Vladracula

Vladracula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Subdivision:	Pezizomycotina
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Rhytismatales
Family:	Rhytismataceae
Genus:	Vladracula; P.F.Cannon, Minter, & Kamal
Type species
	Vladracula annuliformis; (Syd., P. Syd. & E.J.Butler) P.F. Cannon, Minter, & Kamal
Species
	Vladracula almoreum ; Vladracula annuliformis ;

Vladracula is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family.

This parasitic genus is named after Vlad the Impaler, as the Wallachian nobleman is credited as the inspiration for the titular vampire in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.