#guttation

[myxomycota]

Enerthenema papillatum by Barry Webb

[lionfloss]

by Kevin Moldenhauer

[most-splendidly]

Red-banded polypore guttation

[quii]

[memoriesofthepark]

There was a newcomer at the stump! Chocolate tube slime 》 genus Stemonitis along with the usuals:

Latte brackets 》 Trametes lactinea, Ganoderma sp., Blushing rosette 》 Abortiporus biennis, and Fringed sawgills 》 Lentinus crinitus. Lots of sawgills.

Southeast Texas, 29 July 2025

[briery]

Guttation drops on a red-belted polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola), by Rowland K Willis.

[mycoblogg]

freaky fungi fact - mycology vocab part ii :-D

guttation : the secretion of droplets from the pores of fungi (& plants).

there are a handful of different fungal species that guttate - it usually works similarly to how sweat works for humans :-) mushrooms will have too much moisture, & secrete some. this guttation can end up looking super cool !!

if you were curious : these droplets often taste bitter, & some mushrooms even use this bitterness to deter animals from eating them before they are mature. ^^

to use in context- the mushrooms are guttating ; they are experiencing guttation ; a handful of mushrooms guttate !!

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[serpentizlord]