Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Cortinarius vanduzerensis

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Original - Cortinarius vanduzerensis is a mushroom found in the Pacific Northwest. The slimy cap is a remnant of the universal veil that once covered the entire immature fruit body.
Reason
High-resolution and attractive image of a North American mushroom species that clearly shows one of its main characteristics, the extremely slimy cap.
Articles in which this image appears
Cortinarius vanduzerensis
FP category for this image
Fungi
Creator
John Kirkpatrick (natashadak) at Mushroom Observer

Promoted File:Cortinarius vanduzerensis 134617.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 04:59, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]