Aleurodiscus berggrenii
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| Aleurodiscus berggrenii | |
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| Aleurodiscus berggrenii in Nelson Lakes National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Stereaceae |
| Genus: | Aleurodiscus |
| Species: | A. berggrenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aleurodiscus berggrenii (Cooke) G. Cunn. | |
Aleurodiscus berggrenii is a species of fungus which grows on southern beech trees. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The type specimens is Maungatua, Otago.[2] It grows on the branches of trees, on the top of the bark, and the fructifications form an irregular polygonal pattern.[1] It is found in both the South and North Island.[3]
