Hawthorn twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria dispersa)(?) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 12, 2016
Primorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755Synonyms: Agaricus autochthonus, Agaricus dispersus, Agaricus sobrius, Galera autochthona, Hylophila autochthona, Naucoria autochthona, Naucoria sobria, Tubaria autochthona.
Common name: hawthorn twiglet.
Russian name: Tubariya rasseyannaya.
Tubaria dispersa is a small to medium-sized agaric fungus with a bell-shaped to convex cap, 1-4 cm in diameter, that ranges from yellow-brown to reddish-brown in color. The gills are adnate to slightly decurrent and pale brown. It has a slender stem, 1-4 cm tall and 0.2-0.5 cm thick. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, Tubaria dispersa typically grows in groups or clusters on rich soil, decomposing organic matter, and moss in deciduous and mixed forests, often associated with trees like birch, aspen, and willow. Fruiting usually occurs from late summer to early autumn, with a peak in September and October.
Hawthorn twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria dispersa)(?) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 12, 2016Primorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Mature hawthorn twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria dispersa)(?) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 16, 2016Primorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Hawthorn twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria dispersa) in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016Dubkovskoye sh., 42, Sestroretsk, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197706
Hawthorn twiglet mushrooms (Tubaria dispersa) among fallen leaves in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016Dubkovskoye sh., 42, Sestroretsk, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197706Observations of Tubaria dispersa in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal that the fungus grows on or near hawthorn twigs. On September 12, 2016, immature mushrooms were found near Lisiy Nos, west of Saint Petersburg. Four days later, mature specimens were observed in the same area. Further observations were made in Dubki Park, Sestroretsk, where the fungus was found on October 2, 2016, both on twigs and among fallen leaves. The species appears to thrive in this region, with sightings recorded over a period of several weeks in the autumn season. The mushrooms seem to prefer areas with abundant leaf litter and hawthorn vegetation, suggesting a possible association between the fungus and its host plant.
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