Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Ustilaginomycetes
Order: Ustilaginales Family: Farysiaceae
Species: Farysia thuemenii (A.A. Fisch. Waldh.) Nannf.
Synonyms: Elateromyces olivaceus
Farysia caricis
Farysia olivacea
Stilbella olivacea
Uredo olivacea
Uredo segetum forma caricis
Uredo segetum var. caricis
Ustilago olivacea
Ustilago thuemenii
Common Name:


A Smut Fungus
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Farysia thuemeniiPhotographer: © Chris Stretch
On Pendulous Sedge, Carex pendula
Photographer: © Chris Stretch

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Carex pendula (3)
Carex riparia (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Flower (2)
Flower heads (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (1)
July (2)
August (1)