Felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa) in bushes near railroad near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016
Unnamed Road, Orekhovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731Synonyms: Agaricus conspersus, Hylophila conspersa, Inocybe conspersa, Naucoria conspersa.
Common name: felted twiglet.
Russian name: Tubariya obsypannaya.
Tubaria conspersa is a small to medium-sized agaric fungus with a bell-shaped to convex cap, 1-4 cm in diameter, yellow-brown to reddish-brown in color, and covered with small, darker brown warts or spots. The gills are crowded, narrow, and pale yellow to yellow-brown. The stem is slender, 1-3 cm tall, and 0.2-0.5 cm thick, with a fibrillose surface. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, Tubaria conspersa typically grows in groups or clusters on moss, rotten wood, or soil in coniferous and mixed forests, often in areas with high humidity and moderate to low light. Fruiting bodies are usually found from late summer to early autumn, particularly in September and October.
Felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa) in bushes near railroad near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016Unnamed Road, Orekhovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa)(?) on a sandy roadside in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 8, 2017Svetlanovskiy pr., 49, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Masses of felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa)(?) on a sandy roadside in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 8, 2017Svetlanovskiy pr., 49, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Felted twiglet mushroom (Tubaria conspersa)(?) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2017Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Masses of felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa) on roadside near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2017Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa) on mulch near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2017Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa)near a fire site in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 22, 2017Severnyy pr., 24к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194295
Felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa) in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 22, 2017Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa) near the Gulf in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 22, 2017Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa) in area of Blizhnie Dubki near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 17, 2018Полянская дорога, Поляны, Лисий Нос, Санкт-Петербург, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, 189645, Россия
Felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa) on roots of uprooted willow(?) tree on roadside in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2019Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188667
Felted twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria conspersa) near Roshchinka River in Lindulovskaya Reserve near Roshchino, 30 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 28, 2021Lindulovskaya Doroga, St Sosnovaya Polyana, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 197729In Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia, Tubaria conspersa was observed in various habitats, including bushes near railroads, sandy roadides, mulch, and forests. The fungus was found in multiple locations, such as Orekhovo, Sosnovka Park, Dibuny, Tarkhovka, Blizhnie Dubki, Toksovo, and Lindulovskaya Reserve. It grew on different substrates, including twigs, roots of uprooted trees, and soil near fire sites. The observations were made during various months, including June, August, and September, between 2016 and 2021. Masses of the fungus were found in some areas, such as Sosnovka Park and near Dibuny, indicating its ability to thrive in certain environments. Overall, Tubaria conspersa appears to be widely distributed in the region, with a range of ecological preferences.
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