Corn smut
A species of Ustilago Scientific name : Ustilago maydis Genus : Ustilago
Corn smut, A species of Ustilago
Scientific name: Ustilago maydis
Genus: Ustilago
Description
With a common name such as "corn smut," it is easy to guess that the most common place to find this crop-devastating fungus is on corn plants. The gall-shaped growths of corn smut (Ustilago maydis) are black in color with hues of grey and white closer to where they attach to the host plant. The corn will develop a scorched appearance, which is actually the smut rot.
Colors
Gray
White
Blue
Habitat
The corn smut appears in cultivated areas, particularly cornfields. This fungus forms its tumor-like fruiting body on all of the above-ground parts of a corn plant.
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General Info
Habitat
The corn smut appears in cultivated areas, particularly cornfields. This fungus forms its tumor-like fruiting body on all of the above-ground parts of a corn plant.
Growth Form
Parasitic
Endangered Species
No
Habit
Parasitic
Smell
Very pungent earthy
Spore Print
Brown
How to identify it?
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Smut fungi Order
Ustilaginales Family
Ustilaginaceae Genus
Ustilago Species
Corn smut