There are many species of mushrooms that show their beauty primarily during the rainy season. Of course, they also enjoy a bit of sunlight, but water is their element. Without it, they are short-lived, die quickly, and sometimes I have nothing left to photograph the next day.

The common finch can survive without water for several days and can often be found growing on moss where there is plenty of moisture.

The rooted hymenoderma, on the other hand, disappears before the eyes as soon as it is exposed to sunlight. When I returned to the site where this mushroom was growing the next day for a second photoshoot, there was nothing left to photograph.

Hymenorrhiza radicans is a very popular species found on many continents, in Europe, Australia, Asia, North and South America.

The mushroom is very delicate, fragile, and not very resistant to sunlight. The cap grows to 12-14 cm in diameter. The young cap is bell-shaped, but it quickly develops and becomes flat. The cap is usually yellowish-brown, ocher-colored. During rainfall, the cap becomes sticky, slippery, and often wrinkled.

The stem of this mushroom is very distinctive, as it can reach a height of up to 25 cm. It is thin, slender, yet flexible. It is hollow inside. The mushroom has white flesh with an indeterminate flavor. It has a pleasant, slightly mushroom-like odor. The root hymenepithelium is inedible.