Hymenia

 

The intimate textures of lamellae and pores, spines and silken folds reveal themselves to a finger run gently beneath a pileus.

 

Mushroom hymenia are slaves to gravity. In the process of hydraulic expansion, a mushroom twists and distorts, in an effort to keep them perfectly plumb.

 

This fungal plasticity and flexibility reflect the ingenuity of spore release.

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