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 root-dwelling Hymenogaster, however, withers away rapidly the moment it is struck by the sun's rays. When I returned the next day to the spot where the fungus had been growing to take more photos, 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.
