Contribution to the biogeography of arctic-alpine fungi: first records in the Southern Carpathians (Romania)

Contribution to the biogeography of arctic-alpine fungi: first records in the Southern Carpathians (Romania) A list of 24 species collected in the alpine zone of the Southern Carpathians is given. Fourteen species are new to Romania and the Southern Carpathians; five have not been previously reported from the Carpathian Mts. A synopsis of the geographical distribution of eleven species representing the arctic-alpine element is included. The seven most interesting species, Inocybe alboperonata, I. microfastigiata, I. nespiakii, I. oreina, Lactarius brunneoviolaceus, L. nanus , and Russula heterochroa , are described and illustrations of their microcharacters are given.