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Voronaya
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Mysterious mushrooms from rural Russia
#23739772 - 10/15/16 11:26 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hi there! I was recently on the remote Russian island of Kizhi, where I spotted about 5 different kinds of mushrooms, including these two here. Apologies in advance for the inadequate pictures -- at the time I took them, I didn't know about the important features of mushrooms to capture for ID purposes -- but I will probably never visit that island again in my life, so they'll have to do. 
Mushroom #1 I suspect this is an aging hygrocybe conica, but would like a second opinion, if possible

Habitat: Growing on grass lawn on an island with clusters of deciduous and coniferous trees nearby ; Kizhi, Russia (latitude: 62 N); altitude: 41 m/135 ft ; September-October 2016
Gills: Yellowish-green or grey ; unknown if attached/detached to stem ; hanging from cap in curled "ribbons"
Stem: Approx. 1.5 inches long, .5 inch diameter ; yellowish-green with brown vertical striations
Cap: Approx. 2 inches in diameter ; shiny black cap -- black outer layer covering lighter flesh ; conical/umbonate shape ; appears dry to the touch ;
Spore print color: Unknown
Bruising: Unknown
Other information: The mushroom I photographed was not the only one of its kind -- it was one of maybe 3-4 individual mushrooms of the same appearance, growing in a line with about 6" apart from each other (in the second picture above, you can vaguely see another similar mushroom in the top left corner).
Mushroom #2
I was told by a science librarian that this is an earthstar mushroom, but I don't think it is, because it lacks the pointed nipple beak of an earthstar, and its "petals" are too irregular. Apologies again for the crappy picture!

Habitat: Growing on grass lawn on an island with clusters of deciduous and coniferous trees nearby ; Kizhi, Russia (latitude: 62 N); altitude: 41 m/135 ft ; September-October 2016
Gills: Unknown ; none visible
Stem: None visible
Cap: Approx. 1 inch in diameter ; smooth, unblemished white spherical puffball
Spore print color: Unknown
Bruising: Unknown
Other information: When I first saw this out of the corner of my eye, my immediate thought was that someone had dropped a hardboiled egg on the ground. There was nothing like it growing directly nearby, but I saw a few other puffball mushrooms growing elsewhere on the island.
Thanks!
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DavidReishi
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Re: Mysterious mushrooms from rural Russia [Re: Voronaya]
#23739793 - 10/15/16 11:34 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I was gunna say that #1 looks like old beat up Hygrocybe, but I see you got that.
-------------------- Species found in the Bay area: P. allenii, P. cyanescens, P. ovoideocystidiata, P. stuntzii, P. azurescens
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