Aleurodiscus oakesii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Russulales |
Family: | Stereaceae |
Genus: | Aleurodiscus |
Species: | A. oakesii
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Binomial name | |
Aleurodiscus oakesii |
Aleurodiscus oakesii | |
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Smooth hymenium | |
Cap is depressed | |
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Spore print is cream | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is inedible |
Aleurodiscus oakesii is a cluster of small, gray-white, irregular cup-shaped saprotrophic fungi that grows on decaying hardwood tree bark. This fungus may also be called hophornbeam discs,[1] and it causes smooth patch disease. A. oakesii is found year round in North America, Europe, and Asia and is commonly found on oak trees.