Microbotryum scabiosae

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Microbotryum scabiosae
File:Microbotryum scabiosae (Pskov, Russia) 1.jpg
A flower head of a Knautia species infected with Microbotryum scabiosae.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Microbotryomycetes
Order: Microbotryales
Family: Microbotryaceae
Genus: Microbotryum
Species:
M. scabiosae
Binomial name
Microbotryum scabiosae
(Sowerby) Deml & Prillinger 1991
Synonyms[1]
  • Bauhinus scabiosae (Sowerby) Moore, 1992
  • (Sowerby) Deml & Prillinger, 1991 Ustilago scabiosae

Microbotryum scabiosae is a smut fungus that infects plants in the genus Knautia. It produces pale ochraceous spores in the host plant's anthers.[1]

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