Rhodotus palmatus

Overview

The field-recording account describes a salmon-pink cap, often strongly wrinkled, with an inrolled margin and pink gills. It associates the species with elm stumps and fallen branches, while allowing other deciduous woods. Recording the underside, stalk and substrate helps avoid identifying a fungus from colour alone.

A cultivation study selected strain ZJGWG001 and compared its performance in primary and secondary screening. Its orange-red caps and pinkish stalks were harvested after liquid inoculation; reported bag yields and dimensions concern that strain and production method rather than universal wild traits.

The study’s ITS tree grouped the selected strain with other R. palmatus strains. This sequence placement supports the cultivated identity, while NatureSpot records the species in Physalacriaceae and Agaricales. The painted wrinkled fruiting body is neither that measured strain nor a reproduced genetic result.

Origins & earliest records

Field records and a cultivation experiment connect wild morphology with tested production.

Evidence & interpretation

Retained field diagnosis and primary results include an ITS placement and two screening stages.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

1. 01

   Wrinkled Peach

   NatureSpot

2. 02

   Research on the Efficient Industrial Scale-Up Cultivation of a Novel Aromatic and Disease-Resistant Mushroom Rhodotus palmatus

   · 2025

Family, evolution & connections

Taxonomic classification

A hierarchy of classified groups, not a chain of direct ancestors.

Source note: A sampled ITS placement is distinct from a complete genus phylogeny.

1. FamilyPhysalacriaceae
2. OrderAgaricales

References

Sources supporting this profile. Linked pages have their own scope and editorial standards.

1. Wildlife recording accountField species recordResearch access: 2026-10-11
2. Retained indexed primary resultsCultivation and ITS studyResearch access: 2026-10-11

Image credits

AI pink wrinkled cap and pink gills on wood.

AI interpretation of wrinkled peach fruiting; wood imagined.