This adorable and beautiful slimy little friend greeted me on a casual stroll yesterday evening. A member of the cortinarius family, also known as webcaps, it is too young to identify specifically.
Found at Langesø, Funen, Denmark

#mushroom #mossshroom #moss #shroom #nature #fungi #webcap #cortinarius #purple
#dnaderived #sequences #barcoding #Cortinarius Added another several dozens of sequences to our Fungarium YSU database, which soon will be discoverable though GBIF. Hope to find collaboration through shared barcoding initiatives. Especially like these days Cortinarius spp., they are amazing.
Totally about 1K specimens in our collection have dna-derived data (attached sequences): https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d922b606-6c94-4d51-9277-36c9b03872a7
The Fungarium of Yugra State University

The Fungarium of Yugra State University is a systematic reference collection of fungi organized as a part of the Yugra State University Biological Collection (YSU BC). The main purpose of the Fungarium is to initiate and facilitate systematic studies of fungi in the region. It also serves for education and can be used by specialists in different applied disciplines.The taxonomical structure of the collections currently includes the total number of species represented – about 1.5K, genera represented – about 500, families represented – about 150. The majority of the specimens in the YSU Fungari…

Violet Webcap (Cortinarius violaceus).
#fungus #mushrooms #cortinarius #mycology #photography

Happy #FungiFriday from #Plouzané, #BZH!

UL: Shaggy mane, #Coprinus comatus
LL: Blue Edge Pinkgill, #Entoloma serrulatum
UR: Goatcheese Webcap, #Cortinarius camphoratus (?)
LR: Orange Peel Fungus, #Aleuria aurantia

#Fungi #Mushrooms #Pinkgills #webcaps #Bretagne #Breizh #Finistère

Another deadly fungus, Cortinarius rubellus, the deadly webcap, toppig giftspindling. Testing black background, it was okay. #watercolor #watercolormushrooms #botanicalillustration #cortinarius #fungi