Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Ustilaginomycetes
Order: Ustilaginales Family: Ustilaginaceae
Species: Ustilago avenae (Pers.) Rostr.
Synonyms: Loose Smut of Oats
Loose Smut Of Oats & Oat Grass
Parddu Rhydd Ceirch
Uredo segetum ? avenae
Ustilago medians
Ustilago nigra
Ustilago perennans
Ustilago segetum var. avenae
Common Name:


A Smut Fungus
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Ustilago avenae

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Avena sativa (1)
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Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)