I’m that guy that loves nature just a little to much 😏🤣 This beauty is Cortinarius porphyroideus, the native purple pouch fungus of Aotearoa. A velvet-skinned jewel hiding in the moss, rare and hypnotic in its deep violet glow. I touched it to my tongue, and no, that won’t kill me. But here’s the truth, Cortinarius belongs to one of the most dangerous mushroom families on earth. Some hold toxins that creep through your body silently, shutting down kidneys days after a taste. So this one’s not