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Dec202011

Pink Mushrooms

DateTue 2011-12-20

What I think are wrinkled peach mushrooms, Rhodotus palmatus, growing on a decaying tree stump.  The texture on their caps is quite unusual:

And this is the view from beneath:

This mushrooms can be quite spectacular under the right circumstances, see here for examples.

Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-12-03.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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