 Orange bugs in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Rattlesnake on a road in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Dandelion flower near a field in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Stellaria flower near a field in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Stick caterpillar near a field in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Stellaria flower in a field in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Small stellaria flowers in a field in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Lichen on a large rock on a side of a field in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Moss on a large rock on a side of a field in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Fiddlehead of bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis, Russian name Landysh) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Young leaf of bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Moss plants on a large rock on a side of a field in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Trumpet like lichens on a large rock on a side of a field in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 False Lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum bifolium, Russian name Maynik) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Flowers of Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis, Russian name Landysh) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Tiny flower of corn speedwell (Veronica arvensis) in a field in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Bird s-eye primrose (Primula farinosa, Pervotsvet Muchnisty in Russian) in area of Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Fruiting bodies (aethalia) of Wolf s Milk slime mold Lycogala epidendrum in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Fumitory (earth smoke, Fumaria officinalis, Russian name Dymianka) on a side of a field in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 Flowers of Mountain Cranberry (lingonberry, cowberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Russian name Brusnika) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2014
 A.S. in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Fir sprouts in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Fiddleheads in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 A frog in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Fiddlehead in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Emerging horsetail in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Crane flies in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Brown moth in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Fern like plants in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Fern like plants in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Blister(?) beetle on a flower of Potentilla erecta(?) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Cut false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Small white flowers of Bittercress (Cardamine) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Stinking parachute mushrooms (Gymnopus perforans) on spruce needles near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 10, 2017
 Camouflaged caterpillar of bagworm family (Lepidoptera: Psychidae, Russian name Meshochnitsa) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Bird s-eye primrose (Primula farinosa, Pervotsvet Muchnisty in Russian) near a spring in area of Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage (Chrysosplenium alternifolium, selezionochnik in Russian) with seeds in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Flowers of Bird s-eye primrose (Primula farinosa, Pervotsvet Muchnisty in Russian) in area of Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Caterpillar on a twig of mountain ash (Black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi)(?)) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Back lit caterpillar of black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) on a twig of mountain ash in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Seed head of Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara, Russian name Mat I Machekha) with fluffy pappus attached to seed-bearing achenes in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
 Spruce needles in Lammin-Suo swamp reserve, 25 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 9, 2016
 Small gilled mushrooms Mycena strobilicola on spruce needles near the entrance of North Cemetery in Pargolovo. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 8, 2021
 Ebony cup mushrooms (Pseudoplectania nigrella) on roadside among spruce needles in a forest between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 11, 2021
 Marasmius wettsteinii mushrooms on fallen spruce needles in Alexander Park in Pushkin, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 31, 2016
 Cluster of ebony cup mushrooms (Pseudoplectania nigrella) on roadside in spruce needles in a forest between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 11, 2021
 Shoot of spruce tree east from Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 8, 2014
 Ebony cup mushrooms (Pseudoplectania nigrella) on sandy soil covered by spruce needles in a forest between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 11, 2021
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on spruce needles on burned ground in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
 Spruce forest near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Spruce needles in snow in Old Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms Geopyxis carbonaria in spruce needles on charred forest floor in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) between fallen needles in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
 Colony of ebony cup mushrooms (Pseudoplectania nigrella) on sandy soil covered by spruce needles in a forest between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 11, 2021
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on spruce needles on a charred forest floor in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
 Mushrooms Gymnopus perforans (Micromphale perforans) growing on spruce needles taken from Pavlovsk Park, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, November 1, 2016
 Marasmioid mushrooms Gymnopus perforans (Micromphale perforans) on spruce needles taken from Pavlovsk Park, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, November 1, 2016
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms Geopyxis majalis(?) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Close-up of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms Geopyxis carbonaria in spruce needles on charred forest floor in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
 Mossy trunks of spruce trees near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
 Close-up of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Mature stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Masses of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Mature cups of bonfire mushrooms Geopyxis carbonaria on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Brown stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Colony of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Carpet of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Small brown coral mushrooms Phaeoclavulina growing in fairy rings on a side of a road in spruce needles in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) carpeting burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Orangish stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Mushrooms Gymnopus perforans (Micromphale perforans) on spruce needles in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Small mushrooms Gymnopus perforans (Micromphale perforans) on spruce needles near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2016
 Carpet of small mushrooms Gymnopus perforans (Micromphale perforans) on spruce needles near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 24, 2016
 Group of small brown coral mushrooms Phaeoclavulina growing in fairy rings on a side of a road in spruce needles in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) together with Myxomphalia maura on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Closely spaced stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) together with Peziza violacea on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Dense cluster of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Close-up of violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Masses of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) with charcoal on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Cluster of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) in charcoal on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Underside of violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Tight group of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Discolored violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Flattened violet cups of a bonfire fungus Peziza violacea on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Dense group of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Upper view of small brown coral mushrooms Phaeoclavulina growing in fairy rings on a side of a road in spruce needles in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024
 Close-up of dense group of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) and Myxomphalia maura on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms Geopyxis majalis(?) (orange) and Geopyxis carbonaria in spruce needles on charred soil in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) and violet cup (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on spruce needles on a charred forest floor in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) together with Myxomphalia maura and Peziza violacea on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Dense cluster of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) together with Peziza violacea on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021
 Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms Geopyxis majalis(?) (orange) and Geopyxis carbonaria in spruce needles on charred forest floor in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
 Meadow rue near Novinka, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 14, 2014
 Train Station Marienburg. South from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 6, 2014
 Old barn near Olkhovets village, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 14, 2014
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