Allodus podophylli

Allodus podophylli, the mayapple rust,^[1] is a plant pathogen. This fungal parasite forms tiny bright orange cups on the underside of leaves of mayapple.^[1]

Allodus podophylli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Pucciniomycetes
Order:	Pucciniales
Family:	Pucciniastraceae
Genus:	Allodus
Species:	A. podophylli
Binomial name
Allodus podophylli Schwein. (1822)
Synonyms
Dicaeoma podophylli (Schwein.) Kuntze (1898) Puccinia podophylli Schwein. (1822) Aecidium podophylli Schwein. (1822) Puccinia podophylli (Schwein.) Link (1825) Puccinia aurea Spreng. (1827) Puccinia aculeata Link (1825) Caeoma podophyllatum Schwein. (1832)

While the name Puccinia podophylli is often used, in 2012 the name Allodus podophylli was resurrected based on DNA evidence.^[2]