Purple Pinwheel (Marasmius haematocephalus) is a species of mushroom. It grows on leaf litter and forms basidiocarps with striated purple caps. Found in neotropical regions, South America like Brazil and Ecuador, they are known as resurrection fungi rehydrate, re-inflate their caps, and begin releasing spores again in humidity after going dry and shriveling to nothing. They exhibit a phenomenon known as guttation, where they secrete small droplets of water, thus known as sweating.
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