Wrinkled Peach

Wrinkled Peach - Rhodotus palmatus

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.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

All NatureSpot records