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Silver Leaf
After starting as just a crust on wood, the fruiting structure of this fungus develops undulating brackets, which are tough and leathery. The colors vary from tan to stunning lilac and deep purple patches with white hairs. The fruiting bodies in this spotting were mostly 1-2cm in size.
Silver Leaf is a fungal disease of trees that is caused by Chondrostereum purpureum, which is a fungal plant pathogen. It's often found on dead wood, but can also be a serious parasite of living trees causing progressive and often fatal disease. The common name is in reference to the silvering of leaves on affected branches.
Silver leaf is a fungal disease of trees caused by the fungus plant pathogen ''Chondrostereum purpureum''. It attacks most species of the rose family Rosaceae, particularly the genus ''Prunus''. The disease is progressive and often fatal. The common name is taken from the progressive silvering of leaves on affected branches.
