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
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
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
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MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

