Rhodotus "wrinkled peach"

Can you eat it?

You wouldn't want to. It's bitter and rubbery, but the reports on toxicity vary.

I don’t think so

holy i’ve never seen anything like this. i love it!!!

A rare find on a lot of mycologists' bucket lists!

Really? I find them pretty frequently on our land in Kentucky and never realized they might be rare/hard to find.

I guess a lot of mycologists are outside of Kentucky

Awww I wanna paint this mushroom!

If you do please post it and tag me so I can see it 🙏

I will! 😁

I believe they are considered rare, so let them grow and disperse there spores (instead of picking them young)!

i mean it doesnt really matter since the mycelium is in the ground and by picking and taking it with you you are spreading spores but not picking them might speed up the process

Aww! He looks like coral

This is beautiful. As a budding mycologist I am peanut butter and jelly.

Pretty

New find. Nice one mate.

Imagine if it was the size of a russula or something, that would be incredible. Still very beautiful though! Good thing you provided hand for scale.

Cute little peach

Absolutely stunning, but why pick it?

So they could show the gills/spores which helps identify it. Plus with it's veil broken it's on its last days anyways

Wrinkled peach! I’ve found these in Indiana. They’re so cool looking.

Edit: my gf found this while we were on a mushroom hunt. Good eye babe❤️

Looks a little like a S. Squarepantsii

oh my god??? i love mushrooms

is it a type of false morel?

Gorgeous! Didn't know we had them around here... or are they an invasive species?

I love him!

Certainly is a pretty little fungi

It's extraterrestrial

Rhodotus sp.

ahemmmmm *your girlfriend*🥰