Wrinkled Peach - Rhodotus palmatus

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Description

The cap is salmon-pink coloured, often very wrinkled and with an inrolled margin.  The gills are also pink

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side view and from underneath to show gills and full length of stipe.  Note habitat and substrate.

Habitat

Strongly associated with Elm on stumps and fallen branches, but occasionally on other deciduous tree species

When to see it

Found in autumn and early winter.

UK Status

Infrequent in Britain.  It became common in the aftermath of Dutch Elm disease, but is now declining.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Further Information

https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/rhodotus-palmatus.php

  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    27 October 2006
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    27 October 2006
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    27 October 2006
  • Jonesboy1
    Croft
    07 November 2006
  • Craig Mabbett
    Clump Hill Fields, Broughton Astley
    30 November 2014

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Wrinkled Peach
Species group:
fungus
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Physalacriaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
8
First record:
27/10/2006 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
30/10/2025 (Bell, Melinda)

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  • Craig Mabbett
    Clump Hill Fields, Broughton Astley
    30 November 2014
  • Craig Mabbett
    Clump Hill Fields, Broughton Astley
    30 November 2014