Aleurodiscus oakesii

Aleurodiscus oakesii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Stereaceae
Genus:	Aleurodiscus
Species:	A. oakesii
Binomial name
Aleurodiscus oakesii (Berk.:M.A.Curtis) Pat. (1890)

Aleurodiscus oakesii Mycological characteristics
	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.