Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Ustilaginomycetes
Order: Ustilaginales	Family: Ustilaginaceae
Species: Ustilago hordei (Pers.) Lagerh.

Synonyms:

Erysibe vera var. holci-avenacei Reticularia segetum Tapesia decipiens Uredo carbo Uredo segetum Uredo segetum a hordei Ustilago avenae var. levis Ustilago carbo Ustilago decipiens Ustilago holci-avenacei Ustilago jensenii Ustilago kolleri Ustilago levis Ustilago rostrupii Ustilago segetum Ustilago segetum var. hordei Ustilago segetum var. segetum

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British Red Data List (2006): Vulnerable

A Smut Fungus

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Avena sativa (3)

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Months recorded in & number of records: January (6)