Rhodotus palmatus (wrinkled peach) fungi are fairly scarce, mainly because they almost exclusively grow on elm, which isn’t as common because of Dutch elm disease. This species is classified as ‘near threatened’ on the IUCN Red List. There are numerous droplets, which are its earliest stage of fruiting, this ‘weeping’ is known as guttation. For maximum clarity, I captured 40 photos and focus stacked them together.

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