint Petersburg. These observations suggest that Phellodon melaleucus is relatively common in the region.
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