Rhodotus palmatus (Bull.) Maire
(Wrinkled Peach)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhodotus palmatus (Wrinkled Peach)
FamilyPHYSALACRIACEAE (a family of toadstools and chanterelles)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rhodotus palmatus (Wrinkled Peach) :
1: Rhodotus palmatus (Wrinkled Peach)
21 Oct 2004 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
5 fruitbodies on 2 dead, fallen ?Prunus logs
Image 1: Cap - in situImage 2: Gills and stipeImage 3: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 4: Cheilocystidia - magnified (2)Image 5: Cheilocystidia - magnified (3)Image 6: Cheilocystidia - magnified (4)Image 7: Cheilocystidia - magnified (5)Image 8: Gill edge with cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - magnifiedImage 10: Spores - magnified (2)Image 11: Spores - magnified (3)Image 12: Spores - magnified (4)Image 13: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 14: Spores - highly magnified (2)
2: Rhodotus palmatus (Wrinkled Peach)
7 Oct 2001 OSGR: ST88 51° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: CapsImage 3: Caps (2)Image 4: Cap surface - close-upImage 5: Cap surface - close-up (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies - undersideImage 7: Fruitbodies - underside (2)Image 8: Fruitbodies - underside (3)Image 9: GillsImage 10: Stipe and gillsImage 11: SporesImage 12: Spores (2)Image 13: Spores (3)Image 14: Spores (4)Image 15: Spores (5)
3: Rhodotus palmatus (Wrinkled Peach)
19 Oct 1979 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Top viewImage 2: UndersideImage 3: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 4: Cheilocystidium - highly magnifiedImage 5: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 6: Description
4: Rhodotus palmatus (Wrinkled Peach)
23 Nov 1977 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap - oldImage 3: Gills and capImage 4: GroupImage 5: Group (2)Image 6: In situ - close-upImage 7: In situ - from aboveImage 8: In situ - from belowImage 9: In situ - groupImage 10: Gills - enlargedImage 11: Spores - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Evans, S. 2003 Conservation Corner (July, 2003) Field Mycology Vol 4 (3): 104-106.
Kibby, G. 2008 The beautiful but extraordinary caps of Rhodotus palmatus… Vol 9 (1) Page: Rear cover
Legon, N.W. & Pegler, D.N. 1991 Profiles of Fungi No. 38: Rhodotus palmatus (Bull.: Fr.) R. Maire Mycologist Vol 05 (3): 147.
Noordeloos, M.E. Tribus Rhodoteae Imsi in J. imp. Univ. Hokkaido 1: 237. 1938 Bas, C. & Kuyper, T.W. Tricholomataceae R. Heim ex Pouz. (continuation), 8pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 3
Pegler, D.N. & Young, T.W.K. 1975 Basidiospore form in the British species of Clitopilus, Rhodocybe and Rhodotus Kew Bulletin Vol 30 (1): 19-32+10 plates.
Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M. 1989 Crepidotaceae, Pleurotaceae and other pleurotoid Agarics British Fungus Flora, vol 6, 157pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Rhodotus palmatus (Wrinkled Peach) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhodotus palmatus (Wrinkled Peach)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhodotus palmatus (Wrinkled Peach)
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