Wrinkled Peach - Rhodotus palmatus

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Description

The cap is pinky peach coloured, wrinkled and measures up to about 8cm across, convex at first and then flattened. The gills are also pink

Identification difficulty
Habitat

On Elm logs

When to see it

Found in autumn and early winter.

UK Status

Infrequent in Britain and only where dead Elm is found.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • 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:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Physalacriaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
5
First record:
27/10/2006 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
10/11/2019 (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