The article reports a new record of Cordyceps militaris (Cordycipitaceae), a fungal species rarely observed in Ukraine, from Hutsulshchyna National Nature Park. The fungus was found for the first time in the Ukrainian Carpathians. Morphology and ecology of the species are described in detail. In Hutsulshchyna National Nature Park, 18 species from the Red Data Book of Ukraine and 4 regionally rare species of fungi have been recorded. Cordyceps militaris is proposed to be included into the list of regionally rare species of fungi in the Ukrainian Carpathians.

Keywords: Cordyceps militaris, Ukrainian Carpathians, mycobiota, Red Data Book of Ukraine, regionally rare species

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